date:May 17, 2013
Amygdalin (laetrile or vitamin B17) and other glycosidesisolated from Prunus Persica seeds may help prevent some cancers, according to a study led by T . Fukudaand colleagues from Okayama University in Kyoto, Japan.
The study published in the Biol Pharm Bull. found that four minor ingredients, namely beta-gentiobiosideand beta-D-glucoside and beta-gentiobioside and beta-D-glucoside and the major cyanogenic glycosides,namely amygdalin and prunasin have strong anti-tumor promoting activity in vit