Phyllomedusa bicolor
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Hylidae
Genus :
Phyllomedusa
Species :
bicolor
COMMON NAMES
Giant Monkey Frog; Sapo Mono; Kambo; Cambo
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Ordeal Medicine; Physical Stimulant; Euphoriant
DESCRIPTION
Phyllomedusa bicolor is a large green noctural frog that lives in the trees of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon. Adult frogs secrete a material which is used by the native Mayoruna indians as a hunting aid. The secretion is introduced into the blood stream through small breaks in the skin, after which the active peptides contained in the secretion can produce somewhat severe gastrointestinal and cardiovascular side-effects, followed by increase in strength, heightened senses, and resistance to hunger and thirst.
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
The First Sapo Experience Report, by M. Pinchera, 2016
Kambo: From the Forests of Acre to the Urban Centers, by EC de Lima & BC Labate, 2012
The Shaman Who Turned Into a Frog: a Promise of Patented Medicine, by BC Labate, 2012
The Bad Shaman's Sapo, by Erik Davis, 2010
Making Magic, by Peter Gorman, 1993
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
EXPERIENCES #
Sapo: A Medicine or Nostrum?, by Twix
The Bad Shaman's Sapo, by Erik Davis
Frog Sweat ~ Matses Rainforest Medicine, by Peter Gorman
The Shaman Who Turned Into a Frog, by Bia Labate
BOOKS #
Sapo In My Soul - Peter Gorman, 2015
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
EXPERIENCES #
The Sapo Diaries by Hamilton (video)
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Frogs Psychedelic Effect in the Amazon - Liberty Voice, Jan 23 2014
Biodiversity: Indigenous Peoples Fight Theft - IPS News, May 24 2008
NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #