Kambo
Psychedelics & Entheogens
Kambo venom is collected on a small bamboo stick and dried.
The stick is wrapped in a paper sheet to protect its contents. When you unwrap a
Kambo stick, its surface contains the dried secretions of the Phyllomedusa
bicolor. As the sticks are all handmade by different tribesmen, each Kambo stick
is unique.
Each Kambo stick comes with a wooden stick to burn the holes
in the skin, a sample bottle of Dragon's Blood resin, and a piece of Palo Santo
incense wood.
"Kambo", "Kampo" or "Sapo" is a traditional medicine used by
Amazonian tribes indigenous to the western Amazon region. The Matses tribe
traditionally uses this medicine to obtain strenght, aim and dexterity for the
hunting. The utilization of this frog venom is shared by numerous other
Amazonian tribes, including the Matis, Kanamari, Kaxinawa, Katukina, Kulina,
Yaminawa, Marubo, and Ticuna tribes.
The frog poison (Sapo) is coated upon the blow darts that are
to be used for hunting in the forest. When the dart is blown into the body of
the animal being hunted it is incapacitated through pysical discomfort and goes
through a detox process similar to the process experienced by the shaman to
cleanse themselves of bad luck and toxins. The animal is captured and returned
to the village healthy and alive ready to be sacrificed to feed the tribe.
Because of its beneficial properties on the healing of wounds
and preventing scar tissue, Sangre de Drago is an essential tool for a Kambo
practitioner. Applied to the burns upon conclusion of the ceremony, Sangre de
Drago protects the healing burn by covering it with an antibacterial layer. When
dried up it completely closes the wound. Taspine is the active alkaloid
responsible for the wound healing and antibacterial effect. A small bottle will
be included with every Kambo stick.
Other names: Phyllomedusa, Sapo Toad, Vacina do Sapo (toad
vaccine), Leite do Sapo (toad milk), Kambô, or Kampú, Secretions of the
Phyllomedusa bicolor tree-frog.
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