I-Amygdalin, eyaziwa nangokuthi uvithamini B17, iyinhlanganisela etholakala ezinhlamvini zezithelo ezihlukahlukene, njengamabhilikosi, ama-alimondi ababayo, nemigodi yamapentshisi. Kuye kwacwaningwa ngemiphumela engase ibe khona ekwelashweni komdlavuza, kodwa ukusebenza kwayo nokuphepha kuseyimpikiswano.I-Amygdalin igaywe emzimbeni ukuze ikhiphe i-hydrogen cyanide, okukholakala ukuthi inezindawo ze-cytotoxic. Olunye ucwaningo luye lwaphakamisa ukuthi i-amygdalin ingaba nemiphumela yokulwa nomdlavuza ngokukhomba ngokukhetha nokubulala amangqamuzana omdlavuza. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izifundo eziningi zehlulekile ukukhombisa ukusebenza kahle kwayo, futhi kunobufakazi obuncane besayensi obuqinile bokusekela ukusetshenziswa kwayo njengokwelashwa komdlavuza ozimele.Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-amygdalin njengokwelashwa komdlavuza kubhekwa njengempikiswano futhi akusekelwe ochwepheshe bezokwelapha. Akuvunyelwe ama-ejensi alawulayo afana ne-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukudla amanani aphezulu e-amygdalin kungaba yingozi futhi kubulale ngisho nokubulala ngenxa yokukhululwa kwe-cyanide emzimbeni. Ngenxa yalokhu, kunconywa kakhulu ukugwema ukudla imikhiqizo ecebile nge-amygdalin noma ukusebenzisa izithasiselo ze-amygdalin ukuze uzitholele umdlavuza noma esinye isimo ngaphandle kokuqondiswa nokugadwa uchwepheshe wezempilo oqeqeshiwe.
Umuthi wesintu: Izinhlelo ezithile zemithi yesintu, njengemithi yendabuko yamaShayina, zisebenzise i-amygdalin ngezakhiwo zayo zokwelapha ezidumile. Isetshenziselwa izimo zokuphefumula, ukukhwehlela, kanye ne-tonic yezempilo jikelele. Kodwa-ke, kunobufakazi obulinganiselwe besayensi bokusekela lokhu kusetshenziswa.Izakhiwo ze-analgesic: I-Amygdalin iphakanyiswe ukuthi ibe nezakhiwo ze-analgesic (ezokwehlisa ubuhlungu) futhi isetshenziselwe ukulawula ubuhlungu emithini yendabuko. Futhi, ucwaningo olwengeziwe luyadingeka ukuze kuqinisekiswe lezi zimangalo.Kubalulekile ukugcizelela ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-amygdalin njengokwelashwa komdlavuza noma kunoma yisiphi esinye isimo sezempilo akunconywa ngaphandle kokubonisana nochwepheshe bezempilo abaqeqeshiwe. Ukuzilapha nge-amygdalin kungaba yingozi ngenxa yokukhululwa okungenzeka kwe-cyanide emzimbeni.