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== Special Precautions of Apricot Seeds == | == Special Precautions of Apricot Seeds == | ||
| − | Apricot seeds are taken by many people as a [[cancer]] treatment as they contain high doses of Vitamin B17, an immune system enhancer. However, apricot seeds also contain cyanide, a poison. | + | * Apricot seeds are taken by many people as a [[cancer]] treatment as they contain high doses of Vitamin B17 (Laetrile), an immune system enhancer. However, apricot seeds also contain cyanide, a poison. The Food Standards Agency (UK) has advised people to take no more than two bitter apricot kernels a day. Higher doses could be dangerous for human health. |
| − | The Food Standards Agency (UK) has advised people to take no more than two bitter apricot kernels a day. Higher doses could be dangerous for human health. | + | * There are some reports of muscular weakness and respiratory difficulties in patients taking Laetrile. Usually these side effects are seen in patients who self-administer excessively high doses or who consume large amounts of apricot kernels, which can be quite toxic. Other side effect indications include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It is believed that these symptoms are related to the patient's impaired ability to dispose of the toxic products, as a result of tumor breakdown. In any case, no one should take Laetrile without appropriate supervision and monitoring. Oral Laetrile is converted to cyanide in the intestines by bacteria. Intravenous Laetrile, in the most common form of administration, appears not to lead to the uncommon side effect of cyanide toxicity. There have been reports of death and illness in children who took Laetrile tablets accidentally. However, these incidents are not the result of therapeutic administration of the drug. |
== The benefits of Apricot Seeds are == | == The benefits of Apricot Seeds are == | ||
Apricot kernels contain vitamin B17, which is also known as laetrile or amygdalin. | Apricot kernels contain vitamin B17, which is also known as laetrile or amygdalin. | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 18 March 2011
Special Precautions of Apricot Seeds
- Apricot seeds are taken by many people as a cancer treatment as they contain high doses of Vitamin B17 (Laetrile), an immune system enhancer. However, apricot seeds also contain cyanide, a poison. The Food Standards Agency (UK) has advised people to take no more than two bitter apricot kernels a day. Higher doses could be dangerous for human health.
- There are some reports of muscular weakness and respiratory difficulties in patients taking Laetrile. Usually these side effects are seen in patients who self-administer excessively high doses or who consume large amounts of apricot kernels, which can be quite toxic. Other side effect indications include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It is believed that these symptoms are related to the patient's impaired ability to dispose of the toxic products, as a result of tumor breakdown. In any case, no one should take Laetrile without appropriate supervision and monitoring. Oral Laetrile is converted to cyanide in the intestines by bacteria. Intravenous Laetrile, in the most common form of administration, appears not to lead to the uncommon side effect of cyanide toxicity. There have been reports of death and illness in children who took Laetrile tablets accidentally. However, these incidents are not the result of therapeutic administration of the drug.
The benefits of Apricot Seeds are
Apricot kernels contain vitamin B17, which is also known as laetrile or amygdalin.
