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Kambo, also known as vacina-do-sapo, or sapo (from Portuguese "sapo", lit. meaning "toad"), is the dried skin secretions of the kambô, a species of frog, used as a transdermal drug by humans. Kambo is usually used in a group setting, called a Kambo circle or Kambo ceremony. The effects on humans usually include tachycardia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, however, a meta-review of 50 studies in which 11 cases of acute intoxication were examined found that extreme cases may include psychosis (occasionally severe), SIADH, kidney damage (including acute renal failure), pancreas damage, liver damage including toxic hepatitis, dermatomyositis, esophageal rupture, seizures, and death, although evidence for these is limited.

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  • Kambó o kambo (en katukina: kampo pae; en portugués: kampô, vacina do sapo)​ es la secreción cutánea que se obtiene de la rana Phyllomedusa bicolor, un anfibio anuro arbóreo que habita en la cuencas del Amazonas y el Orinoco en América del Sur.​ La secreción está compuesta por un complejo sinérgico de péptidos y es utilizado como estimulante cinegético por varios pueblos amazónicos como los , Huní Kuin y Matsés.​ (es)
  • Kambo, also known as vacina-do-sapo, or sapo (from Portuguese "sapo", lit. meaning "toad"), is the dried skin secretions of the kambô, a species of frog, used as a transdermal drug by humans. Kambo is usually used in a group setting, called a Kambo circle or Kambo ceremony. The effects on humans usually include tachycardia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, however, a meta-review of 50 studies in which 11 cases of acute intoxication were examined found that extreme cases may include psychosis (occasionally severe), SIADH, kidney damage (including acute renal failure), pancreas damage, liver damage including toxic hepatitis, dermatomyositis, esophageal rupture, seizures, and death, although evidence for these is limited. Kambo, which originated as a folk medicine practice among the Amazon indigenous peoples, is also administered as an alternative medicine treatment in the West, often as a pseudoscientific cleanse or detox. The ceremony involves burning an arm or leg and applying the kambo secretion directly to the burn. Promoters claim that kambo helps with several illnesses or injuries. There is no scientific evidence that it is an effective treatment. It seems to be particularly dangerous to take a kambo with large quantities of water. Doing that is associated with SIADH and severe electrolyte imbalances: changes in plasma and urine osmolarity, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and hypophosphatemia. Naloxone is under study as a possible antidote; hospital treatment also includes medicines to protect organs from damage and restore electrolyte function. (en)
  • Kambo – mieszanka toksyn wydzielanych w sytuacji zagrożenia przez gruczoły skórne oraz nazwa zabiegu pseudomedycznego (tzw. „medycyny alternatywnej”) polegającego na podawaniu toksyny w celu wywołania wymiotów, co ma prowadzić do leczenia różnorodnych schorzeń. Podanie kambo wiąże się ze znacznym ryzykiem zatrucia organizmu, nawet śmiertelnym. (pl)
  • A Vacina do Sapo é o nome popular para a aplicação das secreções produzidas pela perereca Kambô (Phyllomedusa bicolor) em pequenos ferimentos ou queimaduras produzidos nos braços ou nas pernas de uma pessoa, para que as substâncias presentes na pele do animal penetrem na circulação sanguínea. Esta aplicação do veneno possui efeitos laxativos, normalmente causando náusea, vômitos e diarreia, e podendo causar a morte. Não há evidência científica de ser tratamento eficaz para nenhuma condição médica. O procedimento é tradicionalmente realizado por xamãs indígenas ou curandeiros, designados por alguns como "sapeiros" no norte do Brasil, e integra o conjunto de práticas da medicina indígena praticada na Amazônia. Tradicionalmente usado como revigorante e estimulante para caça por grupos indígenas do sudoeste amazônico, em décadas recentes também passou a ser usada nos centros urbanos. (pt)
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  • A kambo ceremony: the frog secretion is being applied to the burnt skin (en)
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  • It is claimed that kambo will help with a number of issues including, depression, anxiety, addiction, fertility, fever, mental clarity, negative energy and the cleansing of the body (en)
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  • Kambó o kambo (en katukina: kampo pae; en portugués: kampô, vacina do sapo)​ es la secreción cutánea que se obtiene de la rana Phyllomedusa bicolor, un anfibio anuro arbóreo que habita en la cuencas del Amazonas y el Orinoco en América del Sur.​ La secreción está compuesta por un complejo sinérgico de péptidos y es utilizado como estimulante cinegético por varios pueblos amazónicos como los , Huní Kuin y Matsés.​ (es)
  • Kambo – mieszanka toksyn wydzielanych w sytuacji zagrożenia przez gruczoły skórne oraz nazwa zabiegu pseudomedycznego (tzw. „medycyny alternatywnej”) polegającego na podawaniu toksyny w celu wywołania wymiotów, co ma prowadzić do leczenia różnorodnych schorzeń. Podanie kambo wiąże się ze znacznym ryzykiem zatrucia organizmu, nawet śmiertelnym. (pl)
  • Kambo, also known as vacina-do-sapo, or sapo (from Portuguese "sapo", lit. meaning "toad"), is the dried skin secretions of the kambô, a species of frog, used as a transdermal drug by humans. Kambo is usually used in a group setting, called a Kambo circle or Kambo ceremony. The effects on humans usually include tachycardia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, however, a meta-review of 50 studies in which 11 cases of acute intoxication were examined found that extreme cases may include psychosis (occasionally severe), SIADH, kidney damage (including acute renal failure), pancreas damage, liver damage including toxic hepatitis, dermatomyositis, esophageal rupture, seizures, and death, although evidence for these is limited. (en)
  • A Vacina do Sapo é o nome popular para a aplicação das secreções produzidas pela perereca Kambô (Phyllomedusa bicolor) em pequenos ferimentos ou queimaduras produzidos nos braços ou nas pernas de uma pessoa, para que as substâncias presentes na pele do animal penetrem na circulação sanguínea. Esta aplicação do veneno possui efeitos laxativos, normalmente causando náusea, vômitos e diarreia, e podendo causar a morte. Não há evidência científica de ser tratamento eficaz para nenhuma condição médica. (pt)
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  • Kambó (es)
  • Kambo (drug) (en)
  • Vacina do sapo (pt)
  • Kambo (pl)
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