Bitter Almond Tree
Why was this tree banned from the USA in 1995? Did it kill 1, 100, or 1000
people? You would think we could plant an apricot tree or a bitter almond tree,
would you not? It appears that some people or groups of people are scared to
death of the bitter almond tree. You will have to read and study a bit to see
why this life saving tree has been banned. I don't think the apricot tree and
apricot kernel has been banned, ... yet.
A book about this subject that provides the complete political battle. See
more details at
http://www.fugitt.com/article/cancer_treatment.htm
Other foods that contain vitamin B-17 are: bitter almonds, millet, wheat
grass, lima beans and more. (The bitter almond tree was banned from the U.S. in
1995.) The kernel or seed contains the highest amounts of vitamin B17.
Vitamin B-17 - Laetrile - Anti-Cancer Properties?
One man seems to be very knowledgeable about the apricot kernel. (Laetrile,
B17)
The diet of primitive man and most fruit-eating animals was very rich in
nitrilosides. They regularly ate the seeds (and kernels) of all fruits, since
these seeds are rich in protein, polyunsaturated fats, and other nutrients.
Seeds also contain as much as 2 percent or more nitriloside. There are scores of
other major foods naturally, or normally, very rich in nitriloside.
Vitamin B-17 (nitriloside, amygdaline) is a designation proposed to include a
large group of water-soluble, essentially non-toxic, sugary, compounds found in
over 800 plants, many of which are edible. These factors are collectively known
as Beta-cyanophoric glycosides. They comprise molecules made of sugar, hydrogen
cyanide, a benzene ring or an acetone. Though the intact molecule is for all
practical purposes completely non-toxic, it maybe hydrolyzed by Beta-glycosidase
to a sugar, free hydrogen cyanide, benzaldehyde or acetone.
Apricot Kernels (Vitamin B17)
Apricot Kernels are the richest source of B17 (Laetrile). Ernst Krebs is the
world's leading authority on the relationship between cancer and nitrilosides,
and the inventor of laetrile.
Apricot kernels are known to prevent and cure cancer, even though the medical
establishment has worked night and day and even lied to suppress it. Vitamin B17
is found in most all fruit seeds such as the apple, peach, cherry, orange,
nectarine and apricot. It is found in some beans and many grasses such as wheat
grass. The hard wooden pit in the middle of the peach is not supposed to be
thrown away. In fact, the wooden shell is strong armor protecting one of the
most important foods known to man, the seed.
It is one of the main courses of food in cultures such as the Navajo Indians,
the Hunzas the Abkhasians and many more. Did you know that within these tribes
there has never been a reported case of cancer?
(And there are doctors and scientists from the U.S. living within these
tribes right now studying this phenomena) We don't need to make the seed a main
course but we do need the equivalent of about seven apricots seeds per day to
improve our odd for a cancer-free life. Other foods that contain vitamin B-17
are: bitter almonds, millet, wheatgrass, lima beans and more. (The bitter almond
tree was banned from the U.S. in1995.) The kernel or seed contains the highest
amounts of vitamin B17.
One of the most common nitrilosides is amygdalin. This nitriloside occurs in
the kernels of seeds of practically all fruits. The seeds of apples, apricots,
cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, and the like carry this factor; often in
the extraordinary concentration of 2 to 3 percent. The rule of thumb when eating
seeds is to eat the fruit along with the seeds. For example, you do not want to
extract the seeds from 50 apples and eat only those seeds, however eating a few
apples every day along with their seeds is perfectly safe.
Since the seeds of fruits are possibly edible, it may be proper to designate
the non-toxic water soluble accessory food factor or nitriloside that they
contain as vitamin B-17. The presence of nitriloside in the diet produces
specific physiologic effects and leaves as metabolites specific chemical
compounds of a physiologically active nature. The production by a non-toxic,
water-soluble accessory food factor of specific physiological effects as well as
identifiable metabolites suggests the vitamin nature of the compound.
Before considering the possible anti-neoplastic activity of this vitamin
B-17, let us recall that the benzoic acid arising from it has certain
anti-rheumatic and antiseptic properties. It was rather widely used (in Germany
and elsewhere) for rheumatic disease therapy prior to the advent of the
ortho-hydroxy addition product of benzoic acid known as ortho-hydroxybenzoic
acid or salicylic acid. It was originally obtained from beech-wood bark.
Recall now, that thiocyanate also was once widely used, in both Germany and
American medicine, as an effective agent for hypertension. Used as such, as the
simple chemical, the dosage was difficult to control. Obviously, this difficulty
does not arise from the thiocyanate usually produced in the body through
metabolizing vitamin B-17 (nitriloside). However, chronic hypotension has been
reported in Nigerians who eat quantities of the nitriloside-containing manioc
(cassava), especially that of the bitter variety.
Are we justified in suggesting that cancer itself might be another chronic
metabolic disease that arises from a specific vitamin deficiency, a deficiency
specifically in vitamin B-17 (nitriloside)?
There are many chronic or metabolic diseases that challenge medicine. Many of
these diseases have already been conquered. What proved to be their solution? By
solution we mean both prevention and cure. What really cures really prevents.
Let us think of some of these diseases that have found total prevention and
hence cure. We are speaking of metabolic or non-transmissible diseases. At one
time the metabolic disease known as scurvy killed hundreds of thousands of
people, sometimes entire populations. This disease found total prevention and
cure in the ascorbic acid or vitamin C component of fruits and vegetables.
Similarly, the once fatal diseases so aptly called pernicious anemia, pellagra,
beri beri, countless neuropathies, and the like, found complete cure and
prevention in specific dietary factors, that is, essential nutrients in an
adequate diet.
No chronic or metabolic disease has ever found cure or prevention, that is,
real cure and real prevention, except through factors essential to an adequate
diet and/or normal to animal economy.
Does it seem likely, therefore, that cancer will be the first exception to
this generalization that to date has not had a single known exception? In my
humble opinion, certainly not. But does it follow from this that vitamin B-17
(nitriloside) is the specific anti-neoplastic vitamin? Logically, by itself, alone,
this conclusion that nitriloside is the specific anti-neoplastic vitamin does not
follow. However, examine the brilliant laboratory studies of Dr. Dean Burk of
the Department of Cytochemistry of the National Cancer Institute in Washington.
I believe that in light of the experimental evidence that he has produced, you
might agree that vitamin B-17 (nitriloside) is indeed the anti-neoplastic
vitamin and is certainly worth more investigation.
Laetrile's (Amygdalin) Mode of Action:
Amygdalin (Laetrile/Vitamin B-17) is a relatively simple compound found in much
of our food supply. It is most abundant in the seeds of non-citrus fruits. Most
commercially prepared Amygdalin is extracted from the seeds of the apricot.
Amygdalin is composed of two molecules of glucose (a sugar), one molecule of
benzaldehyde (an analgesic) and one molecule of hydrocyanic acid (an anti-neoplastic
compound).
In metabolic therapy, the Amygdalin is broken down into its component parts as
a result of the action of beta-glucosidase. This enzyme is found in abundance in
cancer cells, and is relatively deficient in normal cells. Consequently, the
cyanide is released only where there is an active cancer lesion. This liberation
of cyanide under controlled and safe conditions insures that an adequate dosage
can be administered without the threat of toxic side effects. This absence of
cyanide toxicity is further insured by the action of Rhodanese, another enzyme.
This enzyme is present in large quantities in normal cells but in very small
amounts in cancer cells. Detoxification of cyanide occurs, therefore, in normal
mammalian tissue through the action of Rhodanese which, in the presence of
sulfur-bearing compounds, converts free cyanide to thiocyanate, a perfectly
non-toxic compound. The thiocyanate is excreted in the urine.
Laetrile and Information on Vitamin B17
http://www.cancure.org/laetrile.htm
Since Laetrile is not considered an approved treatment for cancer in the United
States, websites that sell it as a cure for cancer are being shut down. These
sites include David Arjona's
www.worldwithoutcancer.com and Jason Vale's
www.apricotsfromgod.com
To read our opinion on why laetrile and other natural substances used in
alternative cancer therapies are not readily available in the U.S., go to our
"why these natural therapies haven't been approved by the FDA" page.
The Cancer Cure Foundation did an internet search and found some websites
that sell apricot kernels (a natural source of B17) and laetrile. We do not have
additional information about these companies, but if you do an internet search,
you can research these companies and find additional information and sources. Be
aware, however, that these companies will probably not be able to give you
information about using these substances to treat cancer.
Suppliers of kernels include:
Suppliers of laetrile include:
In addition, there are many foods that contain Vitamin B17. These include:
Apple seeds, alfalfa sprouts, apricot kernels, bamboo shoots, barley, beet tops,
bitter almond, blackberries, boysenberries, brewer's yeast, brown rice,
buckwheat, cashews, cherry kernels, cranberries, currants, fava beans, flax
seeds, garbanzo beans, gooseberries, huckleberries, lentils, lima beans, linseed
meat, loganberries, macadamia nuts, millet, millet seed, peach kernels, pecans,
plum kernels, quince, raspberries, sorghum cane syrup, spinach, sprouts
(alfalfa, lentil, mung bean, buckwheat, garbanzo), strawberries, walnuts,
watercress, yams.
Keep in mind that Vitamin B17 helps prevent cancer, but if one already has
cancer, a complete protocol is required including diet, enzymes, exercise, and
supplementation, as prescribed by a physician. In addition, some conditions,
such as some brain tumors and basal cell carcinomas may not be helped with
laetrile protocol. It is best to work with an alternative physician to be sure
you are using the best approach to treat your particular condition.
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