The teardrop-shaped sap drippings of the mastic tree are still collected and sold to chew on as gum. Natural gums are more difficult to find in the average supermarket, but they can be purchased ...

There are no recommendations on optimal amounts for how often and long to chew mastic gum ... Mastic gum, a resin extracted from the Pistacia lentiscus tree, has a rich history of use in ...

Native Americans chewed spruce tree resin, while ancient Mayans extracted ... has observed increasing jaw problems in patients who regularly chew gum. “I’m seeing patients in their twenties ...

As much as you chew it, gum doesn't break up into smaller pieces ... Ancient Mayans and Aztecs harvested resin from the Sapodilla tree. They would dry it into a 'cha', and chewed it to stave ...

As you chew, the sweetener and flavoring dissolve in your saliva and spreads over your tongue. Yum! Eventually most of the sweetener and flavoring slide down your throat with your saliva and the great ...