Mastic has a plethora of qualities and uses. It absorbs cholesterol, is an antibacterial acts as an oral antiseptic, aids digestion, tightens the gums, heals wounds and scientists recently discovered that when it is administrated in small doses it cures stomach ulcers.

Aside from the medical aspects, these magical tears are used in distilleries to produce mastic liqueur and mastic-flavored ouzo called mastichato.

There are also culinary uses for mastic. For example, mastic is used in baking and in sweets such as biscuits, mastic ice cream, and mastic sweets of the spoon. In a refined form, it is also used as the primary ingredient for toothpaste, shampoos, perfumes, in frankincense, and varnish.