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Forms of Supplementation
Mastic gum is available in a variety of forms:
- Tears (solidified pieces of pure mastic gum)
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Chewing gum
- Powder
- Coffee with mastic gum
Mastic gum is also added to Mastika, a Mediterranean liqueur, or Mastiha, a liqueur made only on the Greek island of Chios.
Despite its reputation, matula tea, thought to be helpful in eradicating H. pylori infections, does not contain any mastic gum.
Dosage
Up to 10 g of mastic gum appears to be well-tolerated and safe. A common dosage of mastic gum is usually lower and about 1 – 2 g/day.
There is no safe and effective dose of mastic gum, as no sufficiently powerful study has been performed to determine one. *