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Amygdalin B17Atlas
Health & Medicine · Suppressed treatments & alternative medicine
Amygdalin is commonly referred to as vitamin B17 and as laetrile in commercial, alternative-health, and medical commentary. Some product and advocacy materials present amygdalin or vitamin B17 as having antitumor or anticancer relevance.
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- Documented · Amygdalin is commonly referred to as vitamin B17 and as laetrile in commercial, alternative-health, and medical commentary.
- Documented · Amygdalin is described as a cyanogenic compound, and toxicity is a central safety issue in critical reviews.
- Documented · Amygdalin is sold in consumer supplement forms such as capsules and is also marketed in topical cream products.
- Documented · Apricot-related branding appears in retail marketing of B17 amygdalin capsule products.
- Documented · Consumer-protection and nutrition outlets publish guidance on amygdalin or B17 that emphasizes myths, benefits claims, food sources, dosage, and side effects.
- Documented · Human clinical trials of amygdalin for cancer are characterized in reviews as limited, with calls for further research on safety, dosing, and clinical effects.
- Contested · Some product and advocacy materials present amygdalin or vitamin B17 as having antitumor or anticancer relevance.
Laetrile1
- Documented · Major cancer information outlets list laetrile or amygdalin among complementary and alternative therapies rather than standard cancer treatments.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration1
- Official · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved amygdalin for cancer treatment, citing safety concerns.
Vitamin B171
- Contested · A persistent alternative narrative frames vitamin B17, laetrile, or amygdalin as the subject of a suppressed or conspiratorial cancer cure story.