what is kambo?
2018. I am excited to announce the birth of my journey with one of the most effective medicines I have had the opportunity to dive into from South America, Kambo. I was honored to have been able to take an initiation course from an indigenous tribe of South America, the Huni Kuin. The training was an initiation into being able to start serving myself this medicine and commence a relationship with Kambo. This medicine has brought me excessive physical and emotional relief, helping to rid myself of the somatic trauma held by the body. I also suffer from a degenerative eye disease called Keratoconus, which rapidly changes eyesight over a short amount of time. Losing my vision was very scary for me, but thanks to this medicine, my eye regenerated. Kambo is not a medicine for the faint of heart, as it is not the most enjoyable experience, but the rewards are boundless. I am using Kambo alongside prayer, Pachamandala's, floral baths, and the elements to accomplish three consecutive ancestral clearings following three relationship clearings. I am inviting you to follow me on my journey with this medicine!
What is Kambo? Kambo is a healing ritual used mainly in South America. Kambo comes from the poisonous secretions of the giant monkey frog, Phyllomedusa bicolor. The frog secretes the substance as a defense mechanism to kill or subdue animals that try to eat it.
What do people use kambo for? Indigenous people have used kambo for centuries to heal and cleanse the body by strengthening its natural defenses and warding off bad luck. Kambo is known to increase stamina and hunting skills. These days shamans and naturopathic practitioners still use it for cleansing the body of toxins, as well as treating numerous health conditions like addiction, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, cancer, chronic pain, depression, diabetes, hepatitis, HIV and AIDS, infections, infertility, rheumatism, and vascular conditions. Like many of the medicines I work with, they apply to many levels of healing, from the physical to the mental/emotional and the spiritual, more abstract energetic levels of healing.
What does Kambo feel like? A Kambo ritual generally starts with drinking around 1 liter of water or cassava soup. Subsequently, the therapist or Kambo practitioner creates minor burns via a glowing timber, often around 3-5, traditionally at the ankle or upper arm. After scraping away the blistered skin, the secretion is applied to the wound, reaching the lymphatic system and quickly the bloodstream. The first symptoms reported are a rush of heat, redness of the face, and promptly emerging nausea and vomiting, dizziness, and edema, sometimes following within minutes.
