Description
Scientific Name : Pistacia Lentiscus
Other Name : Mastic Gum,Mastagi Rumi,Mastic Tree Gum
Urdu Name : مصطگی رومی
Mastic Gum (also called Mastagi Roomi or Mastagi Rumi) is used in preparing medicines and for therapeutic uses. It is collected from the trunk of Pistacia Lentiscus (Mastic Tree). Mastic Gum is light yellow in color and it has light sweet taste and sweet fragrance.
Benefits :
- Heartburn & Indigestion
- Loss of appetite (mostly when associated with gastritis)
- Peptic & duodenal ulcer
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Dysuria
- Breathing troubles
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Bad breath
- Excessive salivation
- Sluggish Liver
- Seminal Weakness
- Early Discharge
- Erectile Dysfunction
Dosage :
The general dosage of mastic (Pistacia Lentiscus) gum or Mastagi Roomi is as follows:
| Age Group | Dosage |
| Infants (0 to 1 years) | 10 mg per Kg body weight * |
| Children (1 to 5 years) | 125 mg to 250 mg * |
| Children (6 to 10 years) | 250 mg to 500 mg * |
| Children (Above 10 years) | 375 mg to 1000 mg * |
| Adults | 500 mg to 1000 mg * |
| Geriatric Patients | 500 mg to 1000 mg |
* Twice a day or as recommended by physician.
