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The
Laetrile Saga, Part I:
Cancer Treatment and
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NaturalNews) Laetrile, also known as
amygdaline or vitamin B17, is found in the food
supply and occurs naturally in at least 1200
different plants, including apricots, peaches,
apple seeds, lentils, cashews, brown rice,
millet, and alfalfa. Commercial preparations of
laetrile are obtained from the kernels of
apricots, peaches and bitter almonds. In fact,
its active ingredient –- amygdaline –- comes
from the Greek word for almond: amygdale.
For many centuries laetrile has been used to
treat cancer and other diseases. In his book,
The Cancer Industry, Ralph Moss, PhD cites
its medicinal use throughout history:
"Laetrile's use in medicine dates from the time
of the great herbal of China, credited to the
legendary culture hero Emperor Shen Nung
(1st-2nd century A.D.), which is said to list
kernel preparations useful against tumors.
Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Arabic
physicians were all familiar with the biologic
properties of bitter almond water... Pliny the
Elder, Marcellus Empiricus, and Avicenna all
used preparations containing laetrile to treat
tumors. The same is true of the medieval
pharmacopoeia" (1).
Laetrile's endurance to this day as a cancer
therapy and preventative is notable, especially
considering the cancer industry's great effort
to discredit its value. The controversy will be
covered in part two of this report.
Laetrile, when spelled with a capital "L",
refers to a concentrated extract of amygdaline
derived specifically from apricot pits, as
developed by Dr. Ernst Krebs Jr., who pioneered
its modern use in cancer therapy in the late
1940s and coined its name. Since that time other
commercial forms of amygdaline have been
developed –- collectively known as laetrile,
with a small "l". The various forms of
amygdaline are all derived from plant sources
containing natural substances that release
hydrogen cyanide when certain bodily conditions
are met.
The body requires an enzyme called beta-glucosidase
in order to process laetrile and release the
cyanide. Studies have shown that cancer cells
contain more of this enzyme than normal cells,
which allows for a higher release of cyanide at
tumor sites.
