Vitamin+B17+(Laetrile)

Also called amygdalin

Contains a molecule called cyanide. Proponents of laetrile insist that the molecule contained in food is not toxic when eaten in normal doses

Functions
Anti-Cancer

Daily Needs
None.

Pro-Compounds
Unknown

Anti-Compounds
Unknown

Deficiency
Unknown

Excess
Unknown

Food Sources
-Apricot Pits (23% Laetrile) -Peach, Nectarine or Plum Pits -Cherry Pits -Apple Seeds -Mung Beans -Alfalfa sprouts -Bamboo shoots -Barley -Beet tops -Bitter almond -Blackberries -Boysenberries -Brewer’s yeast -Brown rice -Buckwheat -Cashews -Cranberries -Currants -Fava beans -Flax seeds -Garbanzo beans -Gooseberries -Huckleberries -Lentils -Lima beans Linseed meat -Loganberries -Macadamia nuts -Millet -Millet seed -Peach kernels -Pecans -Quince -Raspberries -Sorghum cane syrup -Spinach -Sprouts (alfalfa, lentil, mung bean, buckwheat, garbanzo) -Strawberries -Walnuts -Watercress -Yams

Therapeutic Indications
-Cancer: 1000mg. Is the recommended therapeutic dose. 12 cups of mung beans or 1200 apricot pits.

Links
http://www.cancure.org/laetrile.htm http://www.smart-drugs.net/ias-laetrile-cancer.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdalin