Description: Kambo (aka Sapo) is an Amazonian frog venom used to purify the body and increase sensory sensitivity. Traditionally used by the Matsés of Peru/Brazil, this medicine is now used as a powerful detox and whole body cleanse.
We offer Kambo as an optional retreat add-on for all of our Ayahuasca Retreat guests as a detoxifying and grounding treatment.
Kambo (also known as Sapo locally to Peruvians) is the venom from the Phyllomedusa bicolor , the Amazonian giant monkey frog. This medicine is well known around Peru and Brazil as the “vaccine of the forest.” It is most easily understood as a detoxifying purgative, immune-boosting medicine, and a powerful treatment for chronic pain and drug dependency.
The venom contains short chains of amino acids, known as peptides, that affect gastrointestinal muscles and blood circulation as well as stimulate the adrenal cortex and pituitary gland in the brain. While there are currently no clinical studies that definitively show kambo’s efficacy, the properties of kambo peptides make it a promising treatment for the following conditions: