Laetrile

Description

Laetrile is a type of Glucoside isolated in 1950 by Dr. Ernst Krebs Jr.

Health Benefits of Laetrile

The use of Laetrile as a therapeutic agent is highly controversial however there are scientific studies examining its efficacy.

Cardiovascular System

 Laetrile may lower elevated Blood Pressure levels in High Blood Pressure patients. 

Immune System

 Laetrile is claimed to be highly beneficial in the treatment of Cancer:  ^[1]

 Laetrile may reduce the size of tumors and prevent their further spread ().

 Laetrile may reduce the pain associated with Cancer.

 The enzymes Beta-Glucosidase and Beta-Glucuronidase (which are present in high amounts in Cancer cells and in low amounts in healthy cells) release the tightly bound and unavailable toxins - Benzaldehyde and organic Cyanide - from the Laetrile molecule and allow them to act synergistically (by a factor 100) to kill Cancer cells.

 Another enzyme, Rhodanese, which has the ability to detoxify Cyanide, is present in normal tissues but is deficient in Cancer cells.  Cancer cells are reported to contain up to 80% less Rhodanese compared to healthy cells.  These two factors combine to cause a selective poisoning of Cancer cells by the release of Cyanide from Laetrile, leaving non-cancerous cells undamaged.