According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), vitamin B17, also known as laetrile and amygdlain, is claimed to be an alternative cancer therapy. However the NIH says these assertions are not supported by sound clinical data. Laetrile is a plant compound that contains sugar and produces cyanide. Cyanide is believed to be the anticancer agent in laetrile. Amygdalin is abundant in raw nuts and the seeds of many fruits. It is also found in plants such as lima beans and clover.
Seeds
A number of seeds are high in vitamin B17. They are sesame, flaxseed, apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum and prune. Buckwheat, millet and squash seeds also contain a plentiful amount of vitamin B17.
Berry Fruits
Many fruits are packed full of vitamin B17. Those with the highest levels are wild blackberry, choke cherry, wild cranberry, Swedish cranberry and elderberry.
A number of fruits with ample levels of vitamin B17 are gooseberry, huckleberry, loganberry, mulberry and raspberry.
Additional Foods
Some other foods with a high content of vitamin B17 are bitter almonds, bamboo, barley grass, wheat grass, alfalfa, macadamia, walnuts, watercress, yams and eucalyptus.
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