This Amazonian tree frog's poison has become part of the latest supercleanse trend

[TomSea]

This Amazonian tree frog's poison has become part of the latest supercleanse trend
    By MARIANA VAN ZELLER    JASMINE BROWN    Lauren Effron
Mar 29, 2017, 3:52 PM ET
 Deep in the Peruvian Amazon lives a giant tree frog that is in high demand for its natural toxins, which people are using to poison themselves in a ceremony that has become the latest supercleanse trend.

For hundreds of years, these frogs have been used by Amazonian tribes for their supposedly powerful healing properties. The person first burns a small area of skin and then applies the frog toxins, called kambo or sapo, to the burned spot so they’re quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.

At first, the person feels a few moments of serenity, but within seconds, that feeling turns to suffering and can force the person to vomit.

Continued: http://abcnews.go.com/International/amazonian-tree-frogs-poison-part-latest-super-cleanse/story?id=46431345

The story stands out to me. In Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, the hunted indian makes a poison dart from a frog. There must be something to this.

[Elderberry]

The story stands out to me. In Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, the hunted indian makes a poison dart from a frog. There must be something to this.

Different frog. This article is about the Phyllomedusa bicolor.  The poison dart frogs are the Dendrobates.