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Story of Amygdalin, Laetrile and vitamin B17 part 2

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Amygdalin has been extracted as a Laetrile (Fake name that vitamin B17)

It is also not conclusions about the use of Laetrile (or Vitamin B17) to treat patients, Therefore, researchers wanted to study the topic. There are reports about laetrile, which is a clinical trial. It is research with people. This means that the use of this substance with real patients. However, such trials provide evidence or research is very little to support the treatment of cancer with this compound.

It also has the side effect of treatment with this compound have symptoms similar to the toxic effects of cyanide compounds such as nausea and vomiting, fever, dizziness, headache, skin is blue due to lack of oxygen in the blood, Abnormally low blood pressure, Trouble walking due to nerve damage, Mental confusion, coma and death, which severity of it depends on how it will receive toxic cyanide.

Laetrile (or vitamin B17) was used to treat cancer in Mexico.


But Laetrile (Fake name that Vitamin B17) has been used to treat cancer in Mexico, a country that produces it. On the other hand, FDA does not approve the use of these compounds for the treatment of cancer in the U.S.