Compound or practice · Nutrition
Mastic Gum
A tree resin chewed for the gut — genuine signals against H. pylori and functional dyspepsia.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 2
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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2 at grade C — 2 graded rows
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Functional dyspepsiaEvidence grade C
Symptom relief
Moderatemixed
- H. pylori (adjunct)Evidence grade C
Not standalone eradication
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Functional dyspepsia (grade C); H. pylori (adjunct) (grade C).
The evidence in words
What it is
Mastic gum is a resin from the Pistacia lentiscus tree of Chios, used traditionally for indigestion and ulcers.
How it works
It has antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori and may protect and soothe the gastric lining.
What the evidence shows
Small trials show mastic gum can reduce H. pylori load and improve functional dyspepsia symptoms; it doesn't reliably eradicate H. pylori alone (antibiotics remain standard) but may help as an adjunct. Evidence is small but mechanistically coherent.
Safety & interactions
Generally very safe; mild GI effects.
Bottom line
A legitimately antibacterial, stomach-soothing resin for dyspepsia and as an H. pylori adjunct — not a replacement for eradication therapy.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Mastic Gum for Functional dyspepsiaEvidence grade C — Symptom reliefEvidence grade C
- Mastic Gum for H. pylori (adjunct)Evidence grade C — Not standalone eradicationEvidence grade C
- Mastic Gum: side effects, safety & interactionsGenerally very safe; mild GI effects.Evidence grade C
- Activated CharcoalA genuine poison-control adsorbent misused as a 'detox' and gas remedy — and it binds your medications.Evidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.