The local producers are united under the Chios Gum Mastic Growers Association.
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If anise was not added, it would take the name " d�z rak1 " ( " straight rak1 " ), whereas rak1 prepared with the addition of gum mastic was named " sak1z rak1s1 " ( gum rak1 ) or " mastikha ".
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During this time, its role as a major commercial hub and the main point of export for Anatolian goods ( a role it held until eclipsed by the mainalnd port city of Smyrna in the 17th century ), as well as its unique production of the gum mastic ( which was much prized by the ladies of the Sultan's harem ), secured it great prosperity.
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