Thank you...this is a great find

Personally I'm not in favour of having Kambo recognised as a religious practice because despite what we may find in it as individuals (and I am one of its greatest devotees) it is not and never has been a religious practice anywhere in the world. Kambo is regarded as a medicine in the Amazon where there are no religious connotations around it at all. Totally different from the Daime which clearly is a religious practice.

I would describe Kambo as a sacred medicine practice but not religious. I want to see it accepted as a natural medicine practice that has its roots deep in the Amazon because that is what it is.

There are already moves in hand to secure the future of Kambo. Several practitioners have come together to look at exactly this issue and its a slow, step by step process. It is already legal, albeit legal by omission. My mission is to ensure that its current status goes unchallenged. The DEA have already looked at it and decided to leave it be. You are right that the challenge if it comes, is likely to be from Big Pharma, however as yet, even they have no grounds to try and ban it. Kambo in its original form will not be seen as a threat to any mainstream medication that is derived from it because that medication will be mainlined into our health systems, seamlessly replacing the current medications that the majority consume and maintaining pharma profits - and that's all they're interested in. Kambo in its natural form will remain an option for those people who are willing to step away from mainstream health services and partake of a more proactive holistic healing experience. Whilst I already see this second group growing and growing, I think there is a long way to go before it impacts on the bottom line of Big Pharma.

The biggest threat to the legality of Kambo is bad practice. The number of untrained people playing at being practitioners is also growing. One fatality in Europe or the US could bring everything down. Being a religious practice wouldn't stop that.

Personally, I think that jumping in at this point and campaigning for Kambo to be recognised as a religious practice would put it prematurely into the spotlight, possibly encouraging opposition and vilification and even eventually becoming the catalyst for banning it.

Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey ......

Hi, apologies for the delay in responding - I am working in rural Portugal with sporadic internet access!

I will pm you both contact details for the London circles.

You're so right plantbuddhist - it is like being plugged into the wall - sometimes I have to remind myself to stop and breathe and resist the urge to take on too much. Rest is important after Kambo too!

Back to the Bile!

Dark brown bile is normal purge- I see it a lot. Deep toxins I think. I also see all shades and consistencies of yellow, green and orange. The strangest was bright electric violet blue - almost fluorescent! He swore he hadn't eaten or drunk anything that colour ever!

Blood I see from time to time. Usually it comes from the lining of the stomach or small breaks in the delicate blood vessels on the way out from the stomach. It can be bright red, dark red or occasionally black depending on where its coming from and the gaps between purges. A lot of blood would make me suspicious of a stomach ulcer or some other damage to the stomach lining.

Anyone who has a prolonged bout of violent vomiting could see streaks and globules of blood - its only a concern in large quantities.

I found this on Wikipedia:

Mallory-Weiss tear - Repeated or profuse vomiting may cause erosions to the esophagus or small tears in the esophageal mucosa (Mallory-Weiss tear). This may become apparent if fresh red blood is mixed with vomit after several episodes.

Color of vomit:

Bright red in the vomit suggests bleeding from the esophagus
Dark red vomit with liver-like clots suggests profuse bleeding in the stomach, such as from a perforated ulcer
Coffee ground-like vomit suggests less severe bleeding in the stomach, because the gastric acid has had time to change the composition of the blood
Yellow vomit suggests bile. This indicates that the pyloric valve is open and bile is flowing into the stomach from the duodenum.

Thank you for putting up this post! Its totally correct that Kambo should not be used during pregnancy. In the tribes its a well known abortifaciant because its a vasodilator and it causes contractions of the uterus. Many women who have used Kambo have experienced that and if they use Kambo during menstruation, they may well have severe cramps and a heavier flow for a few days afterwards. I always warn women about this.

Interestingly, its also used during labour to speed things along and relieve pains. Not found anyone who wants to try this yet though!
 

Psilo: I do use different size burns yes but for this its just normal size points burnt using either vine or the fat Tibetan Incense sticks and nice fat globules - I like to be generous with them - but each person is different in their tolerance. My numbers were for Kampum as he has lots of experience with Kambo. Lesser experienced should start with whatever gets them purging and then add a few more each time. For you maybe 6 the first time, then 8 and then 10. Whatever works for you. The technique is more important than the numbers!

I read what you're saying Kampum about the black stuff and I'm gonna check it out with a Chinese doctor and an Ayurvedic doctor in London when I'm there and see if they can enlighten me some more. My question would be why? Why is your liver and /or gallbladder expelling something like his? Did they say?

I agree totally - I've treated several people with mild psychosis who are taking this medication and its been very successful. My only precaution would be in the case of Bipolar when I would be sure to not give Kambo during a high manic phase. So go ahead! Good luck