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Have you ever heard of Kambo? It’s a traditional healing ceremony that originates from the Amazon and is gaining in popularity all over the world. Its reputation as a powerful treatment for physical and mental issues has made it one of the most sought-after natural therapies today, with people traveling to distant countries just to experience its profound effects. In this blog post, we’ll explore what Kambo is, its history, how it works, and why so many health enthusiasts are turning to it as an alternative form of wellness. So if you’re curious about this unique approach to health and wellbeing then read on!
For centuries, ancient Chinese healers have tapped the medicinal properties of toad toxins. More recently, science has revealed a wealth of beneficial compounds – such as peptides, steroids and organic acids among others – within this source. Not only that but studies are also uncovering evidence supporting its use in treating inflammatory diseases and cancer at the molecular level! In the past few decades, research on toad toxins has uncovered incredible potential for therapeutic applications.
Traditional studies have focused solely on extracts from skin and glands of several species of toads; more recently however, researchers are studying individual components in order to get a comprehensive understanding at the molecular level. This review offers insight into some key compounds frequently discovered in these secretions as well as their promising implications for therapy.
For centuries, ancient Chinese healers have tapped the medicinal properties of toad toxins. More recently, science has revealed a wealth of beneficial compounds – such as peptides, steroids and organic acids among others – within this source. Not only that but studies are also uncovering evidence supporting its use in treating inflammatory diseases and cancer at the molecular level!
What is toad medicine used for?
Toads have helped human health a lot. There are 34 kinds and 410 species of toads all over the world in places like Australia and Madagascar. Toads are probably the most common amphibians in China. They have been used to both prevent and treat some of the world’s most serious medical conditions, including liver cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer and cervicalcancer. This natural remedy has also proven effective in fighting hepatitis B. The National Library of Medicine have called it the ‘Angel of human health’
The science behind Bufo
China has a wide variety of toads with many species and subspecies, but the Bufo bufo gargarizans, Bufo raddei, and Bufo melanostictus are some of the most noteworthy. Despite their warty exterior making them appear unappealing or even ugly – leading locals in China to nickname them ‘Laihama’ – they have been celebrated throughout history for their medicinal value. The frog’s healing properties have made it an essential part of Chinese tradition since ancient times appearing not only across literature such as Zhang Zhongjing’s “Classical Prescription” and Sun Simiao’s “Valuable Prescriptions for Emergencies”, Hua Tuo Reengineering” ,and Li Shizhen’s “Compendium Materia Medica”. Amidst this changing world we live in today these humble amphibians remain irreplaceable when it comes healthcare solutions!
It has been long known that ancient Mesoamericans used toads – B. marinus or B. alvarius – as a powerful hallucinogen, with the active ingredient being bufotenine; an indolealkylamines (IAAs) derived from 5-hydroxytryptamine which interacts with serotonin receptors and produces its effects on the brain [3]. In recent years, there has been renewed interest in this substance due to potential applications for treating neuropsychiatric disorders discovered by scientists operating out of New York City USA [16]; namely via licking skin directly or inhaling smoke created through burning prepared powder obtained form these amphibians 14.
What about Kambô?
The Giant Monkey Frog Phyllomedusa bicolor secretes substances that are used by populations in the Amazon regions (mainly the indigenous Katukinas and Kaxinawás). The so-called “toad vaccine” or “kambô” is applied as a medication for infections and to prevent diseases, and also as physical and mental invigorator, and analgesic. Since the 1980s, researchers and companies have been interested in the composition of these secretions. Phyllomedusin, phyllokinin, caerulein and sauvagine are the polypeptides in these secretions that can cause intense effects on smooth muscles, vessels provoking, nausea and vomiting, arterial hypotension, flushing, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, bile secretion and angioedema.
There are over 200 peptides in a single kambo session. Peptides are short chain amino acids and are the building blocks of protein.
How does it work?
These drugs work in a way that is similar to bradykinin. However, the feeling of well-being and improvement of motor skills that some people experience seems to be associated with dermorphine, caerulein or deltorphin. These are peptides that have pain-killing properties and they act on the same system in the brain as opiates like morphine. Caerulein also increases the amount of digestive secretions. Phyllomedusin and Phyllokinin lead to blood pressure and digestive effects. Sauvagine release corticotropin and mimics the physiological reactions of exposure to stress. Deltorphins and dermorphins have high affinity for the opiate receptor system and can lead to analgesia.
If you would like to know more about this ancient and indigenous medicine book a time to speak to the doc. The doc will spend time with you over a virtual conversation to answer your question and explain what the process would look like. All those who participate are evaluated and required to complete a full intake upon the initial ceremony.
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≈https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6115759/
