In Chinese Herbs, there are Xing Ren (apricot kernel) and Tao Ren (peach kernel) which holds promise as to what you speak.
Ed Kasper L.Ac., Acupuncturist & Medicinal Herbalist http://HappyHerbalist.com [email protected] "... promote health, strengthen the immune system, improve appetite, relieve pain, improve overall quality of life and shrink the size of tumors." quoted from The University of Texas-Houston regarding essiac tea http://www.happyherbalist.com/essiac_tea.htm Free Office Visit online at http://www.happyherbalist.com/tcm_Herbal_Diagnosis.htm Free Treatment for Parkinson's. - Recovery is Possible http://www.happyherbalist.com/parkinsons_treatment.htm Free Kombucha, free Samples, Recipes and brewing tips http://www.happyherbalist.com/free_Kombucha.htm -----Original Message----- From: Ivan Anderson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 4:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: CS>Fw: CS>People dealing with cancer-almonds Hi Dean, No, bitter almonds (hard to find in this day and age) and sweet almonds are two different nuts, and neither are apricots. Bitter almonds have a high amount of the active ingredient (as do apricot pits) and sweet almonds little. Yes I believe heat affects the availability of the cyanide precursor. Regards Ivan > -----Original Message----- > From: Dean T. Miller [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, 26 May 2001 21:31 > To: *Silver-List* > Subject: Re: CS>Fw: CS>People dealing with cancer-almonds > > > Hi Ivan, > > On Sat, 26 May 2001 17:01:48 +1200, "Ivan Anderson" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >The Almonds have to be bitter, which are not the supermarket type. Lookup > >vitamin B17 or laetril <sp>. > > Bitter almonds (apricot pits) have a lot more B17, but regular almonds > have some. > > But -- as far as I know, they should be raw, not roasted (heating > destroys B vitamins, but I don't know if that's true of B17). > > -- Dean -- from (almost) Des Moines -- KB0ZDF -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
