Table 2.

Ethnopharmacological uses of Pistacia lentiscus L.

Geographical Area	Ailment/Uses	Ref.
Sardinia, Italy	Oral cavity inflammation and infection, tooth ache, osteoarthritis, bronchitis, cough sedative, antipyretic, allergies, asthma, ulcerations, gastrointestinal disorders, wound healing and haemostatic	[19,25,26,27,28,29,30,31]
Southern regions of Italy (Calabria and Campania)	Inflammation of the mouth, tooth ache, mycosis, herpes and refreshing feet	[27,32]
Central regions of Italy (Abruzzi, Marche and Tuscany), Spain	Hypertension and cardiac diseases	[27,33]
Spain	Analgesic, teeth strengthening, hypertension and cardiac diseases	[33,34]
Tunisia	Antipyretic, astringent, eczema, paralysis, antimicrobial, throat infections, asthma, hypertension, cardiac diseases, paralysis, diuretic properties, renal stones, jaundice, antiatherogenic effect, antihepatotoxic and gastrointestinal diseases	[27,35]
Algeria	Stomach ache, dyspepsia, peptic ulcer, diarrhea and rheumatism	[36]
Morocco and North Africa	Hypertension, cardiac diseases and diabetes	[37]
Libya	Immuno-stimulant and antimicrobial	[23]
Jordan	Ameliorate jaundice	[38,39]
Israel	Heartburn and soothes stomach	[40]
Iran	Gum tissue strengthened, breath deodorizer, brain and liver tonic and gastrointestinal ailments	[41,42]
Turkey	Throat infections, asthma, eczema, stomach ache, renal stones, paralysis, diarrhea, jaundice, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antipyretic, stimulant and astringent	[43]