What is kambo?
Kambo (aka Giant Leaf Frog, Giant Monkey Frog, Waxy Monkey Tree Frog) is a sweet little Amazonian frog that comes from the Indigenous Culture where it is said during an Ayahuasca Ceremony, a man was led to this frog’s medicine to save his tribe that was suffering with illness. The Kambo frog produces a secretion to protect itself from predators in the jungle. This secretion (Sapo Medicine) is a poison to the predators, but has been discovered as medicine for the human body because of the many organic peptides (short chain amino acid) within the secretion.
Kambo is a substance that is extremely rich in bioactive PEPTIDES and NEUROPEPTIDES that cannot be offered to the human body in any other form. These peptides strengthen the body on a cellular level and help to organically clear detox pathways that should always be working together simultaneously, but tend to get blocked and inflamed due to lifestyle choices and trauma. These peptides are supportive in strengthening the immune system and have been known to support symptoms and disease such as pain, cancer, GI issues, autoimmune disease, and more. The peptides ultimately offer the body balance in finding homeostasis. Kambo can also offer quite the emotional & spiritual experience as we learn to sit and find comfort in a space of discomfort. However, the purge aspect of Kambo is thought to release emotional and energetic toxins offering clarity and deeper insight into the mind and heart.
On a physical level, Kambo is known for the ‘Purge’ part of the experience. Unfortunately, many enter this space thinking they have to purge to get the most out of the medicine, but in actuality, the purge is just a symptom of the medicine within the body. The brain and stomach begin to communicate that there is something foreign within and this can bring on flu-like symptoms. The main intention of Kambo is NOT about the purge. The purge is common, but it doesn’t always occur and you will absolutely receive physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefit and support from the medicine with and without it. Kambo also isn’t about how much medicine you sit with. This experience is about how you arrive, what your intentions are, and what the medicine has in store for you.
THE BENEFITS OF KAMBO
Kambo is known to purify and strengthen the cellular structure and natural detox pathways within the body. Kambo has been shown to eliminate pain, infections, autoimmune disease, GI issues, and toxins while boosting the immune system(s). Kambo has also been shown to offer deep mental and emotional support through the lessening of depression, anxiety, and addiction. While Kambo is not a psychoactive medicine, it has and can offer deep spiritual clarity and enlightenment through the expansion of consciousness. A profound benefit that Kambo offers is its teaching in presence. While you only sit with the medicine for 20 minutes, there is a deep challenge to overcome in the space of discomfort. There is a deep sense of surrender, which ultimately guides one into a stronger relationship with physical and emotional suffering. Kambo is known as a medicine to support and sustain inner healing, whereas pharmaceuticals are known as medications to temporarily treat symptoms.
is kambo safe?
Kambo Medicine in itself is safe as long as protocols and safety measures are followed by the practitioner. Statistically, there is a .00002% death rate with Kambo and these experiences are typically linked to Hyponatremia and/or the client withholding medical information
Before a Kambo session, you are asked to drink water. This is simply to support if the body feels the need to purge. When a purge comes on, what exits the body is bile from the gallbladder. The water assists in bringing this up (IF the body feels the need for it) so that you don’t experience dry heaving. Unfortunately, many Kambo Practitioners have been taught to serve WAY TOO MUCH water before putting this medicine on and this is typically where we see a Kambo session go sideways. You only need to drink around 24 oz of water before your session, and some practitioners are having people drink all the way upwards to 90+ oz water. This can be incredibly dangerous as there is actually such a thing as TOO MUCH water for the body in a short amount of time. When you drink the water, the medicine will be applied within 5-10 minutes of consumption, otherwise the body starts to absorb the water. Imagine chugging down 50-100 oz of water in just a few minutes? It doesn’t feel good. This can create a negative physical response called Hyponatremia where the body can seize, go into shock, create mental confusion and more. As long as protocol is followed in a Kambo session, there should be nothing to worry about.
Next, it is INCREDIBLY important that you do not leave anything out on the medical screening. Kambo tends to speed up the heart rate and lower the blood pressure as it starts to work its magic on the body and there are certain contraindications with disease and Kambo that must be followed to ensure your safety.
What is a Kambo experience like?
Our Kambo Ceremony together will last around two hours. Once you arrive, we will settle in, discuss and set intentions and begin the ceremony with optional Hape (tobacco & herb snuff) and Sananga (eye drops) for a deep grounding experience before Kambo. Kambo is administered through superficial burn points on the skin. Once the medicine is applied, you will sit for 20 minutes as the peptides enter the body and create a unique experience just for you. It is common to feel an increase in heart rate, heat rising, swelling in the face, and nausea. This is all part of the body learning to recognize this medicine. I will be with you every step of the way supporting your needs physically, emotionally, and energetically. Once the medicine comes off at 20 minutes, you will have some time to rest and snack. We will close out the session with discussion and optional Hape. To dive deeper, please submit the inquiry form below <3
is kambo right for me?
If you don’t have any medical contraindications to worry about, the next step is understanding if Kambo is in alignment with your current journey. Here are a few questions to ask yourself:
What interests me about experiencing Kambo?
Am I trying to avoid/distract by working with Kambo?
Are there health issues I would like to resolve in working with Kambo?
GI issues
Cancer
Autoimmune
Pain Body
Addiction
Anxiety/Depression
Am I interested in the medicine of Kambo or the purge?
Sit with these questions. If you would like to move forward in discussing next steps, please submit your Kambo Inquiry form by clicking the button below.
meet YOUR FACILITATOR
After living through chronic illness, autoimmune disease, pharmaceuticals, multiple surgeries, anxiety, depression, and deep trauma for 20+ years, Patricia found her starting point to sustainable wellness in 2013. After six years of deep nutrition and herbal medicine studies & healing, Patricia entered into the Plant & Earth Medicine space by working with Psilocybin, MDMA, Ayahuasca, Kambo, and Bufo. Patricia has slowly and mindfully worked with each medicine over the past four years, learning how to integrate such massive downloads, understandings, and changes. Each experience has led to a new and enlightened space through deep shadow / inner-child work. Kambo entered Patricia’s life in 2020 where she first learned of it. After two years of researching and feeling into when it was her time, she finally sat with the medicine in May 2022. The following 10 months Patricia dove into Kambo through experiencing and studying at Practitioner Training with Tribal Detox because it made such a huge impact in her life. After overcoming 20 years of illness, Patricia’s life work became supporting others in their healing journey with deep disease, sexual trauma, mental illness, and generational trauma. Kambo has become a new profound and aligned tool that fits in with the other holistic tools Patricia has worked with over the last decade.
