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.
1 What is Vitamin B5? 2  Like other B vitamins, pantothenic acid helps the body extract energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. 3  It also helps to metabolize fats and produce red blood cells and hormones from the adrenal gland. Benefits of Vitamin B5 Vitamin B5 might be useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis. 2  It could also be used to lower blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels. 3  Pantothenic acid is commonly found in anti-stress formulas because it works with the adrenal glad to produce stress hormones.