Actress dies after eating Amazonian frog venom 'Kambo' during cleansing ritual

Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez died aft taking portion successful a South American cleansing ceremonial successful which the mucus of a poisonous frog is applied to unfastened wounds connected the skin

An histrion has died aft consuming deadly Amazonian frog venom arsenic portion of a cleansing ritual astatine a spiritual retreat.

Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez, 33, became unwell aft participating successful the "Kambo" ritual successful Mexico, a contented that originates successful parts of South America. Participants progressive successful the ritual devour poison to cleanse the assemblage of toxins, but it is known to person deadly consequences.

The poison, which is secreted by the Amazonian histrion frog, has been portion of the "supercleanse" inclination for respective years, and is known for causing highs aft it enters the bloodstream done the skin. But immoderate archetypal euphoria rapidly gives mode to sickness, and Ms Rodríguez started vomiting not agelong aft ingesting the poison.

The histrion besides experienced terrible diarrhoea aft participating successful the ritual, and was rapidly rushed to a Red Cross infirmary for exigency treatment. But doctors were incapable to prevention her. A accumulation institution with which Ms Rodríguez collaborated aboriginal announced quality of her death.

Mexican accumulation institution Mapache Films said successful a societal media station that it was bidding farewell to a "colleague and friend" and extended well-wishes to her family. The station read: "With heavy regret, contiguous we bid farewell to our workfellow and person Marcela Alcázar. Wishing besides speedy resignation for her closest household and friends."

The Kambo ritual successful which the histrion participated involves participants drinking much than a litre of h2o earlier tiny burns are created connected the tegument and the frog's mucus applied to the unfastened wounds. The mucus causes blood pressure to surge, the bosom to race, and the assemblage instantly reacts by inducing vomiting oregon defecating to tackle the poison threat.

Other symptoms whitethorn see dizziness, fainting, swollen look and lips. While the symptoms thin to past up to fractional an hour, extended vulnerability to the humor watercourse tin effect successful seizures and death. In a abstracted post, the Durango Film Guild said it "regrets the passing of Marcela Alcázar "Marsh".

The guild remembered her arsenic "a young pistillate who worked successful assorted abbreviated films, bid and movies filmed successful Durango", adding: "She leaves a void successful the hearts of the radical who knew her moving successful what she loved: cinema." Ms Rodríguez's decease is not the archetypal from Kabmo, with Australian authorities having announced past twelvemonth that they were investigating the deaths of 2 radical thought to person died aft ingesting the Amazonian frog mucus.