10 July 2026
Mastic Gum Won’t Cure Cancer - But What It Does For Your Gut is Impressive Enough
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Mastic Gum is an ancient remedy that's been shown in a clinical study to kill off H-Pylori, and other research suggests it reduces oral bacteria. Is this viral cure hyped up or is there weight behind these claims?
Mastic Gum is composed of resin from the chios tree in the Mediterranean: Hippocrates prescribed it to patients and it's been used medicinally for over 2,500 years. In this episode, Dr. Chris Motley examines the research and gets to the bottom of how effective this might be for fighting bacteria, ulcers and keeping your mouth clean.
Get Dr. Motley's take on whether this ancient traditional medicine is worth your time and money.
In this episode you’ll learn:
How an impressive study found mastic kills H. Pylori, but the study was in-vitro rather than a human study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199812243392618
Why plant medicine can work as excellent natural antibiotics
Why there is some real evidence of mastic killing oral bacteria (but how well does this research stack up?): https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aac.00642-06
How a trial found it to help with heartburn symptoms: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711309002396?via%3Dihub
The real scoop on how mastic gum helps Crohn’s: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241512038
How the anti-cancer claims actually stack up: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8838553/
Why the stomach and spleen are the seat of vitality in Chinese Medicine.
The wisdom and validity of these ancient medicines AND
Importantly, the best kinds of mastic to take!
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Mastic Gum is composed of resin from the chios tree in the Mediterranean: Hippocrates prescribed it to patients and it's been used medicinally for over 2,500 years. In this episode, Dr. Chris Motley examines the research and gets to the bottom of how effective this might be for fighting bacteria, ulcers and keeping your mouth clean.
Get Dr. Motley's take on whether this ancient traditional medicine is worth your time and money.
In this episode you’ll learn:
How an impressive study found mastic kills H. Pylori, but the study was in-vitro rather than a human study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199812243392618
Why plant medicine can work as excellent natural antibiotics
Why there is some real evidence of mastic killing oral bacteria (but how well does this research stack up?): https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aac.00642-06
How a trial found it to help with heartburn symptoms: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711309002396?via%3Dihub
The real scoop on how mastic gum helps Crohn’s: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241512038
How the anti-cancer claims actually stack up: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8838553/
Why the stomach and spleen are the seat of vitality in Chinese Medicine.
The wisdom and validity of these ancient medicines AND
Importantly, the best kinds of mastic to take!
------
Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel.
Follow Doctor Motley
Website
------
*Are you looking for simple, non-invasive sound therapy tools for treating anxiety, or providing balance? You can get $100 off a WAVwatch with the code DRMOTLEY: https://wavwatch.com/pages/doctor-motley
*Do you have a ton more in-depth questions for Doctor Motley? Check out his course on emotions and the body in his membership. You’ll find other courses full of his expertise and clinical wisdom, plus bring all your questions to his weekly lives! To try risk-free for 15 days click here: https://www.doctormotley.com/15