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Amygdalin polemiki, problemy

CURE FOR CANCER OR POISON?

Cancer is the second cause of death in Poland, which resulted in 96,000 people die every year. In the fight
against cancer, in addition to traditional methods of treatment, prevention is equally important, which is to dis-
seminate knowledge about risk factors for cancer, eliminate smoking and observe proper diet. Growing interest
in the fight against cancer therapy induces metabolic amygdalin. The natural source of this glycoside are fruit’s
kernels. According to dr. Krebs, a pioneer of this type of alternative therapy, amygdalin can only help the patient
and the effect of treatment depends on the stage of cancer and the potential damage caused by conventional
treatment. On the other hand, there is the possibility of poisoning by toxic cyanide ions. The choice of analyti-
cal technique for the determination of amygdalin, depends on the form of the glycoside for the preparation of
samples for analysis.
Keywords: amygdalin, cyanide, cyanogenic glycosides

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