What is Kambö?
Kambö or also known as “Sapo” or "Vacina da Floresta" is a secretion from the Giant Monkey Tree Frog, scientific name Phyllomedusa bicolor. It lives in the Amazon rain forest where the frog secretion is collected by the Indigenous tribes on a small bamboo stick, then dried and wrapped in corn leaf. The Kambö used is 100% ethically and sustainably harvested from reputable sources directly from the tribes with great care and skill. The frog is always unharmed during the extraction process. It is considered extremely bad form by the indigenous people to harm the frog in any way, as they believe it could offend the animal spirits of the jungle, and bring about misfortune. Kambö is completely legal worldwide, apart from Brazil where it is forbidden to advertise/market it in order to restrict biopiracy, as well as Australia, where it was placed on the scheduled substance list in 2021. Kambö is not psychedelic/psychoactive.
USES OF KAMBÖ
The use of Kambö differs amongst tribes but the main indigenous uses revolve around lifting Panema – when nothing goes right and nothing is good. Panema can be thought of as bad luck, depression, laziness, sadness, irritation, or negative/dark energetic influences, which attract difficulties and disease. They believe it helps their speed and energy during hunting. There are also many other ways they use it, as a vaccine to ward off illness, including: snake bites, fevers, infections, fertility problems, boost the immune system, increase energy, stamina, reduce pain, to cleanse, detox and strengthen the body, mind. and spirit. Kambö has been the subject of almost three decades of medical research. This resin has been found to contain numerous bio-active peptides, which aid in deep healing and cleansing for many various ailments and conditions.
Researchers believe these peptides cover a wide range of potential uses for Chronic Illness, Fatigue, Pain, Cancer, HIV, Hepatitis, Diabetes, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's, Depression, Anxiety, Vascular Problems, Arthritis, Addictions to pharmaceuticals/street drugs, Migraines, Fertility Issues and many others. Recent studies have shown that Kambö contains multiple antimicrobial peptides effective against drug resistant strains of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, parasites and virus, providing opportunities for the development of new and more efficient nanotechnological-based therapies for treating infectious diseases.
Kambö is one of the strongest natural anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, antimicrobial and anesthetic substances found in the world and one of the strongest, natural ways to strengthen the immune system. It also detox's the liver and the intestines so it’s a powerful cleanser. Immediate and short term effects include enhanced mood, alertness, clarity, focus, energy and increased resistance to stress, tiredness, hunger and thirst.
Kambö empowers the immune system, rousing the body’s defense systems to their natural functions so that existing body imbalances are improved or resolved and future ones are less likely to occur. Although western research continues to examine Kambö for potential medical uses, native peoples have known for centuries of its many gifts. This cleansing process works on a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual level clearing the energy field. It connects us with our true selves. Showing us our negative habits, what we should avoid and what we could do in order to improve ourselves so we can break through these blockages and release the patterns that built them patterns so we can live in a more harmonious and authentic way.
Many people say they feel peaceful and an inner stillness after a kambö session. They report feeling like their bodies have had a reset and been renewed, that they have an overall sense of calmness, strength, and clarity that grounds them, they feel lighter and everything becomes easier to manage.
ABOUT THE PHYLLOMEDUSA BICOLOR FROG
The frog is nocturnal and arboreal and due to the fact that it has no natural predators is found in abundance across the Upper Amazon rainforest areas of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela. The IUCN database continually lists them in the ‘Least Concern’ category in view of their wide distribution and large population. The only known threats to this species of frog at the moment are spawn predation and the potential destruction of their habitat.
They are large frogs, the male bodies being between 9-10 cm and the females 11-12cm. The dorsum is a vibrant green and the belly a creamy white. They have dark spots on the chest, flank and legs. Reproduction occurs throughout the year, peaking between November and May. They construct hanging nests from folded leaves 1-3 metres above ponds and streams. The females deposit a gelatinous mass containing their eggs into these nests. Theirs is the largest spawn found amongst arboreal frogs of the Amazon. A single spawn contains on average 1000 eggs from which tadpoles emerge within 11-14 days. No one is 100% certain what the catalyst for producing the secretion is, but it is widely believed to be sequestered from their diet. This is why the frogs do not produce their secretion when they are removed from their natural environment.
If done correctly the frogs are not harmed in anyway when the Kambö is taken from them. The IAKP works together with the communities, who collect the secretion for us, to make sure they are working in a way that protects the frogs and the environment that is so vital to their survival.
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