so what is TCM's role / misc: S. Persicae

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addendum to previous post:

 

Here are several better articles that describes the full Laetrile story and

Ralph Moss' involvement in the coverup:

 

http://www.ralphmoss.com/html/mskccletter1.shtml

http://www.ralphmoss.com/html/nieper.shtml

 

 

On a related note, a few days ago someone on this list posted an inquiry about

S. Persicae, re: freshness/rancidity problems.

 

Here is what I wrote about S. Persicae recently:

 

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The author has changed his

opinion of the use of laetrile or apricot kernels, from which

laetrile is extracted. Laetrile has been ignored by many

practitioners who have assumed that it is merely an over-hyped

cancer remedy. FDA reports indicated that it was relatively

ineffective; however, recent historical research now suggests

that the FDA research that these reports were based on were

fraudulent and did not follow the protocol used by many

practitioners who claimed to get good results. [14] The author's

own clinical experience is consistent with such claims of FDA

fraud.

 

A number of classical Chinese herbal formulas for

Blood-Stasis-type tumors contain Semen Persicae (peach seed

kernels, similar in laetrile, or nitriloside-amygdalin, content

to apricot kernels), suggesting that ancient Chinese doctors were

aware of the anti-cancer uses of this herb. Today, however,

commercially available Semen Persicae does not have a

characteristic bitter-almond taste and is relatively low in the

cyanide-containing nitriloside-amygdalin component which is the

essential active ingredient. (See entry under " Persicae, S " in

the " TCM Database " provided with this Self-Study Course.)

Instead, it is recommended that apricot kernels (must have a

distinctive bitter-almond taste) be included in the diet, eaten

raw.

 

 

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I currently use fresh, organically grown apricot kernels from California.

I no longer use Chinese S. Persicae or S. Armenicacae, as these are often

rancid, but also are significantly lower in nitriloside content compared with

the apricot kernels I now use. They should be refrigerated. I instruct clients

to eat them raw with meals - start with only 1 or 2, then ***gradually*** work

up to a standard dose of 10/per day. (I've gone as high as 60, but one needs to

watch for signs of cyanide toxicity. Some people have a nitriloside sensitivity,

as their body releases the cyanide more quickly.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

---Roger Wicke, PhD, TCM Clinical Herbalist

contact: www.rmhiherbal.org/contact/

Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute, Hot Springs, Montana USA

Clinical herbology training programs - www.rmhiherbal.org