Apricot Kernels

Brand

Xcel Health

Size

450gm

Common Uses

Apricot kernels are indicated for use in cancer prevention and treatment due to their laetrile content. Believed to attack only malignant cells making it less toxic than other cancer chemotherapy. Also contains a substance, benzaldehyde which helps manage pain.

Suggested Dosage

MAF have informed us that "to be safe" people should eat no more than four kernels a day.  The kernels are chewed thoroughly or ground up and sprinkled on food, or as recommended by a physician. In all cases of ill health, seek advice from a qualified health practitioner before self prescribing.  Warning.  Over consumption will cause toxicity. 

Health Information

Laetrile is an amygdalin, a simple chemical compound consisting of 2 molecules of sugar, 1 molecule of benzaldehyde, and 1 molecule of cyanide. Nitrilosides are known as "laetrile" when used in medical dosage form. Laetrile is a natural substance made from apricot pits and is claimed by its developers to have a specific cancer preventative and controlling effect. Dr Ernest Krebs Sr., who was the 1st to use laetrile therapeutically in the USA, considered laetrile to be an essential vitamin and named it B17. Laetrile has been legalised in several states in the USA, however many doctors in the medical community reject its use in human cancer patients on the grounds that it is ineffective and may be poisonous because of its cyanide content. This view is not held by Dr Dean Burk, chief cytologist of the National Cancer Institute, who has conducted extensive tests including the use of laetrile and states that "Laetrile is remarkably non-toxic … compared with virtually all cancer chemotherapeutic agents currently studied. Other scientists claim that cyanide occurring naturally in food is not dangerous. Laetrile is manufactured and used legally in over 17 countries throughout the world, including Mexico, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Philippines. Natural cyanide is locked in a sugar molecule. It is normally found in over 2,000 known unrefined foods and grasses. A concentration of about 2 or 3 percent laetrile is found in the whole kernels of most fruits, including apricots, apples, cherries, peaches, plums, and nectarines and in some 70 plants commonly fed to animals for fodder. A sprouting seed produces from 10 to 30 times as much laetrile. Shelled and unshelled apricot kernels contain 2 to 3 percent amygdalin and are also excellent sources of protein, unsaturated fatty acids, and minerals. According to its advocates, laetrile is a highly selective substance that attacks only the cancerous cells. When laetrile is eaten and absorbed by normal cells, an enzyme called rhodanese detoxifies the cyanide, which is then excreted through the urine. But because cancer cells are completely deficient in rhodanese and are instead surrounded by another enzyme, beta-glucosidase, which releases the bound cyanide from the laetrile at the site of malignancy, laetrile is believed to attack only the malignant areas.

Here is a link to some very good information about Apricot Kernels.

Ingredients

Whole Apricot Kernel pits, grown in the South Island of New Zealand.

Safety Information

Keep out of reach of Children. In all cases of ill health, seek professional advice before self prescribing.  Warning.  Over consumption will cause toxicity.