THE RESIN OF CHIOS MASTIC TREE
THE RESIN OF CHIOS MASTIC TREE
THE RESIN OF CHIOS MASTIC TREE
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The chemical analysis of mastic resin:<br />
- essential oil (mastic oil) 1 - 3%<br />
- a- and b-masticinic acid 4%<br />
- masticholic acid 0.5%<br />
- a- mastichonic acid 20%<br />
- b mastichonic acid 18%<br />
- a-mastic resin 30%<br />
- b-mastic resin 20%<br />
The mastic oil contains dozens of identified chemical<br />
compounds