新研究发现,一种名为乳香的植物产生的树胶可有效治疗胃溃疡。胃溃疡主要由幽门螺杆菌引起,通常采用抗菌素进行治疗。由于幽门螺杆菌对抗菌素产生的抗药性不断提高,迫使医学家不断开发更加昂贵的新药。诺丁汉大学的新研究发现,乳香树胶对一些产生了抗药性的幽门螺杆菌也可起到有效杀灭作用。 The new study found that gums produced by a plant called frankincense are effective in treating gastric ulcers. Gastric ulcers are mainly caused by Helicobacter pylori, usually treated with antibiotics. As H. pylori has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, physicians are forced to continually develop more expensive new drugs. New research from the University of Nottingham found that mastic gum can also be effective in killing a number of resistant Helicobacter pylori.