Talk:Kambo

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Kambo is the name given to the secretion from the frog Phyllomedusa bicolor.

Chemistry

Kambo contain deltorphin, deltorphin I, deltorphin II and dermorphin.[1][2][3]

Entheogen

Kambo has gained increased popularity in cleansing rituals and to treat depression.[4][5][6]

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  2. Melchiorri P, Negri L (1996). "The dermorphin peptide family". General Pharmacology: The Vascular System. 27 (7): 1099–107. doi:10.1016/0306-3623(95)02149-3. PMID 8981054. 
  3. Amiche M, Delfour A, Nicolas P (1998). "Opioid peptides from frog skin". EXS. 85: 57–71. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-8837-0_4. PMID 9949868. 
  4. Leban, V; Kozelk, G; Brvar, M (2016). "The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion after giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) venom exposure". Toxicon. 120: 107–109. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.07.007. 
  5. Daly, M (May 10, 2016). "How Amazonian Tree Frog Poison Became the Latest Treatment for Addiction". Vice. 
  6. "About Kambo". International Association of Kambo Practitioners. 
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