| Significant reassessment in recent years a of the | | | | the betaglucidase. This enzyme is found in abundance |
| nature and causes of cancer has taken place. Cancer | | | | in cancer cells, and is relatively deficient in normal cells. |
| was formerly believed to be a localized disease, | | | | Consequently, the cyanide is released only where |
| characterized by a lesion, usually in the form of a | | | | there is an active cancer lesion. This liberation of |
| growth, which appeared at some specific part of the | | | | cyanide under controlled and safe conditions insures |
| body. This localized lesion was thought to be the | | | | that an adequate dosage can be administered |
| result of an activity produced by an invading virus, | | | | without the threat of toxic side effects. |
| carcinogenic agent, or some form of trauma. | | | | This absence of cyanide toxicity is further insured by |
| Today, the conviction among researchers and | | | | the action of the thodanese, another enzyme. This |
| physicians, which is a growing conviction is that | | | | enzyme is present in large quantities in normal cells |
| cancer is a complex disease that is the end result of | | | | but in very small amounts in cancer cells. |
| a disturbed metabolism (body chemistry). | | | | Detoxification of cyanide occurs, therefore, in normal |
| It is an insidious disease that involves the entire body. | | | | mammalian tissue through the action of this |
| The frequent reoccurrence of a malignancy after | | | | rhodanese which, in the presence of sulfer-bearing |
| treatment with the conventional methods of surgery, | | | | compounds, converts free cyanide to thiocyanate, a |
| radiation and/or chemotherapy is because the basic | | | | perfectly nontoxic compound. The thiocynate is |
| underlying metabolic cause of the cancer is rarely | | | | excreted in the urine. |
| considered and consequently remains uncorrected. | | | | Slow drip infusion. The most efficacious mode of |
| Amygdalin, or laetrile/B17, is a relatively simple | | | | administration is through the slow-drip infusion |
| compound found in much of our food supply. It is | | | | technique which was developed in Tijuana, Mexico. It |
| most abundant in the seeds of non-citrus fruits. Most | | | | became apparent that the breakdown of amygdalin |
| commercially prepared amygdalin is extracted from | | | | and its subsequent detoxification was very rapid. |
| the seeds of the apricot. | | | | If it were to be administered over a longer period of |
| Amygdalin is composed of: | | | | time, this could be overcome. In addition, the |
| Two molecules of glucose (a sugar), One molecule of | | | | amygdalin must pass through many biological |
| hydrocyanic acid (an anti-neoplastic compound),ane | | | | membranes in order to reach its site of action. This |
| One molecule of benzaldehyde (an analgesic). | | | | can be accomplished by combining the amygdalin with |
| In metabolic therapy, the amygdalin is broken down | | | | Dimethylsulfoxide. |
| into its component parts as a result of the action of | | | | |