Ginny Rutherford

Kambô is a traditional medicine used by native people in the Amazonian rainforest. It is made from a waxy secretion collected from the back and sides of the giant monkey tree frog, Phyllomedusa bicolor. Indigenous people have known for centuries that this substance offers many gifts to those that use it. Many tribes use kambô regularly to cleanse and rejuvenate the body, heighten the senses, and restore the sick. Native shamans recognize that kambô also clears panema, unhealthy energy linked to bad luck and misfortune.More Westerners are now using this medicine for its powerful cleansing and healing affects.