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.
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.