This powerful frog has garnered the attention of modern medicine and is being studied for possible applications in the West. Although Sapo is a very intense experience, the strongest effects usually last for less than 30 minutes and it is an incredibly cleansing, non-hallucinogenic medicine. Award-winning investigative journalist, Peter Gorman, wrote in his 1993 article, Making Magic, “Other interesting medicinal properties of this secretion are its anti-inflammatory effects, its capacity to destroy microbes and viruses and heal infections.