Dr. Kanematsu Sugiura, an inventor of chemotherapy who worked as a researcher at the Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center, discovered that Laetrile (also known as vitamin B17 or sometimes "amygdalin") was able to cure cancer in 100% of his lab rats that he studied which led him to theorize that cancer is actually caused by a vitamin B17 deficiency. In humans, the cure rate with stand-alone Laetrile treatment was 50-85% depending on whether the person has had chemotherapy and radiation treatment or not. Exposure to chemo and radiation treatments leads to poorer outcomes for cancer patients.The Most Important Cancer Cure: Vitamin B17
Quick Summary
Some of the most well-respected scientific researchers in the field of cancer cures have demonstrated that cancer may be nothing more than a deficiency of vitamin B17 which is also administered as laetrile, amygdalin, or “nitrilosides”. Like scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, cancer has all the attributes of a vitamin deficiency disease. Vitamin B17 should be a vital part of nearly all cancer protocols unless its use could interfere with the treatment protocol (for example, Protocel / Entelev / CanCell should be used as a strictly stand-alone cancer treatment—see below for more information about protocols that can productively incorporate the use of vitamin B17). In cases where vitamin B17 supplementation isn’t part of the cancer treatment protocol (such as with the Protocel protocol for cancer) , patients should eventually plan to supplement with this vitamin as soon as the protocol ends. Patients who are doing chemo, radiation, and / or surgery can take vitamin B17 safely without having it interfere with the conventional cancer treatments. UPDATE: Cancer patients should also supplement with vitamin K2, a cure and preventative agent against leukemia, lymphoma and all types of blood and bone cancers. Also, patients should follow the Lugol's iodine protocol as well to prevent and/or treat thyroid and reproductive organ cancers. Click here to read more about studies showing the effectiveness of vitamin K2 as a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and other blood, and bone cancers. Click here to read more about the use of Lugol's iodine as a cure for breast cancer, prostate cancer, all types of reproductive organ cancers, and thyroid cancer. Click here to learn about the Lugol's iodine protocol to cure cancer naturally.
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Detailed Introduction
Laetrile is perhaps the most unrighteously scandalized cancer treatment currently known to man. When laetrile is used as a cancer treatment prior to the use of chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, it’s effectiveness at treating cancer is between 80 - 85%. This is because laetrile is considered by experts to be a vitamin. A deficiency of vitamin B17 causes a variety of symptoms including cancer. Relieving the deficiency by providing the patient with laetrile in the form of an I.V. (which is more powerful than taking it orally) or amygdalin in the form of apricot kernels (less powerful, but beneficial to everyone whether they have cancer or not) or specially formulated capsules of vitamin B17 gets rid of the symptoms (such as cancer) that are associated with the deficiency provides molecules that are targeted to kill cancer cells while helping human tissues rebuild and become stronger [3].
Dr. Harold Manners, a researcher who studied vitamin B17 as a cure for cancer in the 1970s.Laetrile, as a medicinal form of amygdalin / vitamin B17 is perhaps the most unrighteously scandalized cancer treatment currently known to man. When Laetrile is used as a cancer treatment prior to the use of chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, its effectiveness at treating cancer approaches 100%. The high cure rate is because laetrile is considered by experts to be a vitamin. A deficiency of this vitamin causes a variety of symptoms including cancer. Relieving the deficiency by providing the patient with Laetrile in the form of an I.V. (which is more powerful than taking it orally) or amygdalin in the form of apricot kernels or other dietary sources (which are less powerful, but still beneficial whether a person has cancer or not) or specially formulated capsules of vitamin B17 can get rid of the vitamin deficiency symptoms (such as cancer) [3].
Laetrile / vitamin B17 / amygdalin, is derived from the extract of an apricot kernel (the kernel is located in the pit of the apricot). These three substances (Laetrile, vitamin B17, and amygdalin) are related, but slightly different from each other. Amygdalin is the natural, raw substance that comes from the seeds or kernels of many fruits including apricots, but it is also present in lima beans, clover, and sorghum. Vitamin B17 is a name that was coined by Dr. Eugene Krebs, Jr. He was the one who first discovered amygdalin and since this substance is naturally-occurring, non-toxic, water-soluble, and able to be metabolized by humans, he referred to it as a vitamin. Laetrile is different from amygdalin/vitamin B17 (the raw substance found in foods) because laetrile is a concentrated, purified form of amygdalin. Laetrile therapy is one of the most popular and well-known cancer treatments in alternative cancer treatment facilities because it is easy to use and it’s effective when used in high enough doses. Also, it’s one of the most controversial alternative cancer treatments because of its high cancer cure rate. High-quality Laetrile is often administered to patients in high doses along with special nutritional supplements and an anticancer diet. The most famous vitamin B17-boosting anticancer diet is the Binzel diet. Laetrile targets and kills cancer cells while boosting the immune system at the same time. The anticancer diet serves to improve the body’s ability to absorb and use vitamin B17 / amgydalin [1][2].
Dr. Harold Manners, a developmental biologist, tested Laetrile in the 1970’s to find out how it worked to kill cancer cells. He found that Laetrile contains a deadly cyanide that is released only when it comes into contact with cancer cells. Cancer cells release an enzyme called beta-glucoside that allows the laetrile to release its cyanide. The beta-glucosidase un-tethers two potentially toxic substances: benzaldehyde and cyanide. Although in the past, scientists thought that it was exclusively the cyanide that killed cancer cells, today, some scientists believe that the benzaldehyde may be the substance most toxic to the cancer cells. Another enzyme known as rhodanese found in normal tissues, neutralizes excess cyanide so that it can be excreted in the urine and doesn’t affect healthy human tissues [1][2][3].
In addition to the targeted cancer-poison that it emits, Laetrile works to fight cancer by boosting the immune system too. Cancer cells are covered by a protein coating that has a negative, white-blood-cell-repelling electric charge. This charge unfortunately wards off white blood cells, but Laetrile works with pancreatic enzymes to attack the protein coating around cancer cells successfully, adding another layer to its effectiveness [2]. By adding pancreatic enzymes to an anti-cancer protocol involving laetrile, the cancer treatment is made even more effective.
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According to Dr. Antonio Jiminez of the Hope4Cancer Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, the positive effects of laetrile therapy include:
- Anti-cancer activity
- Analgesia/pain control
- Overall enhancement of well-being [2]
Eating 20 to 40 apricot kernels per day is the recommended dose for patients who wish to treat cancer at home without chemo or radiation, depending on their health history and where the cancer is located in the body. It’s important for cancer patients to receive a high enough dose of vitamin B17 because otherwise, healthy cells might destroy it (by secreting rhodanese) before it can react with the beta-glucosidase of a cancer cell [2].
Note that vitamin B17 use and absorption by the human body can be boosted through the Lugol’s iodine protocol. Both Lugol’s iodine and vitamin K2 / MK-7 are cancer treatments with a high cure rate exceeding 80%. To better understand the importance of vitamin B17, Lugol’s iodine, and vitamin K2 for cancer patients, click here to read about how these nutrients have been removed from the food supply in most developed countries of the world.
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Politics
Laetrile / amygdalin / vitamin B17 and its effects on cancer created quite a stir at the FDA and in major cancer treatment centers like Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital. While you’d think that something like Laetrile would excite these organizations, it was quite the opposite. Even today, the FDA keeps a vigilant eye on Laetrile to protect the interests of pharmaceutical companies. Sloan-Kettering worked hard to discredit its own research that proved Laetrile could cure cancer. It was only by discrediting the vitamin B17 research done by Dr. Kanematsu Suguira that Sloan-Kettering was able to protect its private interests in maintaining that cancer can only be “treated” with the standard protocol: surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy [3][5]. But it was worth it for Sloan-Kettering to shoot itself in the foot and take one for the Big Pharma team as cancer is the most profitable disease on earth.Dr. Philip Binzel developed anticancer diet that he used to effectively treat patients despite the government’s attempts to get him to stop. His high vitamin B17 / amygdalin diet and treatment plan (which includes injections of vitamin B17) along with the political difficulties he encountered while treating patients is outlined in his book Alive and Well: One Doctor’s Experience With Nutrition in the Treatment of Cancer Patients [13].
In the 1970’s, Dr. Harold Manners was a very highly regarded scientific researcher who had never encountered any resistance to getting any drug he wanted because of his credentials. He held a controlled substance license with both the state of Illinois and the federal U.S. government. This license made it so he could get substances like morphine or cocaine to use for research. Dr. Manners had been ordering a wide variety of controlled substances for over 30 years, but when he tried to order Laetrile (the extract of an apricot pit) from the company Sigma for research, the FDA required an affidavit for the order and required Dr. Manners to promise to never use it on a human being. Later, the FDA required 2 affidavits from Dr. Manners. He had to promise never to use the Laetrile on any animals other than his own because veterinarians were having great success curing animals of cancer using laetrile too [1].
In a legislature meeting following the publication of toxicity studies that were sent to the National Cancer Institute and Sloan Kettering proving that Laetrile is non-toxic even at high doses, Dr. Young, an FDA representative told the senators:
“Gentlemen, the FDA cannot support the use of Laetrile because it is an “unsafe” substance.”
Dr. Manners responded, “How can you say that? You have my report that it is non-toxic.”
Dr. Young: “I didn’t say it was toxic. I said it was unsafe.”
The reason why this representative of the FDA was able to decree that Laetrile was “unsafe” (though it is non-toxic) is because if a person uses Laetrile, they might not use orthodox therapy (chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery). Therefore, Laetrile is “unsafe” to the economic interests of the pharmaceutical and cancer industries. As such the word “unsafe” is not technically a lie. A variety of scare-tactics are still used by the government to make the American public believe that Laetrile / amygdalin / vitamin B17 is a dangerous substance [1]. Laetrile is currently banned in the United States though apricot kernels and apricot-kernel pills can be purchased there as nutritional supplements. However, intravenous Laetrile therapy is administered legally in Mexico, Germany, and parts of Asia [2]. Vitamin B17 injections can be obtained from Cytopharma, a company that serves Mexico, at a very affordable price.
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Safety and Effectiveness
For over 200 years, Laetrile in the form of amygdalin / vitamin B17 in bitter almonds, has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It has been shown to exert the following effects on the body:- Calms respiratory movement
- Antitussive (cough suppressant)
- Anti-asthmatic
- Promotes the synthesis of pulmonary surfactant
- Inhibits the activity of pepsin (a digestive enzyme)
- Has a therapeutic effect on chronic gastritis
- Has a therapeutic effect on gastric ulcers
- Has analgesic effects
- Anti-inflammatory properties
- Causes the apoptosis of cancer cells
- Improved immune function [6]
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A large number of studies have shown that amygdalin can play a supporting role in the treatment of the following diseases:
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Atherosclerosis / Arteriosclerosis
- Immune suppression / autoimmunity
- Leprosy (note that at-home cancer cures generally also work as natural leprosy cures)
- Scleroderma
- Psoriasis
- Chronic kidney diseases [6][7][8][9][10]
Scientific tests run by Dr. Manners on lab animals showed that even after administering 10 times the maximum dose ever given to a human being in any clinic, lab rats were alive and healthy. After four weeks of daily injections, the animals being given Laetrile were healthier than the control animals not being given Laetrile. Dr. Manners completed toxicity studies to demonstrate that Laetrile is non-toxic [1].
Laetrile is effective as a cancer cure when administered in tandem with other treatments such as:
Vitamin B17 is less effective against cancer as a stand-alone cure. In other words, you can increase the effectiveness of vitamin B17 / amygdalin as an at home cure for stage 4 cancers and other serious forms of disease by administering this nutrient along with other nutrients (like Lugol’s iodine and vitamin K2) as well as pancreatic enzymes. Most patients can benefit tremendously from doing the baking soda protocol along with taking vitamin B17 for cancer.
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Pancreatic enzymes (derived from lentils, peas, papaya, the thymus gland of a rat, and pancreatin from a cow pancreas) break down the outer protein-shell around the cancer cells. Once the outer shell is broken down, the body is able to recognize the cancer as a foreign invader and the immune system (if it is properly boosted with diet and vitamin therapy) can begin to work. The Laetrile goes to work as the immune system is rebuilding. B17 releases cyanide to kill the cancer cells. A number of studies have shown that amygdalin and Laetrile have significant anti-tumor properties. Laetrile and amygdalin work well with pancreatic enzyme therapy [1][11]. There are 1500 foods that contain healing nitrilosides / amygdalin [13]. People regularly consume amygdalin in the following foods:
- Apricot seeds (located inside the pit)
- Blueberries
- Bitter almonds
- Grape seeds
- Apple seeds
- Strawberries
- Bean sprouts
- Plum kernels (located inside the pit)
- Spinach
- Lima beans
- Peach kernels (located inside the pit)
- Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- Blackberries
- Cranberries
- Bamboo shoots
- Macadamia nuts
- Barley
- Millet grain
- Buckwheat flour [2][3]
In 1977, over 40 years ago, Newsweek reported that at that time as many as 70,000 Americans had traveled to Mexico for Laetrile treatment. Laetrile / amygdalin / vitamin B17 is also currently legal in Germany as of 2024 and also in parts of Asia and patients continue to travel en masse to these destinations for cancer treatment half a decade later because it still isn’t available in the United States [2]. In fact, most Americans believe that Laetrile is dangerous.
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How Laetrile Is Administered
Kernels and Capsules – Oral Administration
Patients can consume vitamin B17 as organic, bitter, raw apricot kernels or as capsules. Cancer patients are advised to take four 500 mg capsules per day. The capsules should be taken 30 minutes before meals and once before bedtime for a total daily dose of 2000 mg. If vitamin B17 is being consumed in the form of apricot kernels, the patient is advised to eat 20 to 40 per day, ideally, spreading the dose out over the course of the day such that the patient never eats more kernels at one time than they would if they were eating the whole apricot along with the kernels [2][3]. The usual dose is 4-5 kernels hourly for 10 hours per day for patients with cancer. Grapeseed extract is another easy way to get vitamin B17. Take 3-5 full doses of grapeseed extract daily to treat cancer at home.Intravenous Administration
A 60 kilogram person should receive an intramuscular injection of 9 to 12 grams of laetrile daily along with 1 million IU of vitamin A and high-dose vitamin C to support vitamin B17 absorption in the body. The vitamin A must be manufactured such that it is highly emulsified and therefore bypasses the liver and goes directly into the lymphatic system. Otherwise, high-dose vitamin A will cause liver damage. Intramuscular injections given daily can be painful so this administration route is one of the least favored by patients [1][3].Intravenous laetrile is administered at 3 to 9 grams per day for 6 to 7 days, depending on each individual case. Typically, a laetrile IV drip takes about 30 minutes to administer. Intravenous Laetrile is the most preferred administration method [3].
Note that intravenous vitamin B17 is available in Mexico from a company that can deliver the vials to a person's household. Please contact us to make a health coaching appointment to discuss this possibility if you are interested in doing vitamin B17 / amgydalin IM injections on yourself or a loved one after purchasing the vials in Mexico.
Topical Administration
Another way to administer vitamin B17 is to get either cold-pressed, unrefined, organic grapeseed oil (preferrably in a darkly-colored glass container) or hexane-free, cold-pressed, unrefined, organic apricot kernel oil (also preferably in a darkly colored or opaque glass container) and administer it by spreading it on the skin. These oils have the ability to soak into the skin and take vitamin B17 with it. Often, we recommend to our health coaching clients that they add 10 drops of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) to every tablespoon of vitamin B17-containing oils that they administer to their skin. So, if you administer 2 tablespoons of oil, add 20 drops of DMSO to enhance the permeability of the oils and the vitamin B17 through the skin. DMSO is a spectacularly powerful anticancer medicine by itself, but it easily combines forces with vitamin B17 to take this medicine directly where it needs to go. Click here to learn more about how DMSO is used to potentiate cancer treatments in conventional medicine. Another thing that we often recommend to clients is to add a high-quality frankincense essential oil to their vitamin B17 oil + DMSO mixture. Frankincense essential oil is one of the most important at-home cancer treatments available, but it is more powerful and effective when combined with DMSO and vitamin B17 oils. Click here to read more about frankincense and DMSO for cancer.Cancer Protocols That Can Incorporate Vitamin B17
It’s important that patients don’t randomly mix laetrile therapy with other cancer treatments because these other treatments could cancel out the positive effects of laetrile. Laetrile can be administered in combination with the following at-home protocols:-
- Cellect-Budwig
- High RF Frequency Protocol
- Frankincense and DMSO Protocol
- Bob Beck Protocol
- Binzel Diet [3]
Possible Negative Effects
Laetrile appears to be non-toxic, though it is, in fact, possible to over-indulge on apricot kernels, which can lead to nausea, vomiting, a cherry-red skin color, headache, fever, and lethargy. Usually, the effects are mild. Indeed, the apricot kernels taken in moderate doses spur the digestive system peristalsis so that digestion is improved in patients. Cancer patients are advised to consume no more than 40-50 apricot kernels a day for best results. [2]. Vitamin B17 capsules (for example, grapeseed extract) should be taken with water right before eating and in conjunction with enzymes such as chymotrypsin and trypsin. While these enzymes allow the vitamin B17 to penetrate cancer cells, they also thin the blood and should only be taken according to the recommended maximum dosage [2][3]. Note that trypsin has the ability to kill herpes viruses naturally. As a virus that is correlated with the development of cancer, this is worth noting as trypsin can help treat the root cause of some types of cancer.Other Important Information
Harold Manner Memorial Hospital – Tijuana, Mexico
The Harold Manner Memorial Hospital is located in Tijuana, Mexico, just a few miles south of San Diego, California. The hospital has been treating cancer patients for 20 years. A course of treatment typically lasts for 3 weeks to 90 days. A custom course of therapy including laetrile IV therapy, detoxification, nutritional and vitamin supplementation, proteolytic enzymes, DMSO, a cancer diet, and rest is prescribed.
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Vitamin B17 Sources – Apricot Kernels
Though companies that offer apricot kernels cannot make any medical claims on their web sites, it is possible to order apricot kernels for at-home consumption. Apricot kernels should be organic, bitter, and raw.
Bitter Apricot Seeds/Kernels, California USA Grown, Non GMO, Vegan, Raw & Large, The Best Natural Source of Vitamin B17, In a Resealable Pouch (1LB)
Facilities That Offer Intravenous Vitamin B17 Treatments:
Hope4Cancer – Tijuana, Mexico Hope4Cancer is an integrative medicine hospital that offers laetrile therapy. Avenue del Pacifico 650 Tijuana, Baja California 22504 888-981-9743 www.hope4cancer.comHarold Manner Memorial Hospital http://www.manner.com.mx/ [email protected] 1-800-433-4962 / 1-800-248-8431
An Oasis of Healing - Mesa, AZ 210 North Center St. Suite 102 Mesa, AZ 85201 (480) 834-5414 [email protected] https://www.anoasisofhealing.com/b17/ An Oasis of Hope - Tijuana, Mexico Oasis of Hope is a cancer treatment center that offers Apricot Seed Extract Therapy. 1-888-500-4673 | +1 (619) - 690 - 8450 https://www.oasisofhope.com/dr-francisco-contreras/ Kelowna Naturopathic Clinic - Kelowna, BC Dr. Garrett Swetlikoff, ND 250-868-2205 [email protected] https://natural-medicine.ca/
Nasri Chelation Clinic - Ontario Canada Dr. Durenfeld and Dr. Nasri (705)735-2354 | 905-266-0959
Hyperthermia Center - Hannover, Germany Dr. Peter Wolf and Dr. Mohamed Ali Zayen Oskar Winter Str. 9 30161 Hannover, Germay +49 (0) 511-66-30-28 https://hyperthermia-centre-hannover.com/our-therapies/
Infusio - Frankfurt, Germany It’s important for Laetrile therapy to be part of an integrative cancer treatment program that also includes dietary changes, and vitamin supplementation with vitamins such as vitamin C and vitamin A [1][2]. If you are seeking out Laetrile therapy in a hospital setting be sure that the protocol will include these additional treatments. If you are doing vitamin B17 injections at home, be sure to seek out a boutique spa for IV therapy or do high dose vitamin C therapy with DMSO at home.
Also, as a final note of interest in the Laetrile story is the fact that all of the men at Sloan-Kettering who protected the financial interests of the pharmaceutical industry by covering up the value of Laetrile in treating cancer died of cancer themselves [4].
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Resources:
• [1] The Cancer Cure Foundation. (1978). Dr. Harold W. Manner. Retrieved April 17, 2018 from http://www.encognitive.com/node/4228
• [2] Cancer Tutor (2018). Vitamin B17 vs. Laetrile. Retrieved April 17, 2018 from https://www.cancertutor.com/laetrile/
• [3] Griffin, G. E. (1974). World Without Cancer, 3rd Ed. American Media, Inc.
• [4] Merola, E. (2014). A Miracle Drug or Quackery? ‘Second Opinion,’ on the Dispute Over Laetrile. Retrieved April 23, 2018 from https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/29/movies/second-opinion-on-the-dispute-over-laetrile.html
• [5] Moss., R. W. (2014). Second Opinion: Laetrile at Sloan-Kettering. Video.
• [6] Zuoquing, S. & Xiaohong, X. (2014). Advanced research on anti-tumor effects of amygdalin. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from http://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482%3Byear%3D2014%3Bvolume%3D10%3Bissue%3D5%3Bspage%3D3%3Bepage%3D7%3Baulast%3DSong
• [7] Guo, J., Wu, W., Sheng, M., Yang, S., Tan, J. (2013). Amygdalin inhibits renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23525378
• [8] Jiagang, D., Li, C., Wang, H., Hao, E., Du, Z., Bao, C. et al. (2011). Amygdalin mediates relieved atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E deficient mice through the induction of regulatory T cells. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21756879
• [9] Perez, J. J. (2013). Amygdalin analogs for the treatment of psoriasis. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23651093
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Dr. Kanematsu Sugiura, an inventor of chemotherapy who worked as a researcher at the Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center, discovered that Laetrile (also known as vitamin B17 or sometimes "amygdalin") was able to cure cancer in 100% of his lab rats that he studied which led him to theorize that cancer is actually caused by a vitamin B17 deficiency. In humans, the cure rate with stand-alone Laetrile treatment was 50-85% depending on whether the person has had chemotherapy and radiation treatment or not. Exposure to chemo and radiation treatments leads to poorer outcomes for cancer patients.
Dr. Harold Manners, a researcher who studied vitamin B17 as a cure for cancer in the 1970s.
Vitamin B17 and amygdalin is sometimes (though not always) administered as Laetrile. Laetrile is like a brand name for vitamin B17 / amygdalin when, in fact, vitamin B17 / amygdalin is found in many food that have not been genetically modified. It is mostly commonly found in seeds that have a tear-drop / almond shape. Two of the best dietary sources of vitamin B17 / amygdalin are cold-pressed, unrefined grapeseed oil and raw, bitter, organic apricot kernels (which are found inside the pit of apricots).
Laetrile, as a medicinal form of amygdalin / vitamin B17 is perhaps the most unrighteously scandalized cancer treatment currently known to man. When Laetrile is used as a cancer treatment prior to the use of chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, its effectiveness at treating cancer approaches 100%. The high cure rate is because laetrile is considered by experts to be a vitamin. A deficiency of this vitamin causes a variety of symptoms including cancer. Relieving the deficiency by providing the patient with Laetrile in the form of an I.V. (which is more powerful than taking it orally) or amygdalin in the form of apricot kernels or other dietary sources (which are less powerful, but still beneficial whether a person has cancer or not) or specially formulated capsules of vitamin B17 can get rid of the vitamin deficiency symptoms (such as cancer) [3].
Laetrile / vitamin B17 / amygdalin, is derived from the extract of an apricot kernel (the kernel is located in the pit of the apricot). These three substances (Laetrile, vitamin B17, and amygdalin) are related, but slightly different from each other. Amygdalin is the natural, raw substance that comes from the seeds or kernels of many fruits including apricots, but it is also present in lima beans, clover, and sorghum. Vitamin B17 is a name that was coined by Dr. Eugene Krebs, Jr. He was the one who first discovered amygdalin and since this substance is naturally-occurring, non-toxic, water-soluble, and able to be metabolized by humans, he referred to it as a vitamin. Laetrile is different from amygdalin/vitamin B17 (the raw substance found in foods) because laetrile is a concentrated, purified form of amygdalin. Laetrile therapy is one of the most popular and well-known cancer treatments in alternative cancer treatment facilities because it is easy to use and it’s effective when used in high enough doses. Also, it’s one of the most controversial alternative cancer treatments because of its high cancer cure rate. High-quality Laetrile is often administered to patients in high doses along with special nutritional supplements and an anticancer diet. The most famous vitamin B17-boosting anticancer diet is the Binzel diet. Laetrile targets and kills cancer cells while boosting the immune system at the same time. The anticancer diet serves to improve the body’s ability to absorb and use vitamin B17 / amgydalin [1][2].
Dr. Harold Manners, a developmental biologist, tested Laetrile in the 1970’s to find out how it worked to kill cancer cells. He found that Laetrile contains a deadly cyanide that is released only when it comes into contact with cancer cells. Cancer cells release an enzyme called beta-glucoside that allows the laetrile to release its cyanide. The beta-glucosidase un-tethers two potentially toxic substances: benzaldehyde and cyanide. Although in the past, scientists thought that it was exclusively the cyanide that killed cancer cells, today, some scientists believe that the benzaldehyde may be the substance most toxic to the cancer cells. Another enzyme known as rhodanese found in normal tissues, neutralizes excess cyanide so that it can be excreted in the urine and doesn’t affect healthy human tissues [1][2][3].
In addition to the targeted cancer-poison that it emits, Laetrile works to fight cancer by boosting the immune system too. Cancer cells are covered by a protein coating that has a negative, white-blood-cell-repelling electric charge. This charge unfortunately wards off white blood cells, but Laetrile works with pancreatic enzymes to attack the protein coating around cancer cells successfully, adding another layer to its effectiveness [2]. By adding pancreatic enzymes to an anti-cancer protocol involving laetrile, the cancer treatment is made even more effective.
According to Dr. Antonio Jiminez of the Hope4Cancer Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, the positive effects of laetrile therapy include:
Eating 20 to 40 apricot kernels per day is the recommended dose for patients who wish to treat cancer at home without chemo or radiation, depending on their health history and where the cancer is located in the body. It’s important for cancer patients to receive a high enough dose of vitamin B17 because otherwise, healthy cells might destroy it (by secreting rhodanese) before it can react with the beta-glucosidase of a cancer cell [2].
Note that vitamin B17 use and absorption by the human body can be boosted through the Lugol’s iodine protocol. Both Lugol’s iodine and vitamin K2 / MK-7 are cancer treatments with a high cure rate exceeding 80%. To better understand the importance of vitamin B17, Lugol’s iodine, and vitamin K2 for cancer patients, click here to read about how these nutrients have been removed from the food supply in most developed countries of the world.
Dr. Philip Binzel developed anticancer diet that he used to effectively treat patients despite the government’s attempts to get him to stop. His high vitamin B17 / amygdalin diet and treatment plan (which includes injections of vitamin B17) along with the political difficulties he encountered while treating patients is outlined in his book Alive and Well: One Doctor’s Experience With Nutrition in the Treatment of Cancer Patients [13].
In the 1970’s, Dr. Harold Manners was a very highly regarded scientific researcher who had never encountered any resistance to getting any drug he wanted because of his credentials. He held a controlled substance license with both the state of Illinois and the federal U.S. government. This license made it so he could get substances like morphine or cocaine to use for research. Dr. Manners had been ordering a wide variety of controlled substances for over 30 years, but when he tried to order Laetrile (the extract of an apricot pit) from the company Sigma for research, the FDA required an affidavit for the order and required Dr. Manners to promise to never use it on a human being. Later, the FDA required 2 affidavits from Dr. Manners. He had to promise never to use the Laetrile on any animals other than his own because veterinarians were having great success curing animals of cancer using laetrile too [1].
In a legislature meeting following the publication of toxicity studies that were sent to the National Cancer Institute and Sloan Kettering proving that Laetrile is non-toxic even at high doses, Dr. Young, an FDA representative told the senators:
“Gentlemen, the FDA cannot support the use of Laetrile because it is an “unsafe” substance.”
Dr. Manners responded, “How can you say that? You have my report that it is non-toxic.”
Dr. Young: “I didn’t say it was toxic. I said it was unsafe.”
The reason why this representative of the FDA was able to decree that Laetrile was “unsafe” (though it is non-toxic) is because if a person uses Laetrile, they might not use orthodox therapy (chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery). Therefore, Laetrile is “unsafe” to the economic interests of the pharmaceutical and cancer industries. As such the word “unsafe” is not technically a lie. A variety of scare-tactics are still used by the government to make the American public believe that Laetrile / amygdalin / vitamin B17 is a dangerous substance [1]. Laetrile is currently banned in the United States though apricot kernels and apricot-kernel pills can be purchased there as nutritional supplements. However, intravenous Laetrile therapy is administered legally in Mexico, Germany, and parts of Asia [2]. Vitamin B17 injections can be obtained from Cytopharma, a company that serves Mexico, at a very affordable price.
A large number of studies have shown that amygdalin can play a supporting role in the treatment of the following diseases:
Scientific tests run by Dr. Manners on lab animals showed that even after administering 10 times the maximum dose ever given to a human being in any clinic, lab rats were alive and healthy. After four weeks of daily injections, the animals being given Laetrile were healthier than the control animals not being given Laetrile. Dr. Manners completed toxicity studies to demonstrate that Laetrile is non-toxic [1].
Laetrile is effective as a cancer cure when administered in tandem with other treatments such as:
Vitamin B17 is less effective against cancer as a stand-alone cure. In other words, you can increase the effectiveness of vitamin B17 / amygdalin as an at home cure for stage 4 cancers and other serious forms of disease by administering this nutrient along with other nutrients (like Lugol’s iodine and vitamin K2) as well as pancreatic enzymes. Most patients can benefit tremendously from doing the baking soda protocol along with taking vitamin B17 for cancer.
Click here to learn more about a cancer cure video course that talks about a cancer protocol that includes all of these treatments and more.
Pancreatic enzymes (derived from lentils, peas, papaya, the thymus gland of a rat, and pancreatin from a cow pancreas) break down the outer protein-shell around the cancer cells. Once the outer shell is broken down, the body is able to recognize the cancer as a foreign invader and the immune system (if it is properly boosted with diet and vitamin therapy) can begin to work. The Laetrile goes to work as the immune system is rebuilding. B17 releases cyanide to kill the cancer cells. A number of studies have shown that amygdalin and Laetrile have significant anti-tumor properties. Laetrile and amygdalin work well with pancreatic enzyme therapy [1][11]. There are 1500 foods that contain healing nitrilosides / amygdalin [13]. People regularly consume amygdalin in the following foods:
In 1977, over 40 years ago, Newsweek reported that at that time as many as 70,000 Americans had traveled to Mexico for Laetrile treatment. Laetrile / amygdalin / vitamin B17 is also currently legal in Germany as of 2024 and also in parts of Asia and patients continue to travel en masse to these destinations for cancer treatment half a decade later because it still isn’t available in the United States [2]. In fact, most Americans believe that Laetrile is dangerous.
Intravenous laetrile is administered at 3 to 9 grams per day for 6 to 7 days, depending on each individual case. Typically, a laetrile IV drip takes about 30 minutes to administer. Intravenous Laetrile is the most preferred administration method [3].
Note that intravenous vitamin B17 is available in Mexico from a company that can deliver the vials to a person's household. Please contact us to make a health coaching appointment to discuss this possibility if you are interested in doing vitamin B17 / amgydalin IM injections on yourself or a loved one after purchasing the vials in Mexico.
Though companies that offer apricot kernels cannot make any medical claims on their web sites, it is possible to order apricot kernels for at-home consumption. Apricot kernels should be organic, bitter, and raw.
Harold Manner Memorial Hospital http://www.manner.com.mx/ [email protected] 1-800-433-4962 / 1-800-248-8431
An Oasis of Healing - Mesa, AZ 210 North Center St. Suite 102 Mesa, AZ 85201 (480) 834-5414 [email protected] https://www.anoasisofhealing.com/b17/ An Oasis of Hope - Tijuana, Mexico Oasis of Hope is a cancer treatment center that offers Apricot Seed Extract Therapy. 1-888-500-4673 | +1 (619) - 690 - 8450 https://www.oasisofhope.com/dr-francisco-contreras/ Kelowna Naturopathic Clinic - Kelowna, BC Dr. Garrett Swetlikoff, ND 250-868-2205 [email protected] https://natural-medicine.ca/
Nasri Chelation Clinic - Ontario Canada Dr. Durenfeld and Dr. Nasri (705)735-2354 | 905-266-0959
Hyperthermia Center - Hannover, Germany Dr. Peter Wolf and Dr. Mohamed Ali Zayen Oskar Winter Str. 9 30161 Hannover, Germay +49 (0) 511-66-30-28 https://hyperthermia-centre-hannover.com/our-therapies/
Infusio - Frankfurt, Germany It’s important for Laetrile therapy to be part of an integrative cancer treatment program that also includes dietary changes, and vitamin supplementation with vitamins such as vitamin C and vitamin A [1][2]. If you are seeking out Laetrile therapy in a hospital setting be sure that the protocol will include these additional treatments. If you are doing vitamin B17 injections at home, be sure to seek out a boutique spa for IV therapy or do high dose vitamin C therapy with DMSO at home.
Also, as a final note of interest in the Laetrile story is the fact that all of the men at Sloan-Kettering who protected the financial interests of the pharmaceutical industry by covering up the value of Laetrile in treating cancer died of cancer themselves [4].
Resources:
• [11] Fukuda, T., Ito, H., Mukainaka, T., Tokuda, H., Nishino, H., Yoshida, T. (2003). Anti-tumor promoting effect of glycosides from Prunus persica seeds. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12576693
• [12] Zhu, Y. P., Su, Z. W., Li, C. H. (1994). Analgesic effect and no physical dependence of amygdalin. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8011131
• [13] Binzel, P. E. Jr. (1994). Alive and Well: One Doctor’s Experience With Nutrition in the Treatment of Cancer Patients. American Media.
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Dr. Kanematsu Sugiura, an inventor of chemotherapy who worked as a researcher at the Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center, discovered that Laetrile (also known as vitamin B17 or sometimes "amygdalin") was able to cure cancer in 100% of his lab rats that he studied which led him to theorize that cancer is actually caused by a vitamin B17 deficiency. In humans, the cure rate with stand-alone Laetrile treatment was 50-85% depending on whether the person has had chemotherapy and radiation treatment or not. Exposure to chemo and radiation treatments leads to poorer outcomes for cancer patients.The Most Important Cancer Cure: Vitamin B17
Quick Summary
Some of the most well-respected scientific researchers in the field of cancer cures have demonstrated that cancer may be nothing more than a deficiency of vitamin B17 which is also administered as laetrile, amygdalin, or “nitrilosides”. Like scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, cancer has all the attributes of a vitamin deficiency disease. Vitamin B17 should be a vital part of nearly all cancer protocols unless its use could interfere with the treatment protocol (for example, Protocel / Entelev / CanCell should be used as a strictly stand-alone cancer treatment—see below for more information about protocols that can productively incorporate the use of vitamin B17). In cases where vitamin B17 supplementation isn’t part of the cancer treatment protocol (such as with the Protocel protocol for cancer) , patients should eventually plan to supplement with this vitamin as soon as the protocol ends. Patients who are doing chemo, radiation, and / or surgery can take vitamin B17 safely without having it interfere with the conventional cancer treatments. UPDATE: Cancer patients should also supplement with vitamin K2, a cure and preventative agent against leukemia, lymphoma and all types of blood and bone cancers. Also, patients should follow the Lugol's iodine protocol as well to prevent and/or treat thyroid and reproductive organ cancers. Click here to read more about studies showing the effectiveness of vitamin K2 as a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and other blood, and bone cancers. Click here to read more about the use of Lugol's iodine as a cure for breast cancer, prostate cancer, all types of reproductive organ cancers, and thyroid cancer. Click here to learn about the Lugol's iodine protocol to cure cancer naturally.
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Detailed Introduction
Laetrile is perhaps the most unrighteously scandalized cancer treatment currently known to man. When laetrile is used as a cancer treatment prior to the use of chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, it’s effectiveness at treating cancer is between 80 - 85%. This is because laetrile is considered by experts to be a vitamin. A deficiency of vitamin B17 causes a variety of symptoms including cancer. Relieving the deficiency by providing the patient with laetrile in the form of an I.V. (which is more powerful than taking it orally) or amygdalin in the form of apricot kernels (less powerful, but beneficial to everyone whether they have cancer or not) or specially formulated capsules of vitamin B17 gets rid of the symptoms (such as cancer) that are associated with the deficiency provides molecules that are targeted to kill cancer cells while helping human tissues rebuild and become stronger [3]. Dr. Harold Manners, a researcher who studied vitamin B17 as a cure for cancer in the 1970s.Laetrile, as a medicinal form of amygdalin / vitamin B17 is perhaps the most unrighteously scandalized cancer treatment currently known to man. When Laetrile is used as a cancer treatment prior to the use of chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, its effectiveness at treating cancer approaches 100%. The high cure rate is because laetrile is considered by experts to be a vitamin. A deficiency of this vitamin causes a variety of symptoms including cancer. Relieving the deficiency by providing the patient with Laetrile in the form of an I.V. (which is more powerful than taking it orally) or amygdalin in the form of apricot kernels or other dietary sources (which are less powerful, but still beneficial whether a person has cancer or not) or specially formulated capsules of vitamin B17 can get rid of the vitamin deficiency symptoms (such as cancer) [3].
Laetrile / vitamin B17 / amygdalin, is derived from the extract of an apricot kernel (the kernel is located in the pit of the apricot). These three substances (Laetrile, vitamin B17, and amygdalin) are related, but slightly different from each other. Amygdalin is the natural, raw substance that comes from the seeds or kernels of many fruits including apricots, but it is also present in lima beans, clover, and sorghum. Vitamin B17 is a name that was coined by Dr. Eugene Krebs, Jr. He was the one who first discovered amygdalin and since this substance is naturally-occurring, non-toxic, water-soluble, and able to be metabolized by humans, he referred to it as a vitamin. Laetrile is different from amygdalin/vitamin B17 (the raw substance found in foods) because laetrile is a concentrated, purified form of amygdalin. Laetrile therapy is one of the most popular and well-known cancer treatments in alternative cancer treatment facilities because it is easy to use and it’s effective when used in high enough doses. Also, it’s one of the most controversial alternative cancer treatments because of its high cancer cure rate. High-quality Laetrile is often administered to patients in high doses along with special nutritional supplements and an anticancer diet. The most famous vitamin B17-boosting anticancer diet is the Binzel diet. Laetrile targets and kills cancer cells while boosting the immune system at the same time. The anticancer diet serves to improve the body’s ability to absorb and use vitamin B17 / amgydalin [1][2].
Dr. Harold Manners, a developmental biologist, tested Laetrile in the 1970’s to find out how it worked to kill cancer cells. He found that Laetrile contains a deadly cyanide that is released only when it comes into contact with cancer cells. Cancer cells release an enzyme called beta-glucoside that allows the laetrile to release its cyanide. The beta-glucosidase un-tethers two potentially toxic substances: benzaldehyde and cyanide. Although in the past, scientists thought that it was exclusively the cyanide that killed cancer cells, today, some scientists believe that the benzaldehyde may be the substance most toxic to the cancer cells. Another enzyme known as rhodanese found in normal tissues, neutralizes excess cyanide so that it can be excreted in the urine and doesn’t affect healthy human tissues [1][2][3].
In addition to the targeted cancer-poison that it emits, Laetrile works to fight cancer by boosting the immune system too. Cancer cells are covered by a protein coating that has a negative, white-blood-cell-repelling electric charge. This charge unfortunately wards off white blood cells, but Laetrile works with pancreatic enzymes to attack the protein coating around cancer cells successfully, adding another layer to its effectiveness [2]. By adding pancreatic enzymes to an anti-cancer protocol involving laetrile, the cancer treatment is made even more effective.
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According to Dr. Antonio Jiminez of the Hope4Cancer Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, the positive effects of laetrile therapy include:
- Anti-cancer activity
- Analgesia/pain control
- Overall enhancement of well-being [2]
Eating 20 to 40 apricot kernels per day is the recommended dose for patients who wish to treat cancer at home without chemo or radiation, depending on their health history and where the cancer is located in the body. It’s important for cancer patients to receive a high enough dose of vitamin B17 because otherwise, healthy cells might destroy it (by secreting rhodanese) before it can react with the beta-glucosidase of a cancer cell [2].
Note that vitamin B17 use and absorption by the human body can be boosted through the Lugol’s iodine protocol. Both Lugol’s iodine and vitamin K2 / MK-7 are cancer treatments with a high cure rate exceeding 80%. To better understand the importance of vitamin B17, Lugol’s iodine, and vitamin K2 for cancer patients, click here to read about how these nutrients have been removed from the food supply in most developed countries of the world.
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Politics
Laetrile / amygdalin / vitamin B17 and its effects on cancer created quite a stir at the FDA and in major cancer treatment centers like Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital. While you’d think that something like Laetrile would excite these organizations, it was quite the opposite. Even today, the FDA keeps a vigilant eye on Laetrile to protect the interests of pharmaceutical companies. Sloan-Kettering worked hard to discredit its own research that proved Laetrile could cure cancer. It was only by discrediting the vitamin B17 research done by Dr. Kanematsu Suguira that Sloan-Kettering was able to protect its private interests in maintaining that cancer can only be “treated” with the standard protocol: surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy [3][5]. But it was worth it for Sloan-Kettering to shoot itself in the foot and take one for the Big Pharma team as cancer is the most profitable disease on earth.Dr. Philip Binzel developed anticancer diet that he used to effectively treat patients despite the government’s attempts to get him to stop. His high vitamin B17 / amygdalin diet and treatment plan (which includes injections of vitamin B17) along with the political difficulties he encountered while treating patients is outlined in his book Alive and Well: One Doctor’s Experience With Nutrition in the Treatment of Cancer Patients [13].
In the 1970’s, Dr. Harold Manners was a very highly regarded scientific researcher who had never encountered any resistance to getting any drug he wanted because of his credentials. He held a controlled substance license with both the state of Illinois and the federal U.S. government. This license made it so he could get substances like morphine or cocaine to use for research. Dr. Manners had been ordering a wide variety of controlled substances for over 30 years, but when he tried to order Laetrile (the extract of an apricot pit) from the company Sigma for research, the FDA required an affidavit for the order and required Dr. Manners to promise to never use it on a human being. Later, the FDA required 2 affidavits from Dr. Manners. He had to promise never to use the Laetrile on any animals other than his own because veterinarians were having great success curing animals of cancer using laetrile too [1].
In a legislature meeting following the publication of toxicity studies that were sent to the National Cancer Institute and Sloan Kettering proving that Laetrile is non-toxic even at high doses, Dr. Young, an FDA representative told the senators:
“Gentlemen, the FDA cannot support the use of Laetrile because it is an “unsafe” substance.”
Dr. Manners responded, “How can you say that? You have my report that it is non-toxic.”
Dr. Young: “I didn’t say it was toxic. I said it was unsafe.”
The reason why this representative of the FDA was able to decree that Laetrile was “unsafe” (though it is non-toxic) is because if a person uses Laetrile, they might not use orthodox therapy (chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery). Therefore, Laetrile is “unsafe” to the economic interests of the pharmaceutical and cancer industries. As such the word “unsafe” is not technically a lie. A variety of scare-tactics are still used by the government to make the American public believe that Laetrile / amygdalin / vitamin B17 is a dangerous substance [1]. Laetrile is currently banned in the United States though apricot kernels and apricot-kernel pills can be purchased there as nutritional supplements. However, intravenous Laetrile therapy is administered legally in Mexico, Germany, and parts of Asia [2]. Vitamin B17 injections can be obtained from Cytopharma, a company that serves Mexico, at a very affordable price.
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Safety and Effectiveness
For over 200 years, Laetrile in the form of amygdalin / vitamin B17 in bitter almonds, has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It has been shown to exert the following effects on the body:- Calms respiratory movement
- Antitussive (cough suppressant)
- Anti-asthmatic
- Promotes the synthesis of pulmonary surfactant
- Inhibits the activity of pepsin (a digestive enzyme)
- Has a therapeutic effect on chronic gastritis
- Has a therapeutic effect on gastric ulcers
- Has analgesic effects
- Anti-inflammatory properties
- Causes the apoptosis of cancer cells
- Improved immune function [6]
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A large number of studies have shown that amygdalin can play a supporting role in the treatment of the following diseases:
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Atherosclerosis / Arteriosclerosis
- Immune suppression / autoimmunity
- Leprosy (note that at-home cancer cures generally also work as natural leprosy cures)
- Scleroderma
- Psoriasis
- Chronic kidney diseases [6][7][8][9][10]
Scientific tests run by Dr. Manners on lab animals showed that even after administering 10 times the maximum dose ever given to a human being in any clinic, lab rats were alive and healthy. After four weeks of daily injections, the animals being given Laetrile were healthier than the control animals not being given Laetrile. Dr. Manners completed toxicity studies to demonstrate that Laetrile is non-toxic [1].
Laetrile is effective as a cancer cure when administered in tandem with other treatments such as:
Vitamin B17 is less effective against cancer as a stand-alone cure. In other words, you can increase the effectiveness of vitamin B17 / amygdalin as an at home cure for stage 4 cancers and other serious forms of disease by administering this nutrient along with other nutrients (like Lugol’s iodine and vitamin K2) as well as pancreatic enzymes. Most patients can benefit tremendously from doing the baking soda protocol along with taking vitamin B17 for cancer.
Click here to learn more about a cancer cure video course that talks about a cancer protocol that includes all of these treatments and more.
Pancreatic enzymes (derived from lentils, peas, papaya, the thymus gland of a rat, and pancreatin from a cow pancreas) break down the outer protein-shell around the cancer cells. Once the outer shell is broken down, the body is able to recognize the cancer as a foreign invader and the immune system (if it is properly boosted with diet and vitamin therapy) can begin to work. The Laetrile goes to work as the immune system is rebuilding. B17 releases cyanide to kill the cancer cells. A number of studies have shown that amygdalin and Laetrile have significant anti-tumor properties. Laetrile and amygdalin work well with pancreatic enzyme therapy [1][11]. There are 1500 foods that contain healing nitrilosides / amygdalin [13]. People regularly consume amygdalin in the following foods:
- Apricot seeds (located inside the pit)
- Blueberries
- Bitter almonds
- Grape seeds
- Apple seeds
- Strawberries
- Bean sprouts
- Plum kernels (located inside the pit)
- Spinach
- Lima beans
- Peach kernels (located inside the pit)
- Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- Blackberries
- Cranberries
- Bamboo shoots
- Macadamia nuts
- Barley
- Millet grain
- Buckwheat flour [2][3]
In 1977, over 40 years ago, Newsweek reported that at that time as many as 70,000 Americans had traveled to Mexico for Laetrile treatment. Laetrile / amygdalin / vitamin B17 is also currently legal in Germany as of 2024 and also in parts of Asia and patients continue to travel en masse to these destinations for cancer treatment half a decade later because it still isn’t available in the United States [2]. In fact, most Americans believe that Laetrile is dangerous.
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How Laetrile Is Administered
Kernels and Capsules – Oral Administration
Patients can consume vitamin B17 as organic, bitter, raw apricot kernels or as capsules. Cancer patients are advised to take four 500 mg capsules per day. The capsules should be taken 30 minutes before meals and once before bedtime for a total daily dose of 2000 mg. If vitamin B17 is being consumed in the form of apricot kernels, the patient is advised to eat 20 to 40 per day, ideally, spreading the dose out over the course of the day such that the patient never eats more kernels at one time than they would if they were eating the whole apricot along with the kernels [2][3]. The usual dose is 4-5 kernels hourly for 10 hours per day for patients with cancer. Grapeseed extract is another easy way to get vitamin B17. Take 3-5 full doses of grapeseed extract daily to treat cancer at home.Intravenous Administration
A 60 kilogram person should receive an intramuscular injection of 9 to 12 grams of laetrile daily along with 1 million IU of vitamin A and high-dose vitamin C to support vitamin B17 absorption in the body. The vitamin A must be manufactured such that it is highly emulsified and therefore bypasses the liver and goes directly into the lymphatic system. Otherwise, high-dose vitamin A will cause liver damage. Intramuscular injections given daily can be painful so this administration route is one of the least favored by patients [1][3].Intravenous laetrile is administered at 3 to 9 grams per day for 6 to 7 days, depending on each individual case. Typically, a laetrile IV drip takes about 30 minutes to administer. Intravenous Laetrile is the most preferred administration method [3].
Note that intravenous vitamin B17 is available in Mexico from a company that can deliver the vials to a person's household. Please contact us to make a health coaching appointment to discuss this possibility if you are interested in doing vitamin B17 / amgydalin IM injections on yourself or a loved one after purchasing the vials in Mexico.
Topical Administration
Another way to administer vitamin B17 is to get either cold-pressed, unrefined, organic grapeseed oil (preferrably in a darkly-colored glass container) or hexane-free, cold-pressed, unrefined, organic apricot kernel oil (also preferably in a darkly colored or opaque glass container) and administer it by spreading it on the skin. These oils have the ability to soak into the skin and take vitamin B17 with it. Often, we recommend to our health coaching clients that they add 10 drops of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) to every tablespoon of vitamin B17-containing oils that they administer to their skin. So, if you administer 2 tablespoons of oil, add 20 drops of DMSO to enhance the permeability of the oils and the vitamin B17 through the skin. DMSO is a spectacularly powerful anticancer medicine by itself, but it easily combines forces with vitamin B17 to take this medicine directly where it needs to go. Click here to learn more about how DMSO is used to potentiate cancer treatments in conventional medicine. Another thing that we often recommend to clients is to add a high-quality frankincense essential oil to their vitamin B17 oil + DMSO mixture. Frankincense essential oil is one of the most important at-home cancer treatments available, but it is more powerful and effective when combined with DMSO and vitamin B17 oils. Click here to read more about frankincense and DMSO for cancer.Cancer Protocols That Can Incorporate Vitamin B17
It’s important that patients don’t randomly mix laetrile therapy with other cancer treatments because these other treatments could cancel out the positive effects of laetrile. Laetrile can be administered in combination with the following at-home protocols:-
- Cellect-Budwig
- High RF Frequency Protocol
- Frankincense and DMSO Protocol
- Bob Beck Protocol
- Binzel Diet [3]
Possible Negative Effects
Laetrile appears to be non-toxic, though it is, in fact, possible to over-indulge on apricot kernels, which can lead to nausea, vomiting, a cherry-red skin color, headache, fever, and lethargy. Usually, the effects are mild. Indeed, the apricot kernels taken in moderate doses spur the digestive system peristalsis so that digestion is improved in patients. Cancer patients are advised to consume no more than 40-50 apricot kernels a day for best results. [2]. Vitamin B17 capsules (for example, grapeseed extract) should be taken with water right before eating and in conjunction with enzymes such as chymotrypsin and trypsin. While these enzymes allow the vitamin B17 to penetrate cancer cells, they also thin the blood and should only be taken according to the recommended maximum dosage [2][3]. Note that trypsin has the ability to kill herpes viruses naturally. As a virus that is correlated with the development of cancer, this is worth noting as trypsin can help treat the root cause of some types of cancer.Other Important Information
Harold Manner Memorial Hospital – Tijuana, Mexico
The Harold Manner Memorial Hospital is located in Tijuana, Mexico, just a few miles south of San Diego, California. The hospital has been treating cancer patients for 20 years. A course of treatment typically lasts for 3 weeks to 90 days. A custom course of therapy including laetrile IV therapy, detoxification, nutritional and vitamin supplementation, proteolytic enzymes, DMSO, a cancer diet, and rest is prescribed.
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Vitamin B17 Sources – Apricot Kernels
Though companies that offer apricot kernels cannot make any medical claims on their web sites, it is possible to order apricot kernels for at-home consumption. Apricot kernels should be organic, bitter, and raw.
Facilities That Offer Intravenous Vitamin B17 Treatments:
Hope4Cancer – Tijuana, Mexico Hope4Cancer is an integrative medicine hospital that offers laetrile therapy. Avenue del Pacifico 650 Tijuana, Baja California 22504 888-981-9743 www.hope4cancer.comHarold Manner Memorial Hospital http://www.manner.com.mx/ [email protected] 1-800-433-4962 / 1-800-248-8431
An Oasis of Healing - Mesa, AZ 210 North Center St. Suite 102 Mesa, AZ 85201 (480) 834-5414 [email protected] https://www.anoasisofhealing.com/b17/ An Oasis of Hope - Tijuana, Mexico Oasis of Hope is a cancer treatment center that offers Apricot Seed Extract Therapy. 1-888-500-4673 | +1 (619) - 690 - 8450 https://www.oasisofhope.com/dr-francisco-contreras/ Kelowna Naturopathic Clinic - Kelowna, BC Dr. Garrett Swetlikoff, ND 250-868-2205 [email protected] https://natural-medicine.ca/
Nasri Chelation Clinic - Ontario Canada Dr. Durenfeld and Dr. Nasri (705)735-2354 | 905-266-0959
Hyperthermia Center - Hannover, Germany Dr. Peter Wolf and Dr. Mohamed Ali Zayen Oskar Winter Str. 9 30161 Hannover, Germay +49 (0) 511-66-30-28 https://hyperthermia-centre-hannover.com/our-therapies/
Infusio - Frankfurt, Germany It’s important for Laetrile therapy to be part of an integrative cancer treatment program that also includes dietary changes, and vitamin supplementation with vitamins such as vitamin C and vitamin A [1][2]. If you are seeking out Laetrile therapy in a hospital setting be sure that the protocol will include these additional treatments. If you are doing vitamin B17 injections at home, be sure to seek out a boutique spa for IV therapy or do high dose vitamin C therapy with DMSO at home.
Also, as a final note of interest in the Laetrile story is the fact that all of the men at Sloan-Kettering who protected the financial interests of the pharmaceutical industry by covering up the value of Laetrile in treating cancer died of cancer themselves [4].
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Resources:
• [1] The Cancer Cure Foundation. (1978). Dr. Harold W. Manner. Retrieved April 17, 2018 from http://www.encognitive.com/node/4228
• [2] Cancer Tutor (2018). Vitamin B17 vs. Laetrile. Retrieved April 17, 2018 from https://www.cancertutor.com/laetrile/
• [3] Griffin, G. E. (1974). World Without Cancer, 3rd Ed. American Media, Inc.
• [4] Merola, E. (2014). A Miracle Drug or Quackery? ‘Second Opinion,’ on the Dispute Over Laetrile. Retrieved April 23, 2018 from https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/29/movies/second-opinion-on-the-dispute-over-laetrile.html
• [5] Moss., R. W. (2014). Second Opinion: Laetrile at Sloan-Kettering. Video.
• [6] Zuoquing, S. & Xiaohong, X. (2014). Advanced research on anti-tumor effects of amygdalin. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from http://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482%3Byear%3D2014%3Bvolume%3D10%3Bissue%3D5%3Bspage%3D3%3Bepage%3D7%3Baulast%3DSong
• [7] Guo, J., Wu, W., Sheng, M., Yang, S., Tan, J. (2013). Amygdalin inhibits renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23525378
• [8] Jiagang, D., Li, C., Wang, H., Hao, E., Du, Z., Bao, C. et al. (2011). Amygdalin mediates relieved atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E deficient mice through the induction of regulatory T cells. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21756879
• [9] Perez, J. J. (2013). Amygdalin analogs for the treatment of psoriasis. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23651093
• [10] Heikkila, R. E., Cabbat, F. S. (1980). The prevention of alloxan-induced diabetes by amygdalin. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0024320580900065
• [11] Fukuda, T., Ito, H., Mukainaka, T., Tokuda, H., Nishino, H., Yoshida, T. (2003). Anti-tumor promoting effect of glycosides from Prunus persica seeds. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12576693
• [12] Zhu, Y. P., Su, Z. W., Li, C. H. (1994). Analgesic effect and no physical dependence of amygdalin. Retrieved April 24, 2018 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8011131
• [13] Binzel, P. E. Jr. (1994). Alive and Well: One Doctor’s Experience With Nutrition in the Treatment of Cancer Patients. American Media.
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