So What Exactly is Kambo?

Kambo is a sacred traditional medicine used by indigenous tribes in the Amazon. Collected from the venomous secretions from the Phyllomedusa bicolor (or Giant Leaf Frog, Kambô or Sapo) a frog species indigenous to rainforests in the Amazon Basin. Kambo has a range of applications both medicinal and psycho-spiritual. It is known for intense emetic or purgative effects which detox the body. It is safe, legal and highly transformative.

The Kambo frog secretion contains a myriad of bioactive peptides with impressive anecdotal evidence to indicate a multitude of benefits for people with the following conditions:

  • Cancer
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • HIV
  • Depression
  • Strokes
  • Arthritis
  • Anxiety
  • Addiction
  • Herpes
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Chronic Pain
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Vascular disease
  • Hepatitis
  • Diabetes
  • Rheumatism

While little clinical research has been conducted to validate the effects of Kambo, ceremony participants report revitalization of the body and mind following. Its effects can be intense during the detox ceremony but is deeply transformative on many levels as it detoxes and removes blocks that prevent us from living to our fullest potential. As Kambo becomes more popular more research is being conducted.

CLICK HERE if you are interested to view some of the research we have posted on our site.

How Can a Kambo Frog Detox Benefit Me?

Traditionally the frog symbolizes healing and spiritual cleansing, transformation and transition. Frogs can not endure a toxic environment and the Kambo frog medicine challenges you to release those emotions (like hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.) that hold you back. These outlooks show up in a person’s aura like dark splotches, and in turn, decrease our natural protective and intuitive abilities. Indigenous tribes refer to this as “panema.”

Ashaninka legend says Kambo facilitates the release of this “panema” – a negative energy or bad luck that gathers over time visualized as a dark cloud or aura. Indigenous tribes felt that clearing this “panema”, which they blamed for bad luck, depression, laziness, irritation, and other adverse states was of vital importance.

The frog spirit medicine calls to people who are simply not taking care of themselves the way they should. Sometimes this relates to diet, exercise and lifestyle. In other cases it may relate to a relationship on which you’re spending too much energy with little return. In both cases it’s time for a change. Kambo frog medicine brings us into a deeper connection with our feelings, perspectives and our ability to purge negativity from our lives be that “dis-ease” spiritual, mental or physical.

If you hear Kambo calling, it may be coaxing you toward a physical or emotional cleansing. Detox, cry until you find peace. Look for a mantra or chant aimed at purification and healing so you can sing with Frog back to wholeness, and come join us at our next Kambo ceremony!

(For more on the frog as a spirit animal check out this resource. We used her words in this description and wanted to properly attribute them to her.)