Do Apricot Seeds Have Health Benefits and Anticancer Benefits?
In addition to antitumor properties, amygdalin has been shown to have antioxidative, antibacterial, anti‐inflammatory and immunoregulatory activities. (source) A review study concluded that amygdalin showed beneficial effects on different body systems besides its anticancer activity, renal fibrosis inhibition, antiasthmatic action, improves immune function and antiparkinsonian effect. (source)
Amygdalin Can Be Used for Cancer
You probably have not heard the claim that it kills cancer cells. Perhaps you have heard of the anticancer drug Laetrile, one of the most controversial topics in modern medicine. Laetrile (a contraction of the formal name LAEvo-mandeloniTRILE-glucoside) is a compound first synthesized in the 1950s by research biochemists Krebs and Krebs. Laetrile was banned by the FDA in the 1980s. Laetrile is chemically similar to a natural substance found in certain plant foods, primarily in apricot kernels, but it is semi-synthetic. You can read an article on Green Med Info about the 1972 raid by the FDA on Dr. John Richardson's clinic in Albany, California. He was jailed for prescribing an unapproved cancer drug called laetrile.
God Has Woven Amygdalin Into Plant Foods and It Is a Natural Cancer Control
Amygdalin is a compound found in the kernel seeds of more than 800 plants. Apricots are one of the richest sources. The seeds of apricots (also called bitter almond), cherries, sweet cherry, peaches, plums, nectarines and apples are also rich in amygdalin. (source)
Amygdalin Can Specifically Attack Cancer Cells
A 2019 review article published in the International Journal of Biochemistry and Pharmacology stated, "Moreover, it was noticeable that some people and isolated tribes all over the world didnʼ't have any cancer cases, such as the Abkhazians, the Hopi and Navajo Indians, the Hunzas, the Eskimos and the Karakorum. It turned out that they had in common a diet rich in amygdalin. Consequently, many researchers and scientists all over the globe carried out various studies and clinical trials to prove its anticancer activity, and they found that amygdalin can specifically attack cancer cells without affecting other healthy cells, decrease the telomerase activity, and block the bladder cancer cell growth. On the other hand, amygdalin showed serious side effects caused by cyanide compounds liberated after amygdalin degradation." (source)
Is the released cyanide dangerous?
Amygdalin is a natural cyanogenic glycoside (a sugar molecule that releases cyanide when it is metabolized by an enzyme in the body) occurring in the seeds of some edible plants, such as apricot kernels and peaches.
The controversy stems from the way amygdalin is metabolized (broken down by enzymes) in the body. While it is true that amygdalin releases cyanide after consuming apricot kernels, it is important to balance the promising outcomes as anticancer treatment with its potential side effects at high doses. Appropriate doses will avoid the negative consequences.
Cyanide Attacks Cancer Cells
Amygdalin is a naturally occurring anticancer agent.
Many studies have shown that amygdalin can inhibit the proliferation of several types of cancer, including prostate cancer, cervical cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, colon cancer. (source)
A study published in 2016 showed that amygdalin inhibits proliferation of breast cancer cells through apoptosis and inhibiting adhesions. (source)
More Is Not Better - Avoid Excessive Consumption of Apricot Seeds
Excessive consumption of seeds may have a negative effect on the body, causing a number of adverse reactions including dizziness, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. (source)
Importantly, healthy cells have rhodanese, a protein present in the mitochondria. Rhodanese is a cyanide detoxifying enzyme and helps maintain healthy mitochondrial function. (source) Healthy cells can detox cyanide while at the same time, an enzyme in cancer cells called B-glucosidase accelerates the breakdown of amygdalin into hydrogen cyanide, which can effectively kill tumor cells resulting in a significant increase in the cancer cell mortality rate. (source)
How to Safely Consume Apricot Kernels
It is best to start by consuming just one apricot kernel and watching for any negative side effects. Consume no more than one seed an hour for a total of three to eight seeds per day.
The kernels have a bitter taste but I find it to be mild and easy to consume. If you do not like the taste, you can chop up a kernel and add it to a salad or yogurt or blend into a smoothie.
Original article by getbetterwellness.com.
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Je, Mbegu za Aprikozi Zina Faida za Afya na Faida za Kuzuia Kansa? Mbali na mali ya antitumor, amygdalin imeonyeshwa kuwa na antioxidative, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory na immunoregulatory shughuli. Utafiti wa uchunguzi uligundua kwamba amygdalin ina athari nzuri kwa mifumo tofauti ya mwili, pamoja na shughuli yake ya kupambana na saratani, kuzuia fibrosis ya figo, athari ya anti-asthmatic, kuboresha kazi ya kinga na athari ya anti-parkinsonian. Amygdalin inaweza kutumika kwa kansa - Amygdalin inaweza kutumika kwa kansa, lakini kwa sababu ya athari zake za kisukari, inaweza kuua seli za saratani. Labda umesikia kuhusu dawa ya kupambana na kansa ya Laetrile, mojawapo ya mada zenye ubishi zaidi katika tiba ya kisasa. Laetril (kifupi cha jina rasmi la LAVO-Mandel-TRIOL-glucoside) ni kiwanja cha kwanza kilichotengenezwa katika miaka ya 1950 na watafiti wa biokemia Krebs na Krebs. Laetrile ilikatazwa na FDA katika miaka ya 1980. Laetrile ni kemikali sawa na dutu ya asili kupatikana katika baadhi ya chakula mimea, hasa katika apricot kernels, lakini ni nusu-synthetic. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika makala ya ""Green Med"" ya mwaka 1972 ya shirika la FDA, ""Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti." Alifungwa gerezani kwa kuagiza dawa ya kansa isiyoidhinishwa iitwayo laetrile. Amygdalin ni kemikali inayopatikana katika mbegu za mimea zaidi ya 800. Apricot ni mojawapo ya vyanzo vyenye virutubisho vingi. Mbegu za apricot (ambayo pia huitwa amond, cherry, cherry tamu, peach, plum, nectarines na apples pia zina amygdalin. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika makala ya tathmini ya 2019 iliyochapishwa katika Jarida la Kimataifa la Biochemistry na Farmakolojia, ""Kwa kuongezea, ilikuwa dhahiri kwamba watu fulani na makabila yaliyojitenga ulimwenguni kote hayakuwa na kesi za kansa, kama vile Abkhaz, Hopi na Wahindi wa Navajo, Hunza, Eskimo na Karakoram.""" Ilionekana kwamba wote walikuwa na chakula kimoja chenye amygdalin nyingi. Kwa hivyo, watafiti wengi na wanasayansi ulimwenguni kote walifanya utafiti mbalimbali na majaribio ya kliniki kuthibitisha shughuli zake za kupambana na saratani, na walipata kwamba amygdalin inaweza kushambulia seli za saratani bila kuathiri seli nyingine zenye afya, kupunguza shughuli za telomerase, na kuzuia ukuaji wa seli za saratani ya kibofu. Kwa upande mwingine, amygdalin ilionyesha athari mbaya za upande zinazosababishwa na misombo ya cyanide iliyotolewa baada ya uharibifu wa amygdalin". Je, cyanide iliyotolewa ni hatari? Amygdalin ni glycoside ya asili ya cyanogenic (molekuli ya sukari ambayo inatoa cyanide wakati inabadilishwa na enzyme katika mwili) inayopatikana katika mbegu za mimea fulani inayokula, kama vile mbegu za apricot na peaches. Ubishi huo unatokana na jinsi amygdalin inavyochanganywa (kuvunwa na vimeng'enya) mwilini. Ingawa ni kweli kwamba amygdalin inatoa cyanide baada ya kula mbegu za apricot, ni muhimu kusawazisha matokeo ya kuahidi kama matibabu ya kansa na athari zake za uwezekano katika vipimo vya juu. Vipimo vinavyofaa vitaepuka matokeo mabaya. Cyanide Inashambulia Chembe za Kansa Amygdalin ni dawa ya asili ya kupambana na kansa. Utafiti unaonyesha kwamba amygdalin inaweza kuzuia kuenea kwa aina kadhaa za kansa, ikiwa ni pamoja na kansa ya prostate, kansa ya shingo ya tumbo la uzazi, kansa ya ini, kansa ya kibofu cha mkojo, kansa ya mapafu isiyo ya seli ndogo, na kansa ya utumbo. Utafiti uliochapishwa mnamo 2016 ulionyesha kuwa amygdalin huzuia kuenea kwa seli za saratani ya matiti kupitia apoptosis na kuzuia mshikamano. Kwa sababu ya matumizi ya mbegu ya apricot, matumizi ya mbegu ya apricot inaweza kuwa na athari mbaya kwa mwili, na kusababisha athari kadhaa za athari, ikiwa ni pamoja na kizunguzungu, maumivu ya kichwa, maumivu ya tumbo, kuhara na kutapika. Kwa mfano, chembe za mwili zenye afya zina rhodanine, protini inayopatikana katika mitochondria. Rhodanese ni enzyme ya kuondoa sumu ya cyanide na husaidia kudumisha kazi nzuri ya mitochondrial. "Kati ya seli za afya, ""cyanide"" inaweza kuondolewa, wakati wakati huo huo, enzyme katika seli za kansa inayoitwa B-glucosidase huongeza kasi ya kuvunjika kwa amygdalin katika cyanide ya hidrojeni, ambayo inaweza kuua seli za uvimbe na kusababisha ongezeko kubwa la kiwango cha vifo vya seli za kansa." 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