Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Pistacia atlantica
Scientific Name and Description
Pistacia atlantica Desf.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Pistacia mutica Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Terebinthus atlanticus (Desf.) Dum.Cours.
Terebinthus atlanticus (Desf.) Dum.Cours.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Mastik |
| Marathi | Mastagi |
| Common name | mastic tree, Chios mastic gum tree, Mt. Atlas mastic tree, Atlas pistachio, Atlantic pistacio, Atlantic terebinth, Cyprus turpentine tree, and Persian turpentine tree. In Kurdish it is called Wan, Wanataq and bana. In Tamazight, it is known as Tijjeɣt. In the Canary Islands it is known as Almacigo, and in Arabic it is called بطم (buṭm or buṭum). In southern Iran, in Bandar-Abbas in Hormozgān Province, it is called kasoudang and in Bushehr it is called kolkhong. In Turkey it is commonly known as melengiç. In Kurdish the tree is called darwan or daraban, and the seed is called qezwan or jajig (قەزوان_جاجگ). In Pashto it is called Shanna. And in Balochi it is called Gowan. |
| Iran | saqez |
| Common names | Mt. Atlas mastic tree, Atlas pistachio, Atlantic pistacio, Atlantic terebinth, Cyprus turpentine tree, Persian turpentine tree. |
Plants Medicinal Value
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Fruits
Gum
Resin
Oil
Ethnopharmacology use
Pistacia atlantica Desf.
Habit- Tree
Parts used - Leaves, gum
Application - Cough
Treatment - General
References - Kayani et al. 2014
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kayani et al. 2014
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Citations
Herb citations
Pistacia atlantica. (2024, June 21). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistacia_atlantica