Plant Details

Accepted name:: Pistacia lentiscus L. [Anacardiaceae]
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Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
alak roomi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alakkhmee	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
alfostigueiro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
almaciga	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
almecegueira	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
almácigo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
arah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arbre au mastic	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
arbre au mastique	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
aroeira-da-praia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
auluk-bagdadi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baghdani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bottom	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
charneca	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chios mastic	Other	Geographical Indications for Med. Pl. (Brinckmann, 2015)
chios mastictree	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
cimairumimattaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
corno-capra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
damla sakızı	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
dentischio	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
egyptian mastich	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
elesfar tree	Other	Ethnobot. of Pl. in N Jordan (Nawash et al., 2014)
gum mastici chio	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
ilkurumee	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
irumimalaittaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jeevakamu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kakra singhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandar-i-rumi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kinneh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kinnoli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kundar-i-rumi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kundur roomi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
lentisc	Other	Food Pl. in Seven Circum-Medit. Areas (Hadjichambis et al., 2009)
lentisco	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
lentiscus	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
lentisk	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
lentisque	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mastagee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
mastagi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
mastagi rumi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mastagi runi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mastagi-i-rumi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mastaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mastaka roomi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mastaka-i-rumi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mastakee	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
mastaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
mastangi	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
mastic	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Healing Potential of Med. Pl., Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
mastic gum resin	Other	Geographical Indications for Med. Pl. (Brinckmann, 2015)
mastic resin	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mastic tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Israeli Trad. Med. (Lev, 2006) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
mastich	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
mastiche	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
masticke	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
masticshrub	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mastictree	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
masticum	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mastika	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mastix	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
mastix strauch	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mastix-pistazie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mastixbaum	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mastixbuske	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mastixstrauc	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mastixstrauch	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mastogi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mastogi rumi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mistakah	Other	Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
mistekî	Other	Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
mustaka	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
mustaka sultani	Other	Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
mustik	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mustiva	Other	Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
mustoka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mαστιχέλαιo xίoυ	Other	Geographical Indications for Med. Pl. (Brinckmann, 2015)
pistache	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
pistachier lentisque	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pistachio	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
pistacia lentiscus whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
ponnuikan kungiliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
poonaikan kungiliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punai-k-kan kunkiliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punaikkan kunkiliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rmimastaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
roomi mastagi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
roomi masthaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
roomie mustiki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rumaa mastakee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
rumaa mathaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rumee mastagee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
rumi mastagee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
rumi mastagi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rumi mastiki	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
rumi-mastungi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
rumimas taki kunkiliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rumimastagi	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rumimastaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rumimastakicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rūmīmastagī (resin)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sakiz agaci	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
schinies	Other	Wild Edible Pl. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
schinos	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
shinniá	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
shínos	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
skinaki	Other	Wild Edible Pl. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
skinos	Other	Wild Edible Pl. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
uluk	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
çitlenbik	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
σιήννος	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
σιηννιά	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
اكتسم	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
بطم	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
بطوم	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
سريس	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
مستك	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
مصطكي	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
‫مصطكي‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
stem, branch	resinous exudate	British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
	Resin	Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
	Resinum	Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
Resin		Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Resin		Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
fruit		Wild Edible Pl. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
fruits, leaves		Food Pl. in Seven Circum-Medit. Areas (Hadjichambis et al., 2009)
resin		Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
resin, fruit		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
Resin		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bark		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Resin		Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
resin		Israeli Trad. Med. (Lev, 2006)
resin, gum, aerial parts	oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
gum resin		Geographical Indications for Med. Pl. (Brinckmann, 2015)
gum		Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
latex		WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
resin		Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
resin		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
stem, branch	dried resinous exudate	British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
branch, stem	dried resinous exudate	European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
	resin	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
	resin	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
twigs, terminal branchlets, exudate	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Gum		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
stem, branch	Dried resinous exudate obtained from stems and branches	European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 22 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Pistacia lentiscus var. chia Poir. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. éd.: 393 (1813).
Pistacia lentiscus var. latifolia Coss. Notes Pl. Crit. 1: 54 (1850).
Lentiscus massiliensis Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 195 (1869).
Lentiscus vulgaris Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 356 (1868).
Pistacia brevifolia Gand. Dec. Pl. Nov. Fl. Eur. 1: 44 (1875).
Pistacia gummifera Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 172 (1796), nom. superfl.
Pistacia lentiscus var. angustifolia DC. Prodr. 2: 65 (1825), nom. superfl.
Pistacia lentiscus subvar. brevifolia (Gand.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 147 (1878).
Pistacia lentiscus f. chia (Poir.) Cout. Fl. Portugal: 393 (1913).
Pistacia lentiscus var. genuina Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 4: 176 (1897), not validly publ.
Pistacia lentiscus f. genuina Rouy ex Cout. Fl. Portugal: 393 (1913), not validly publ.
Pistacia lentiscus f. lanceolata Cout. Fl. Portugal: 393 (1913).
Pistacia lentiscus f. latifolia (Coss.) Bolzon Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 20: 328 (1913).
Pistacia lentiscus f. leptophylla Albo ex Fiori Nuov. Fl. Italia 2: 117 (1923).
Pistacia lentiscus var. massiliensis (Mill.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 352 (1804).
Pistacia lentiscus f. massiliensis (Mill.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 4: 157 (1907).
Pistacia lentiscus var. multiflora (Gand.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 147 (1878).
Pistacia lentiscus subvar. subfalcata (Gand.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 147 (1878).
Pistacia massiliensis Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 6 (1768).
Pistacia multiflora Gand. Dec. Pl. Nov. Fl. Eur. 1: 44 (1875).
Pistacia subfalcata Gand. Dec. Pl. Nov. Fl. Eur. 1: 44 (1875).
Terebinthus lentiscus (L.) Moench Methodus: 345 (1794).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Pistacia lentiscus	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Pistacia lentiscus L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011) Ethnobot. of Pl. in N Jordan (Nawash et al., 2014) European Red List of Medicinal Pl. (Allen et al., 2014) Food Pl. in Seven Circum-Medit. Areas (Hadjichambis et al., 2009) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994) Healing Potential of Med. Pl., Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Israeli Trad. Med. (Lev, 2006) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Herbs Israel (Said et al., 2002) Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013) Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017) Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Med. Pl. in N Israel (Dafni et al., 1984) Med. Pl. in Sardinia & Sicily: Sardinian Subset (Leonti et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in Sardinia & Sicily: Sicilian Subset (Leonti et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in the Medit.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) Wild Edible Pl. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Pistacia lentiscus L. var. chia (Desf. ex Poiret) DC.	Geographical Indications for Med. Pl. (Brinckmann, 2015)
Pistacia lentiscus L. var. latifolius Coss.	British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
Pistacia lentiscus Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)

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