Kambo · Safety & screening

Who should not do Kambo.

The honest page most sites won't write. Kambo is powerful, and it is not for everyone — knowing who it isn't for is exactly how it stays safe for everyone it is.

The direct answer

Who should not do Kambo?

Kambo is contraindicated for people with serious heart conditions, a history of stroke, brain hemorrhage, aneurysm or blood clots, current or severe epilepsy, Addison's disease, Ehlers-Danlos or Marfan syndrome, and for anyone pregnant, breastfeeding, or under 18. It's also excluded during chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy (and for 6 weeks after), with immune-suppressants for organ transplant, with daily diuretics or low-blood-pressure medication, on a no-salt diet, or while recovering from major surgery. Every guest completes a full health screening with Jaz before any ceremony is confirmed.
The complete list

Absolute contraindications

If any of these apply, Kambo is a no — with care, and without exception. This is the same screening every guest completes before ceremony.

HeartSerious heart problems of any kind.
Stroke & vascularHistory of stroke, brain hemorrhage, aneurysm, or blood clots.
Blood pressureMedication for low blood pressure; daily diuretic medication.
EpilepsyCurrent or severe epilepsy; anti-epileptic and anti-convulsant medication requires practitioner review.
Connective tissueEhlers-Danlos syndrome or Marfan syndrome.
Addison's diseaseAdrenal insufficiency is a firm exclusion.
Cancer treatmentChemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy — during, and for 6 weeks after.
Organ transplantImmune-suppressant medication for transplant.
PregnancyPregnant, possibly pregnant, or breastfeeding.
AgeUnder 18 years old. [Jaz to confirm: the form also excludes 70+]
SurgeryRecovering from a major surgical procedure.
Mental capacityAnyone unable to give full, clear consent; serious psychiatric conditions (depression, PTSD and anxiety are not exclusions). Anti-psychotic medication is contraindicated.
No-salt dietCurrently on a salt-restricted dieta (e.g. ayahuasca dieta).
Recent BufoBufo ceremony within the past 6 weeks.
Extended fastingFasting longer than 18 hours — within 7 days either side of ceremony, including juice fasts.
Water loadingArriving having consumed large amounts of water (hyponatremia risk — one of Kambo's few documented serious dangers).
Substance spacing

How long to wait — before and after

Kambo asks for a clear system. These are the minimum abstinence periods before and after ceremony — reviewed together, personally, during screening.

SubstanceBefore KamboAfter Kambo
Alcohol (high dose)48 hours24 hours
Alcohol (low dose)12 hours24 hours
Amphetamines (Adderall, Ritalin)7 days7 days
Antidepressants / anxiety medication (incl. duloxetine)Skip the morning of ceremony — reviewed personally
Anti-convulsantsPractitioner review required
Anti-psychoticsCONTRAINDICATED
Anti-epilepticsCONTRAINDICATED
Ayahuasca & analogues (if off the no-salt dieta)24 hours24 hours
Benzodiazepines (Valium, diazepam)18 hours8 hours
Beta blockersSkip morning of8 hours
Blood thinnersSkip morning of8 hours
Botox7 days7 days
Bufo24 hours6 weeks
Cannabis12 hours24 hours
Cocaine3 days5 days
Codeine24 hours24 hours
Crack cocaine7 days7 days
DMT24 hours24 hours
Ecstasy (MDMA)7 days7 days
FentanylCONTRAINDICATED
GHB7 days7 days
Heroin14 days14 days
Iboga90 days24 hours
Ibogaine10 days24 hours
Ketamine3 days3 days
LSD48 hours72 hours
Mescaline / San Pedro24 hours24 hours
Methamphetamine30 days30 days
Morphine / oxycodone5 days5 days
Psilocybin24 hours24 hours
Tramadol48 hours24 hours
Vasoconstrictors (triptans)3 days12 hours

Immune suppressants, slimming or sleeping supplements (including melatonin) are also paused before ceremony. Sweat lodges, colonics, enemas, liver flushes and any water-based detox stay 3 days clear on either side.

How screening works here

Named plainly, checked personally.

Every ceremony begins long before the medicine. When you reach out, Jaz personally reviews your health picture against everything on this page — medications, conditions, timing — before anything is confirmed. If Kambo isn't safe for you, she'll tell you directly, and often there's another doorway that is.

This isn't caution for caution's sake. Kambo's few serious documented risks — cardiac events, hyponatremia from over-drinking water — are precisely the ones this screening exists to prevent. The medicine stays safe because the screening stays honest.

Not a doctor, not a lawyer — nothing here is medical or legal advice. Kambo is a ceremony, not a treatment. Your body is yours, your choice is free, your yes is your responsibility. If you're ill, see a physician — that's sovereignty too.

Clear on all of it?

Then the door is open. It begins with a conversation — tell Jaz you're ready and she takes it from there.

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