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Mastic gum is a licorice-flavored resin extracted from the bark of the Pistacia lentiscus tree native to the Mediterranean region. Traditionally chewed as a breath freshener and digestive aid ...
Chewing gum has a fascinating and storied history. Here is everything you need to know about how chewing gum became what it ...
Gum chewing independently arose across different cultures and regions at different times, says Jennifer Mathews, an ...
A waste gum produced by trees found in India could be the key to unlocking a new generation of better-performing, more ...
Because it's gum. Duh. Gum has been around for much longer than you'd think. Ancient Mayans and Aztecs harvested resin from the Sapodilla tree. They would dry it into a 'cha', and chewed it to ...
On this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to the Black Gum, also known as bee gum. This simple leaved species can bring brilliant fall color and is best ...
It likes to eat the sticky resin found in tree bark, known as gum, and is therefore called a gummivore. Captured pygmy marmosets can cling onto the finger of a person the way a koala might hang on ...
But this tree sap has been prized across the world ... there are six species of gum and resin trees. One of those species is called Boswellia papyrifera. That's its scientific name.