In the year 1950, Dr. Ernst, T. Krebs Sr. and his son Dr. E.T. Kerbs Jr. found through their research that the root cause of cancer is absence of a particular nutrient substance in the food of modern people. The Hunzakuts, the tribals who live in the Hunza Valley of North Pakistan never suffer from cancer. It was found from investigation that, in an average, the Hunzakut takes 100-200 times more Vitamin B17 per day contained in their food compared to that of American people. It is because of their food habit of eating Apricot Seed Kernel. Interestingly, due to lack of communication of Hunza Valley with rest of the world there is no currency system and wealth of a person is measured only on the basis of ownership of number of Apricot trees. Robert Mccarrison, an eminent orthopedic of Britain, was the chief of one of the initial teams of physicians who went for studying on the Hunzakuts. He wrote in the journal of American Medical association (AMA) on 7th January/ 1992– “The Hunza has no known incidence of Cancer. They have an abundant crop of apricots. These they dry in sun and use largely in their food.”
Selective Toxicity of B17.
Now the question arises why about such an easily available natural product like B17 is not widely publicised? It is because of the propaganda by the associations like FDA that Vitamin B17 contains poisonous Cyanide. But the fact is that, each vitamin B17 molecule constitutes with one hydrogen Cyanide, one benzaldehyde and two glucose atoms in a compound form. It is known to all who know the chemistry of compounds that the individual constituents of a compound do not have their own properties so long they are in compound form. Simple example is common salt which is chemically a compound of Sodium and Chlorine. Though Sodium is one of the most toxic elements, when it combines with Chlorine it becomes common salt without having the toxicity of Sodium. Similar is the case with the Cyanide present in vitamin B17.
Selective Toxicity of B17.
Now the question arises why about such an easily available natural product like B17 is not widely publicised? It is because of the propaganda by the associations like FDA that Vitamin B17 contains poisonous Cyanide. But the fact is that, each vitamin B17 molecule constitutes with one hydrogen Cyanide, one benzaldehyde and two glucose atoms in a compound form. It is known to all who know the chemistry of compounds that the individual constituents of a compound do not have their own properties so long they are in compound form. Simple example is common salt which is chemically a compound of Sodium and Chlorine. Though Sodium is one of the most toxic elements, when it combines with Chlorine it becomes common salt without having the toxicity of Sodium. Similar is the case with the Cyanide present in vitamin B17.