Despite this program, by the mid-1930s, white schools in the South were worth, per student, more than five times what black schools were worth per student (in majority-black Mississippi, this ratio was more than 13 to one).
There is no vitamin B17. The term is inaccurately applied to laetrile, a discredited cancer drug, and amygdalin, the natural substance from which laetrile is made. Amygdalin occurs in the seeds of apricot, peaches, and almonds.
Found This Helpful. Vitamin B17 is present in a number of natural foods, but is currently not available as a vitamin supplement in the United States. Vitamin B17 contains a cyanide-containing compound that releases cyanide into the body if beta glucosidase or glucoronidase is present in the body.Some health practitioners suggest that vitamin B17 is a natural cure for cancer and has anticancer properties, but formal, scientific research has not confirmed this.itamin B17 contains a cyanide-containing compound that releases cyanide into the body if beta glucosidase or glucoronidase is present in the body. Some health practitioners suggest that vitamin B17 is a natural cure for cancer and has anticancer properties, but formal, scientific research has not confirmed this.