Kambo: Amazon Frog Poison Ceremony from start to finish.

In this video I show an entire traditional Kambo ceremony which took place in the Amazon Jungle in Peru, as part of my 2021 ayahuasca retreat at Arkana Spiritual Center.
Kambo is a very potent substance which causes intense feelings of nausea, projectile vomiting, and a pounding feeling in your temples that makes it seem like your head is about to explode - so why do it?
Hopefully this video will answer those questions!
Clinical paper on Kambo - clinmedjournals.org/articles/...
Arkana Spiritual Center - www.arkanainternational.com/
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[@drivewithbishop4426]

I just completed my first ceremony yesterday. Sapo stayed in my head area and then helped me to cleanse my gastrointestinal tract into the next day. I came away with intense gratitude, energy, and an uplifted spirit. My intentions were to rid myself of nasty compulsions. So far so good, but I have a lot more work to go.

[@patspivey1716]

I heard of kambo but wasn't sure what it was thank you for sharing your experience. As a person with chronic pain im thankful you found some relief for a while. Once again thank you for the work your doing.

[@isifluidart]

Kambo is an awesome medicine for so many different things. i love it, thanks for posting

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Same, its helped me so much with pain relief over the years. For me its a much better way for handling chronic pain than taking pharmaceutical painkillers.

[@amandathompson4692]

Thank you for sharing. I have chronic Lyme disease and my doctor who I fully trust and respect recommended that I do kambo treatment with a fellow Lyme patient and practitioner. I'm trying it for the first time later today. I have to admit that I'm nervous, but also very hopeful that I will get some relief from my symptoms, especially chronic pain.

[@baabbylon]

How did you get on ..?

[@janetjacks3406]

I've only done Kambo once and never again. Had to consume vast amounts of water prior to receiving it, which I see was the same for you, which was extremely hard to begin with. I was sat on a loo at the time and remember the swirling hot feeling going to my head then fainted, totally unconscious and puked all over myself. I have seen many people do it, go into a very hot sweat but say they got much from it, and can also see the value for people who are very defended as it really helps in breaking them down. Not sure for everyone though, but worthwhile for many conditions like Rob mentioned.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

The drinking of the water was perhaps my least favourite part, and then just when I thought I had got to the end of it they bring out this huge bowl of starchy bitter soup....uuuurgh. Like a lot of these traditional medicines the mileage people get from them varies massively. For me the break from my chronic pain makes it completely worth it, but I appreciate that its pretty "out there" in terms of weirdness. I hope nothing too serious happened when you fell off the loo!

[@janetjacks3406]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica Yes I agree it was the drinking of so much water that's a bitch, and I am only small. I somehow didn't fall off the loo, the facilitator was holding me up, thankfully. Glad you got so much benefit from it, I can certainly see the utility of it for many.

[@MunecaA87]

Drinking a lot of water at once is also very dangerous, so it’s almost like you just do this to put your life at risk

[@janetjacks3406]

@@MunecaA87 I think in this context drinking water will not put anyone's life at risk as it's for quite a short period of time and everyone who takes Kambo will puke it out.

[@wherestheparty_]

thanks for sharing this!

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

My pleasure!

[@gm010379]

THANKYOU...

[@reid1967]

Love the name plates, it looks like school, "What have you made today Robert?" "A bucket of vomit Miss"

[@sneferuzefayawachuma]

Lmao

[@sneferuzefayawachuma]

They didn’t have those when i went

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

You save it all up along with your ayahuasca ejections and then at the end of the week you bring it all home to show your parents.

[@mackychloe]

that reminds me of Family guy. Teacher - what have you made today, Chris? Chris - A shoebox diarrhea.

[@TheCephalus]

what can I say? it works great :) and funny how you notice frogs everywhere once you done it. though I think I would recommend going to saunas over Kambo, but if you do not got easy access to saunas or time to take weekly baths then Kambo is a great alternative.

[@leeroy5665]

This is how I throw up on the come down of psilocybin, regardless of dose. Over an hour of gut wrenching purging every 30 seconds even when the stomach is empty it just continues and continues and doesn't cease. It happens every time once the trip is mostly over, dry heaving, heavy sweating, overheated, lightheaded, gosh this reminds me so much of my puking episodes on mushrooms. It's never on the come up, always after the 3rd or 4th peak and visuals have ended. I really wanna try kambo to rid myself of toxins I think may be contributing to the mushroom experience. I can't imagine the things stuck inside my body.

[@stevo987]

Would this help for serious illnesses? Kidney and liver failure?

[@jamessclar]

I’m doing Kambo on January 14th! Stoked! 💚🐸🤮🥴🤤

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Yeah man! Let us know what you think of it.

[@Missip63136]

February 18th for me

[@emin4704]

How was it :p

[@pelon198712]

He didn't make it back

[@IllUMINATED33]

@@pelon198712 Lol!

[@SeamossHead]

how do i go to a Kambo retreat

[@1111atreides]

I'd love to have a several week respite from back pain but I'm almost certain I'd have thrown out my back doing this.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Its possible to do it sat up, it just means that your clothes get a bit more wet.

[@jamessclar]

Gnarly !!! Actually I’d like to try it! ! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Its a new kind of physical challenge for you mate, I'm sure you would find it a breeze 😀

[@BelowAverage1969]

I'm wondering if the pregame fluids are actually a blessing. Dry heaving is much more unpleasant than vomit.

[@johnfree2833]

Due to a lifelong affair w violent hangovers,im sure i got the vomiting covered however the bloodpressure issue may hold me back,looks familar tho'

[@jrain4219]

Yeah... I was thinking something similar. Looks alot more expensive then a bottle of vodka too with the same effects, less travelling, less frogs required. Last time I drunk, I had an out of body experience and then felt grateful to be alive the next day... like I said, it seems like a cheaper alternative 😂

[@Raverpyro]

I did kambo today. 3 dots. It was so terrible but now, i have an amazing afterglow. Still feel the kambo working Almost 10 hours later. But the acute fase is just about 15 - 25 min.

[@julian9898]

“Adeptus, are you sure you want to post something now? You just got back!” “Eh, Im just going to throw something up there”

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Ha! 🤣

[@user-io3xp7qx4p]

That looks like a fun struggle. Sometimes you gonna be humbled my a substance.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Totally agree, no pain no gain 🙂

[@mackychloe]

Interesting stuff. where does your pain physical pain stem from.... conditions & symptoms? i'm just curious.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I have epilepsy so I have done a lot of damage over the years because of my seizures. I have had to have my right shoulder reconstructed and it constantly grinds and aches. I also have fractured my spine in multiple places which gives my persistent back pains. Finally because I do a lot of long distance running my knees are damaged. So yeah... there are a few miles on the clock 🙂

[@rumple269]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica Man I'm sorry to hear that. You're a warrior to get through it like you have though and no one would suspect the pain that you're outrunning from day to day. Interesting that you mention the head-pounding and buzzing sensations. I thought that kambo was kind of bullshit before but I live with basically permanent head-pounding and buzzing sensations as a result of my intense exercise habits and thinking as hard as I was exercising simultaneously - bad idea. I'm under the NHS for therapy but these symptoms have done my head in, so to speak, that I'm now looking to unconventional methods (e.g. psychs) for treatment. Any suggestions maybe for how to make these symptoms go away? Doing kambo might be an interesting way to see what interacts with my symptoms, just as vaping/consuming cannabis is (it makes the sensations notably stronger, but I'm not a regular cannabis user). Also includes twitching all over the face and body, which sucks. (Psychologically the problem is probably closer to depression than to anxiety, but not really enough of either to explain these continuous symptoms. Tripped some wires doing some heavy mind-body exercise out in the Peak District is all). Appreciate your input anyway. 🙏🏼

[@mackychloe]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica yeesh!! Mate, take it easy lol. You mentioned before that your trials with CBD tinctures didn't go too well. You can get legit 99.9% cbd isolate online now, maybe a better solution? I 've never trusted branded CBD formula's myself. best wishes to you & Rachel.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

@@rumple269 I’m not comfortable advising others on what might work for them because I don’t want to claim expertise. What I will say is that in my case I had pretty much resigned myself to a life of chronic pain, and I thought I was just going to have to suffer through it. Both kambo and ayahuasca really helped both reduce the pain and reframe it into something I wasn’t living in fear of, and this helped give me a more positive outlook. So if you are feeling stuck with the treatments you are receiving then it might be worth exploring some of these weirder options 🙏

[@rumple269]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica Thanks for the heads up, it's good to know what's worked for you. Hope the pain never gets too much for you and that you continue to heal. ✌🏼

[@MedicineFrogKambo]

Johnny Java! My friend

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I love that guy 😍

[@emberaura9619]

Is this ok for hypertension patients?

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I am no medical professional so I cannot say

[@jennahains]

Would you do Kambo in the morning and then do Ayahuasca that same night? Asking for a friend. 😅

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Yes that is quite common on retreat

[@abigailpankhurst7386]

Johnny Java , he’s a sweet heart

[@bartoszkleszcz5420]

Do you know any peer-reviewed papers about kambo?

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

There is one linked in the description on the video, but if you google it then there are a bunch out there

[@bartoszkleszcz5420]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica Oh, thanks! I did not look at the description.

[@joecrowe7062]

Hey friends,I hate puking not sure if I could do this

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Its certainly not my favourite pastime either. I used to hate it but I kinda got used to it.

[@mailparaellobo]

kambo, the jungle vac, they told me it's very good ... but the truth is I still didn't dare to do it 😅

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Nothing wrong with that mate, there are plenty of things I don't do

[@exinferiz]

Come over to Ecuador. We have bufo too.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Maybe next time 🙂

[@Denis50832]

hi, can a person with chronic fatigue syndrome and a lower blood pressure do it ?

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I am in no way qualified to give that kind of medical advice - sorry

[@lukes6819]

Arkana ❤

[@JessaKrissovich]

I really didn't think it was all that bad. The eye drops is what I disliked the most.

[@danaVstone-LevelUp]

I did Kambo and it was a terrible experience and left me with heart palpitations and inflammation! I work with a shaman who lived with indigenous tribe for over 10 years. They did not work with Kambo because it’s dark medicine. She helped clean me up from it. DO NOT DO IT! I wish I would have spoken to her before I used it!

[@ildikonemeth3792]

I've heard sick as a dog but now I'm changing it to as sick as a frog! Lol I'd still like the potential benefits. Cheers! :)

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

"feeling froggy fresh" is the phrase I use to describe it 🐸

[@mikenative]

Looks like fun. Not a fan of vomiting, think I would totally skip that and just go straight for the Ayahuasca. Saying that I never bothered going to Peru to do it as those retreats always seem a bit like cultural larping and it’s so easy to make your own at home.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Ayahuasca is also pretty notorious for inducing vomiting

[@mikenative]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica Yeah I have heard that. Have never felt in the slightest bit nauseous on it but I did make my own rather than doing it in a retreat. Personally I prefer a changa session or sublingual MAOI and smaller vaped hits of DMT. Mushrooms and a bit of Syrian rue extract also give a pretty clean experience for anyone who doesn’t have the means to fly halfway across the world to do it in the jungle.

[@macc_minnie_]

@@mikenative damn i want to make my own. i struggle with administering DMT to self. solo. however mushrooms are typically clean though I haven’t tried with the rue.

[@mikenative]

@@macc_minnie_ Rue really amplifies the effect of shrooms they have a great synergy. Not to mention that they are both easily accessible in the U.K.

[@wr3067]

I did it yesterday and will never do it again in my life .. It is too much I felt am dying unforgettable a lot of unpleasant feelings its .. Only for those who have brave hearts plz it can cause death coz I was daying

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Yup, its definitely not an easy experience

[@jacoby6000]

I've heard a lot of questionable things about the harvesting of kambo, specifically that it involves grusomely torturing frogs

[@michas6472]

You only “heard” that. Did you do any research about it? Did you see the process of getting that substance out of the frog?

[@jacoby6000]

@@michas6472 Yeah here's a video of it kzbin.info/www/bejne/aneUY3ewiJKSrLc

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I would agree that there are some concerns around harvesting kambo, but as with any use of an animal there are ways it can be done ethically and ways which are cruel. Just compare it to milking a cow, you can do it in a nice field in a gentle way, or you can stuff them into a milking barn connect them to a machine and suck them dry along with bits of skin and blood. In this case I have known this shaman for over 5 years and have seen how much he loves and reveres the frogs, so I feel comfortable knowing that he is not abusing them. That said I will probably do a video in the future diving into the ethics of using animals for their medicines.

[@christina9238]

@@michas6472 He heard correct and Its is absolutely a valid question to be raised when considering Kambo. Not all Kambo is harvested ethically, and much like anything else sacred there are people willing to sell out for profit.

[@beautifulangel32]

I don’t see the point of it at all there’s other ways to puke

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

There is more to it than just puking, just like there is more to sex than having an orgasm

[@Lemoncare]

People have lost the plot.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Those pesky people!

[@Lemoncare]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica it will be something to see, when you all get warts.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

@@Lemoncare im sure it will happen any day now

[@Hamsa1111]

Kambo is a pathogen not poison

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

That is incorrect. By definition a pathogen is an organism that causes disease to its host, which doesnt even closely match Kambo - look it up. Kambo is indeed a poison, not a pathogen.

[@batchlorofyoutube2108]

i really wouldnt call this a ceremony lol

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Any use of medicine within this traditional context tends to be called a ceremony, its just what they call it.

[@SebastienRediconmediaDevaux]

It's a placebo. Don't do this