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 …

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 …

Edible plants have been widely used in traditional therapeutics because of the biological
activities of their natural ingredients, including anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory …

Plant-derived bioactive compounds attract considerable interest as potential
chemopreventive anticancer agents. We analyzed the volatile dietary phytochemicals …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …