It was about a decade ago, in the jungle city of Iquitos, Peru, that Caitlin Thompson first heard about Kambo, a traditional medicine used by some indigenous groups in the Amazon. Kambo is the ...

Kambo, aka frog medicine, is the venomous secretion of Phyllomedusa bicolor, the giant leaf or monkey frog native to the Amazon basin. The substance’s range of traditional and potential therapeutic ...

Well, the Ancestor’s Project is here to further educate the masses on the benefits of Sacred Earth Medicine and alternative healing techniques. The Ancestor Project (TAP) is an educational, healing ...

If you’ve been looking for a chance to experiment with the “magic mushroom” psilocybin, say no more. A trio of Detroit spiritual healers and plant-based lifestyle teachers is planning a psilocybin ...

*Refinery29 does not condone or encourage the use of non-evidence-based medicines like kambo in any way. I turned up to the ceremony, two litres of water tucked under each arm. I knocked on the door ...

Venom from an Amazonian tree frog can cause diarrhea and heart palpitations -- but fans claim that it can cure everything from anxiety to migraines. Getty Images/iStockphoto Silicon Valley executives ...

Scholar and artist Roopali Kambo straddles the worlds of culture, identity, art, and design at this year’s new Movers & Makers art exhibition. The exhibit at the Artport Gallery, which includes ...

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