Five Pistacia species (P. vera, P. atlantica, P. terebinthus, P. khinjuk, and P. lentiscus): A Review of Their Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology

M Bozorgi, Z Memariani, M Mobli… - The Scientific World …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Pistacia, a genus of flowering plants from the family Anacardiaceae, contains about twenty
species, among them five are more popular including P. vera, P. atlantica, P. terebinthus, P …

A Review of Pistacia lentiscus Polyphenols: Chemical Diversity and Pharmacological Activities

C Sehaki, N Jullian, F Ayati, F Fernane, E Gontier - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pistacia lentiscus (lentisk) is a plant species of the Anacardiaceae family. It is a medicinal
plant that grows wild in the Mediterranean region. This review aims to update the existing …

Cytotoxic effects of plant sap-derived extracellular vesicles on various tumor cell types

K Kim, HJ Yoo, JH Jung, R Lee, JK Hyun… - Journal of functional …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Edible plants have been widely used in traditional therapeutics because of the biological
activities of their natural ingredients, including anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory …

Dietary mastic oil extracted from Pistacia lentiscus var. chia suppresses tumor growth in experimental colon cancer models

K Spyridopoulou, A Tiptiri-Kourpeti, E Lampri… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Plant-derived bioactive compounds attract considerable interest as potential
chemopreventive anticancer agents. We analyzed the volatile dietary phytochemicals …

Chios gum mastic: a review of its biological activities

S Paraschos, S Mitakou… - Current medicinal …, 2012 - benthamdirect.com
The resin of Pistacia lentiscus (L.) var. chia (Duham), an evergreen shrub belonging to the
family Anacardiaceae and uniquely cultivated in southern Chios, is known as mastic. It has …

Camphene, a plant-derived monoterpene, reduces plasma cholesterol and triglycerides in hyperlipidemic rats independently of HMG-CoA reductase activity

I Vallianou, N Peroulis, P Pantazis… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Central to the pathology of coronary heart disease is the accumulation of lipids,
cholesterol and triglycerides, within the intima of arterial blood vessels. The search for drugs …

In Vitro and In Vivo Antileishmanial Effects of Pistacia khinjuk against Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major

B Ezatpour, E Saedi Dezaki… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The present study aims to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo antileishmanial activities of
Pistacia khinjuk Stocks (Anacardiaceae) alcoholic extract and to compare its efficacy with a …

Anticancer activity of essential oils and other extracts from aromatic plants grown in Greece

E Fitsiou, A Pappa - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Aromatic plants have a long and significant history in the traditional medicine of many
countries. Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in investigating the biological properties …

Induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by pericarp polyphenol-rich extract of Baneh in human colon carcinoma HT29 cells

PF Rezaei, S Fouladdel, S Hassani… - Food and Chemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Plants as important source of natural active components with anticancer effects commonly
are different in structure and biological properties. The pericarp of Pistacia atlantica sub …

Is Chios mastic gum effective in the treatment of functional dyspepsia? A prospective randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial

KJ Dabos, E Sfika, LJ Vlatta, D Frantzi… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Herbal remedies are increasingly popular for the treatment of functional
dyspepsia. Chios mastic gum is a resinous exudate from the stem of Pistacia lentiscus var …