Lamps. Diwali, popularly known as the festival of lights, is a five-day Hindu festival in India. The name Diwali or Divali is a contraction of deepavali which translates into row of lamps.
Mastic gum is principally used either as a flavouring or for its gum properties, as in mastic chewing gum. As a spice, it continues to be used in Greece to flavour spirits and liquors (such as Chios's native drinks of Mastichato and mastica), chewing gum, and a number of cakes, pastries, spoon sweets, and desserts.istacia lentiscus (also mastic; Greek: Î¼Î±ÏÏÎ¯ÏÎ± mastikha) mastÃ­kha is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the pistacio genus growing up to 4 (m 13) ft tall which is cultivated for its aromatic, resin mainly on The greek island Of. chios
Mastic gum, licorice, marshamallow root and slippery elm bark all have traditional uses as gastro-protective herbs. FUNCTIONS A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of the gastrointestinal system, usually found in the stomach or duodenum.