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The Amazonian kambo frog Phyllomedusa bicolor (Amphibia: Phyllomedusidae): Current knowledge on biology, phylogeography, toxinology, ethnopharmacology and medical aspects.
Nogueira TAC, Kaefer IL, Sartim MA, Pucca MB, Sachett J, Barros AL, Júnior MBA, Baía-da-Silva DC, Bernarde PS, Koolen HHF, Monteiro WM. Nogueira TAC, et al. Front Pharmacol. 2022 Oct 6;13:997318. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.997318. eCollection 2022. Front Pharmacol. 2022. PMID: 36278168 Free PMC article. Review.
Phyllomedusa bicolor (Phyllomedusidae), popularly known as the kambo in Brazil, is a tree frog that is widely distributed in South American countries and is known for producing a skin secretion that is rich in bioactive peptides, which are often used in indigenous r …
Phyllomedusa bicolor (Phyllomedusidae), popularly known as the kambo in Brazil, is a tree frog that is widely distributed in S …
Phyllomedusa bicolor skin secretion and the Kambo ritual.
den Brave PS, Bruins E, Bronkhorst MW. den Brave PS, et al. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2014 Sep 2;20:40. doi: 10.1186/1678-9199-20-40. eCollection 2014. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2014. PMID: 26413084 Free PMC article.
During this purification ritual a shaman healer, from various South American countries, deliberately burns the right shoulder with a glowing stick from a fireplace. Excretions of Phyllomedusa bicolor (or Giant Leaf Frog, Kambo or Sapo) are then applied to these fres …
During this purification ritual a shaman healer, from various South American countries, deliberately burns the right shoulder with a glowing …
KAMBÔ: an Amazonian enigma.
Junior VH, Martins IA. Junior VH, et al. J Venom Res. 2020 May 26;10:13-17. eCollection 2020. J Venom Res. 2020. PMID: 32566126 Free PMC article. Review.
The secretions of the Giant Monkey Frog Phyllomedusa bicolor are used by populations in the Amazon regions (mainly the indigenous Katukinas and Kaxinawas). ...Undoubtedly, the skin secretions of the Phyllomedusa genus contain substances of intense pharmacolog …
The secretions of the Giant Monkey Frog Phyllomedusa bicolor are used by populations in the Amazon regions (mainly the indigen …
Dermatomyositis induced by the secretion of Phyllomedusa bicolor or Kambo frog - A case report.
de la Vega M, Maldonado G, Kraus A. de la Vega M, et al. Toxicon. 2020 Sep;184:57-61. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.05.018. Epub 2020 May 28. Toxicon. 2020. PMID: 32473255
The Amazonian Kambo frog, Phyllomedusa bicolor, is commonly known for the potential benefits of its secretion. The Kambo ritual consists in applying the toxin directly to a freshly burnt skin area, since it is believed by natives and shamans to purify and strengthen …
The Amazonian Kambo frog, Phyllomedusa bicolor, is commonly known for the potential benefits of its secretion. The Kambo ritua …
[Severe hyponatremia secondary to Phyllomedusa bicolor (Kambo frog) poisoning. Report of one case].
Campodónico J, Aedo P, Montané MI, Rojas A, Aveiga A, Silva L, Ríos JC, Solís I. Campodónico J, et al. Rev Med Chil. 2019 Jul;147(7):935-939. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872019000700935. Rev Med Chil. 2019. PMID: 31859994 Free article. Spanish.
Phyllomedusa bicolor or Kambo is a frog that lives in the Amazon rainforest. It can release through its skin a substance used in healing rituals that are common among South-American tribes, as well as in urban people of America and Europe. We report a 41-year-old fe …
Phyllomedusa bicolor or Kambo is a frog that lives in the Amazon rainforest. It can release through its skin a substance used …
Neocosmocercella fisherae n. sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae), a parasite of the large intestine of Phyllomedusa bicolor (Boddaert) (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) from the Brazilian Amazon.
Dos Santos AN, de Oliveira Rodrigues AR, Dos Santos Rocha FJ, Dos Santos JN, González CE, de Vasconcelos Melo FT. Dos Santos AN, et al. Syst Parasitol. 2018 Mar;95(2-3):293-300. doi: 10.1007/s11230-017-9770-0. Epub 2017 Dec 11. Syst Parasitol. 2018. PMID: 29230677
Neocosmocercella fisherae n. sp. is the first nematode species found parasitising Phyllomedusa bicolor from the Brazilian Amazon Region. The new species has a triangular oral opening, with bi-lobed lips, and is distinguished from N. bakeri (triangular oral opening w …
Neocosmocercella fisherae n. sp. is the first nematode species found parasitising Phyllomedusa bicolor from the Brazilian Amaz …
Boerhaave syndrome following the use of Kambo from the Amazonian Phyllomedusa bicolor tree frog in Australia.
Darlington CR, Copertino N. Darlington CR, et al. Oxf Med Case Reports. 2023 Apr 20;2023(4):omad036. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omad036. eCollection 2023 Apr. Oxf Med Case Reports. 2023. PMID: 37091680 Free PMC article.
Kambo is produced from the sections of the Phyllomedusa bicolor (Boddaert, 1772) tree frog. Also known as the giant leaf frog, two-coloured leaf frog, waxy-monkey tree frog and kambo, is native to South America. ...
Kambo is produced from the sections of the Phyllomedusa bicolor (Boddaert, 1772) tree frog. Also known as the giant leaf frog, …
Connected to the spirit of the frog: An Internet-based survey on Kambo, the secretion of the Amazonian Giant Maki Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor): Motivations for use, settings and subjective experiences.
Majić T, Sauter M, Bermpohl F, Schmidt TT. Majić T, et al. J Psychopharmacol. 2021 Apr;35(4):421-436. doi: 10.1177/0269881121991554. Epub 2021 Mar 4. J Psychopharmacol. 2021. PMID: 33663248 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Kambo is a name for the secretion of the Giant Maki Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor), which has been used by indigenous cultures from the Amazonas basin and has recently become popular in alternative healing circles in Western countries, with a certain ov …
BACKGROUND/AIM: Kambo is a name for the secretion of the Giant Maki Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor), which has been used by indige …
What peptides these deltorphins be.
Lazarus LH, Bryant SD, Cooper PS, Salvadori S. Lazarus LH, et al. Prog Neurobiol. 1999 Feb;57(4):377-420. doi: 10.1016/s0301-0082(98)00050-1. Prog Neurobiol. 1999. PMID: 10080383 Review.
The deltorphins are a class of highly selective delta-opioid heptapeptides from the skin of the Amazonian frogs Phyllomedusa sauvagei and P. bicolor. The first of these fascinating peptides came to light in 1987 by cloning of the cDNA of from frog skins, while the o …
The deltorphins are a class of highly selective delta-opioid heptapeptides from the skin of the Amazonian frogs Phyllomedusa sauvagei …
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