New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 339, Issue 26, Dec. 24, 1998 p. 1946

Mastic Gum Kills Helicobacter pylori

Farhad U. Huwez, L; Debbie Thirlwell; Alan Cockayne; Dlawer A.A. Ala'Aldeen

Barnet General Hospital, Barnet, Herts EN5 3DJ, United Kingdom 

University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom

Abstract

Even low doses of mastic gum - 1 g per day for two weeks - can cure peptic ulcers very rapidly, but the mechanism responsible has not been clear. We have found that mastic is active against Helicobacter pylori, which could explain its therapeutic effect in patients with peptic ulcers.

[Type: Clinical Research]