Natural medi\u00adcine is often fasci\u00adna\u00adting, surpri\u00adsing and some\u00adtimes even a little off-putting. From now on, we will occa\u00adsio\u00adnally give you an insight into special methods that were still unknown to us.<\/p>\n
Today we are talking about Kamb\u00f4, a tradi\u00adtional healing prac\u00adtice from the Amazon that uses the secre\u00adtion of the giant forest toad. This method, which is deeply rooted in the cultures of the Amazo\u00adnian natives, promises a variety of health bene\u00adfits, from physical and mental deto\u00adxi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion to increased energy.<\/p>\n
When performing Kamb\u00f4, the skin is lightly scrat\u00adched with a hot object before the secre\u00adtion is applied so that it can pene\u00adtrate the blood\u00adstream. This is followed by strong physical reac\u00adtions, such as an increase in heart rate, nausea and swea\u00adting. The end result is said to be a feeling of physical and mental cleansing.<\/p>\n
Medi\u00adcally, the secre\u00adtion contains a rich mixture of peptides that can poten\u00adti\u00adally have various physio\u00adlo\u00adgical effects in the human body, for example stimu\u00adla\u00adtion of the immune system, pain relief, anti-inflamm\u00ada\u00adtory effects, anti\u00admi\u00adcro\u00adbial effects: There is evidence that certain peptides in Kamb\u00f4 have anti\u00admi\u00adcro\u00adbial effects and psychoac\u00adtive and neuro\u00adpro\u00adtec\u00adtive effects.<\/p>\n
Despite all this, however, toad secre\u00adtion is a toxin. Even snakes spit the toads straight back out if they acci\u00adden\u00adtally eat them. In addi\u00adtion to the posi\u00adtive expe\u00adri\u00adence reports about the cere\u00admo\u00adnies, there are scien\u00adtific studies, such as that by Sacco et al. (2022), which point to the risks and possible cases of poiso\u00adning by Kamb\u00f4.<\/p>\n
Sacco, M A et al. Kamb\u00f4: Natural drug or poten\u00adtial toxic agent? A lite\u00adra\u00adture review of acute poiso\u00adning cases. \u201cToxi\u00adco\u00adlogy reports vol. 9, 905\u2013913 (2022)<\/p>\n