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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imhotep" data-source="post: 26318454" data-attributes="member: 562115">Laetrile is the name for a semi‐synthetic compound which is chemically related to amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside from the kernels of apricots and various other species of the genus Prunus. Some people call it Vitamin B17, even though it's not a vitamin and promote as a cure for cancer.There is some evidence to suggest that some type of cancer cells can be killed in-vitro by Laetrile, there's no scientific evidence at all to show that it's effective as a cancer treatment.This lack of Laetrile's credible effectiveness and the risk of side effects from cyanide poisoning led the Food and Drugs Agency (FDA) in the US and the European Commission to ban its use. Conspiracy theorists say otherwise.The alleged anti-cancer effect some argue might be due to malignant cells are specifically vulnerable to cyanogenic glycosides as these could lead to a more rapid intracellular release of cyanide from laetrile or amygdalin. But not proven at all.</blockquote>

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