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What is Kambo

What is Kambo?

Phyllomedusa Bicolor, or “Kambo” is a natural vaccine from the secretion of a tree frog in the Amazon jungle. Indigenous tribes in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil have traditionally used Kambo as a medicine for the body and spirit. 

This medicine is a powerful physical and energetic cleanse, and a master reset for the recipient’s systems.

Kambo is one of the strongest natural antibiotics on earth and enhances the immune system. It cleanses the body of negative physical and emotional energies caused by stress, disease, addiction, and environmental factors. 

It revitalizes and renews the health of those with poor health, deep pain, or disease while cultivating human potential and personal evolution.

The treatment with Kambo awakens the organs, endocrine system, and defense systems, bringing them to their natural balance. It can even stop the growth of cancer cells. 

Patients experience changes in the physical, energetic, spiritual, and emotional fields, resulting in feelings of cleanliness, lightness, tranquility, well-being, inner peace, and deepening of consciousness.

Kambo Benefits
Depression & Anxiety
Chronic Pain
Deeply Rooted Toxins 
Anti-Viral & Anti-Cancer 
Chronic Fatigue
Fertility Issues
Negative Energies
Hormonal Imbalances 
Autoimmune Diseases
Parasites
Chronis Illnesses
& much more
Kambo Procedure

At the start of the ceremony, participants share their names and intentions in a sharing circle.

We cleanse the space and participants with sacred herbs smoke, share Rapé medicine, and Sananga, and do a meditation & breathwork session.

The medicine is applied to the participant by making quick small burn mark openings on the skin referred to as “gates”. After administering a small amount of medicine to test for reactions, more may be applied to up to 5 gates. 

The gates may be applied on the side of the arm, inside the ankle, spine, or where we both intuitively agree upon.

Once applied to fresh wounds, Kambo enters the lymphatic system and leads to an acute physiological response that lasts 5-10 minutes before fading away.

The peptides present in the Kambo do not produce any psychoactive effect. After the effects disappear, Kambo medicine leaves the individual feeling greater strength, sensory awareness, and mental clarity.

Kambo Ceremony

During the ceremony, it is necessary to consume 2 liters of room temperature water in the presence of the facilitator (not before). This helps flush the lymphatic system, liver, kidneys, gall bladder, and other organs.

Initial effects of kambo may include increased heart rate, perspiration, and facial swelling which usually subsides shortly after the ceremony. After a few minutes, the body will begin to purge water and expel blockages and toxins that could be stored energetically and physically, down to the cellular level. Purging lasts about 15 minutes, after which the medicine is removed to allow for participant integration.

Recovery and integration usually takes about 25 minutes, after which participants can drive and continue with their regular activities. The entire ceremony lasts approximately 2-3 hours.

Kambo Contraindications

Reverence and accountability are vital when working with Kambo. 

It is absolutely important that you share your complete health history and be 100% transparent about every supplement, drug, plant, or substance that you have ingested within the two weeks prior to your treatment. If you have any questions regarding your treatment, please schedule a consultation.

Not Recommended for Kambo Treatment:

  • Pregnant or possibly pregnant individuals
  • Those taking medications such as antidepressants, immune suppressants, or blood pressure medication
  • Those who have consumed drugs within two weeks before or after treatment
  • Those menstruating at the time of treatment
  • Breastfeeding individuals
  • Those who have undergone chemotherapy or radiation treatments within six weeks before or after Kambo treatment
  • Those who have recently worked with Iboga/Ibogaine
  • Children under the age of 18
  • Patients recovering from surgery
  • Those with seriously low or high blood pressure that requires medication
  • Those fasting
  • If you have a chronic illness or psychological issues, please contact us beforehand to plan the best path for you.

Have you experienced any of the following (current or past)?

  • Serious heart problems, heart disease, bypass, or enlarged heart
  • Organ transplant or stem cell therapy
  • Serious mental health imbalances
  • Stroke, brain hemorrhage, or aneurysm
  • Blood clots or medication for varicose veins
  • Addison’s disease, kidney or liver disease, or epilepsy
Ceremony Preparation

The best way to prepare psychologically is to focus on what you hope to gain from the ceremony and set an intention. Remember that you will be encountering the spirit of a sacred and ancestral medicine.

  • An 8-hour fast is required prior to the session.
  • It is also necessary to withhold from the consumption of alcohol, drugs, red meat/pork, and oil one day before and on the day of the ceremony.
  • Wear loose, comfortable clothing that allows easy access to the medicine area.
  • Bring a towel and a hair tie.
Ceremony Preparation
  • Introduction Circle Sharing Circle Herbal Smoke Cleanse
  • Rapé & Sananga Medicine Share
  • Meditation
  • Applying the Kambo
  • Integration Talk & Sharing Circle
Ceremony Duration
  • You will have the medicine on your skin (and purge) 5-10 min
  • Recovery 30 min 
  • Whole Ceremony 3h
Ceremony Location

Inner Flight Retreat, Cahuita, Costa Rica

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