Amygdalin
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In herbal, homeopathic and all other natural medicine, like in modern pharmacology, a constituent is an individual chemically defined ingredient or substance present in the herb or plant (or in the case of Homeopathy and many Eastern and Asian therapies it is extended far beyond the plant kingdom).
This page brings you all of the information that we have been able to gather on Amygdalin as well as a list of the herbs (and the rest) that contain this constituent.
 

 
   
   
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Most Common Name: Amygdalin
Also Known As (other names): 

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Amygdalin: Present in bitter almonds and apricot pits, amygdalin is a dervative of phenylalanine. Laetrile, also known as vitamin b17, a form of amygdalin, has been used against cancer but this has been restricted as so far there is little evidence that it is successful and it has yet to be approved by the FDA.

Amygdalin is a Cyanogenic Glycoside.

Cyanogenic Glucosides: In Cyanogenic Glucosides nitrogen occurs as prussic acid (hydrocyanic acid) - one of the most toxic plant compounds. The occurrence of cyanogenic Glucosides is wide spread in the plant kingdom and is present in many plants and foods in the seeds of many stoned fruits (apricots, almonds and prunes to mention a few) as well as many seeds of grasses and legumes.

Glycosides: Most glycosides remain inactive until they are hydrolysed in the gastric tract by specialised bacteria which then releases an aglycone (phenols, terpenes, steroids and quinones) that has the active effect. These compounds could be phenol, sulphur or alcohol based and many of them like the Cyanogenic glycosides are extremely toxic.

Glycosides are widespread in plants and are extremely varied in action, effect and medicinal application.

Glycosides are characterized by the chemical composition of a combination of sugar and non-sugar compounds capable of forming esters with an acid or ethers with alcohols.

When glycosides hydrolyse (with enzymes or acids) they form glycones (sugar moiety) or aglycones (non-sugar moiety)

 
 

Amygdalin constituent is present in:

Medicinally Significant volume

Minor volume
Amygdalin is present in small quantities which may not be enough to be a significant dosage for medicinal purposes or is not the major constituent of this plant/herb
   
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