Current research indicates that mastic may be useful in supporting gastrointestinal function and health by inhibiting H. pylori survival. Once H. pylori is inhibited and healthy gut flora maintained, proper gastrointestinal function can reassert itself, naturally restoring the stomach’s health.
Historically, mastic has been used as a food, and it is used widely throughout the Mediterranean today as a sweetening agent, a thickening agent, and a chewing gum. It is also used for relieving and lessening occasional gastric and intestinal upset.
Mastic may be able to help restore and maintain proper stomach digestive function
Mastic helps alter the structure of H. pylori, rendering the bacteria susceptible to your immune system
By inhibiting H. pylori, mastic can enhance the regeneration of epithelial cells and help restore proper function of the gastrointestinal lining
By reasserting proper function, mastic can help alleviate the discomfort of dyspepsia, including heartburn, nausea, gas, and bloating
Recommended supplemental use of mastic is 1–2 g/day, the same amounts that are consumed in foods and used in successful scientific studies
In addition to mastic, Bye-Lori Plus contains:
St. John's wort extract (standardized to 3% hyperforin)—found to help maintain gastrointestinal system function
Thyme—found to inhibit urease activity, an important virulence factor for H. pylori
Turmeric—the root powder of the Ayurvedic herb found to inhibit H. pylori, which causes occasional gastric upset
Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL)—a licorice extract containing no glycyrrhizic acid or glycyrrhetinic acid and found to help maintain healthy intestinal flora
Cinnamon—found to inhibit urease activity, an important virulence factor for H. pylori
