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The Link Between Apricot Seeds and Cancer. The use of apricot seeds for cancer treatment centers around amygdalin. Proponents believe that amygdalin can target and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
Amygdalin found in apricot kernels and in laetrile contains benzaldehyde and cyanide, two potent compounds against cancer. You heard that right! Cyanide is actually one of the substances that makes apricot kernels a potentially effective modality for cancer.
The FDA does not approve amygdalin or apricot seeds as a cancer treatment. Eating large amounts of apricot seeds may lead to symptoms of cyanide poisoning, which can be fatal.
If people are permitted to kill themselves with cigarettes and alcohol, why not just slap a label on the bitter apricot kernels saying: these seeds have been known to cause sickness and...
Some people believe that the cyanide from eating apricot seeds can kill cancer cells. But there is no scientific evidence that this treatment works. In fact, they might be harmful.
There has been interest in using apricot kernels, which are inside the seeds, to fight cancer because of this toxic chemical that fights cancer cells before it’s converted to cyanide and spread throughout the body.
Amygdalin, a compound found in the kernels of apricot seeds, has garnered attention for its potential anti-cancer properties. Proponents believe that amygdalin can selectively target and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
The ethanolic extracts of bitter and sweet apricot kernels, as well as amygdalin, inhibited the growth of PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner (IC 50 values of 704, 945, and 35 µg/mL after 72 h, respectively) without a significant effect on 293/KDR normal epithelial cells. The bitter apricot kernel extract ...
The idea that apricot seeds could fight cancer arose because apricot pits contain a substance called amygdalin. Laboratory research into laetrile, a synthetic version of amygdalin, has produced contradictory results.
Apricot kernels (Prunus armeniaca) are a good source of amygdaline. This controversial compound helps prevent cancer. It’s also known as vitamin B17 and laetrile. My mother always puts a few apricot pits into her preserves for, she said, “The flavor.” As a child, her logic was beyond my ken as apricot kernels are nastily bitter.