08/20/2025
Kambo (frog medicine), being administered at Ancient Roots Retreat, must be booked BY SUNDAY & a consultation/medical screening set up with Tara Meyer
$55 per person
🐸What is Kambo?
Kambo is derived from the secretion of the Amazonian phyllomedusa bicolor frog and has traditionally been used by many indigenous tribes.
Commonly described as an “ordeal medicine”, the secretion is known for its emetic or purgative effects and yet is widely sought out to revitalize the body and mind due to the potent combination of bioactive and neuropeptides.
These compounds found in Kambo are readily absorbed in the human body and perform a range of beneficial functions to prevent disease while enhancing and optimizing the nervous, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and immune systems.
Kambo contains a number of active compounds:
• Phyllomedusin — a peptide found in certain amphibian secretions, profoundly influences the gastrointestinal system, playing a pivotal role in the Kambo ritual's deep purge and holding potential therapeutic value for digestive health
• Phyllokinin (and phyllomedusin) — potent blood vessel dilators that also increase the permeability of the blood-brain barrier
• Caeruleins and Sauvagines — are powerful peptides with potential benefits including myotropic properties, cardiovascular impact, gland stimulation, analgesic effects, and medical applications, offering promising avenues for enhanced health and therapeutic solutions.
• Sauvagine — which stimulates the adrenal cortex, causes a long-lasting fall in blood pressure, and causes intense tachycardia
• Dermorphin and Deltorphin — are potent peptides that selectively activate op**te delta receptors, offer groundbreaking potential in pain management, mood regulation, and minimizing opioid dependence, paving the way for advanced therapeutic developments in medicine.
• Phyllocaerulein — which stimulates the adrenal cortex and the pituitary gland, causes a fall in blood pressure, causes tachycardia, and has a potent action on the gastrointestinal smooth muscle, and stimulates gastric, biliary and pancreatic secretions.
• Adenoregulin — acts on the adenosine receptors, offer groundbreaking potential in treating conditions like depression and cognitive diseases.
• Dermaseptin — a potent antimicrobial for both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and antiviral for herpes simplex virus and show promising potential in targeting cancer cells by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis.
• Bradykinin — play a crucial role in cardiovascular health, potentially offering therapeutic applications in hypertension, vasodilation, muscle contraction, inflammation, and overall well-being.
• Ceruleans — are unique molecules that profoundly impact the digestive system by stimulating gastric, bile, and pancreatic secretions, offering potential treatments for gastrointestinal disorders and innovative diagnostic methods for pancreatic dysfunction.
• Bombesins — are crucial peptides that significantly influence digestive health by stimulating hydrochloric acid secretion, enhancing pancreatic function, modulating intestinal activity, and improving nutrient absorption, leading to optimal digestion, metabolism, and overall well-being.
• Tryptophilins — a unique neuropeptides, offer promising insights into enhancing neuroplasticity, mood regulation, and combatting neuro-inflammation, potentially revolutionizing our understanding and treatment of neurological health and disorders.
🔬Scientists believe that the peptides found in Kambo has the potential for treating a wide variety of hard to treat conditions such as:
• Depression
• Migraines
• Blood circulation problems
• Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
• Vascular insufficiency
• Organ diseases
• Cancer - Tumors
• Fertility problems
• Deeply rooted toxins
• Chronic pain
• Fever and infections
• Negative or non-beneficial attached energies
• Chronic Fatigue
• PTSD, anxiety
• High Blood Pressure
• HIV
• MS
• Diabetes
• Fertility
• Herpes
• Hepatitis
• Various Autoimmune conditions
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Lyme
• Gut & Digestive Issues
• Candida
• Ailments of the Eyes
• Impotence
• Parasites
• Fungal Infections
• Thyroid
• Alcohol and Drug Addiction
• Chronic Imbalances
• Detox and Cleansing
Kambo also provides energetic support with the following:
• Boost self-care and love
• Strengthen self-awareness
• Develop new perspectives and visions for the future
• Cultivate a healthy relationship with your body
• Build resilience and courage in the face of challenges
• Heal negative behaviors and patterns
• Enhance clarity and spiritual awareness
• Reignite inspiration and creativity
• Process and release repressed emotions, trauma, and stagnation
• Increase vitality and stamina
• Feel supported through life transitions
• Deepen appreciation and gratitude
⚠️ PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
The following is a list of contraindications. You should absolutely not participate in a Kambo treatment if any of the following apply.
• Serious heart problems
• Being on a no-salt diet (ayahuasca diet)
• Ehlers Danlos or Marfan syndrome
• Medication for low blood pressure
• History of stroke
• Current brain hemorrhage, or blood clots
• Lack the mental capacity to consent
• Serious mental health issues (excluding depression, PTSD, and anxiety)
• Undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy (6 weeks exclusion)
• Use of immune-suppressants for organ transplant
• Addison's Disease
• Current or severe epilepsy
• Recovering from major surgery
• Under 18 years old
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Daily diuretic medication
• Consumption of other strong medicines within 24 hours (Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Mushrooms)
• Recent Covid Vaccine (4-week exclusion)
• Reached 70th birthday
• Fasting for longer than 18 hour
🚫 The following substances need to be abstained from before and after a Kambo treatment.
• Alcohol (High Doses): 48 hours / 7 days
• Alcohol (Low Doses): 12 hours/ 24 hours
• Amphetamines (Adderall, Ritalin): 7 days/ 7 days
• Anti-Convulsants: Must discuss with facilitator
• Anti-Psychotics: Contraindicated
• Ayahuasca & Analogues: 24 hours/ 24 hours
• Benzodiazepines (Va**um, Diazepam): 18 hours/ 8 hours
• Beta Blockers: Do not take morning of treatment/ 8 hours
• Blood Thinners: Do not take the morning of treatment/ 8 hours
• Botox: 7 days/ 7 days
• Bufo: 24 hours/ 6 weeks
• Cannabis: 12 hours/ 24 hours
• Co***ne: 3 days/ 5 days
• Crack Co***ne: 7 days/ 7 days
• M**A & MDA (Ecstacy) 7 days/ 7 days
• Fentanyl: Contraindicated
• He**in: 14 days/ 14 days
• Ketamine 3 days/ 3 days
• L*D: 48 hours/ 72 hours
• M**h Amphetamine: 30 days/ 30 days
• Morphine/ Oxycodone: 5 days/ 5 days
• Psilocybin: 24 hrs/ 24 hrs
• Tramadol: 48 hours/ 24 hours
• Vasoconstrictors (Triptans): 3 days/ 12 hours
• COVID Vaccine 30 days/ 7 days
🚫Mixing Kambo with any of the following could be EXTREMELY DANGEROUS:
• Immunosuppressants for autoimmune disorders
• Slimming it sleeping supplements
• Alcohol and/ or drugs 24 hours before or after
• Fasting 7 days before or after Kambo
• Colonics, enemas, liver flushes or any water based detox needs to be avoided within 72 hours before and after working with Kambo
