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Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Llama
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Tim Ferriss interviews Dr. Mark Plotkin, an ethnobotanist and president of the Amazon Conservation Team. They discuss his decades-long work studying the shamans and healing plants of tropical America, real versus fake shamans, and the use of hallucinogens in shamanic practice.
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In this episode of the Tim Ferriss Show, Tim speaks with ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin about his work studying shamans and healing plants in tropical America, and his efforts to protect and conserve the ancestral rainforests.
00:00 - 01:24 (01:24)
Dr. Mark Plotkin
Summary
In this episode of the Tim Ferriss Show, Tim speaks with ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin about his work studying shamans and healing plants in tropical America, and his efforts to protect and conserve the ancestral rainforests. They also discuss Dr. Plotkin's books, Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice and the Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know.