Mastic

Latin Name: pistachia lentiscus
Alternative Name: gum mastic, masticke, lentisk.
Forms Available: resin
Mastic - pistachia lentiscus - Also known as Gum Mastic. This aromatic, evergreen shrubby tree has scented pale green spring flowers in clusters and red to black berries. The bark is tapped for mastic, its resin, which chewed in the eastern Mediterranean as a breath [...]