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Medicinal Plants and Their Use in the Animal Kingdom
32:25 - 43:58 (11:32)
Animals, including chimpanzees and tapers, have been observed using certain plants for medicinal purposes. The Maroons, descendants of African slaves in Jamaica, learned about the neku plant's ability to stun fish from the tapers' utilization of the same plant, demonstrating this learned behavior in the animal kingdom.
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This podcast explores the various uses of plant-based medicine, including plant stimulants and painkillers, and how they are used by animals as well as humans.
32:25 - 37:13 (04:48)
Summary
This podcast explores the various uses of plant-based medicine, including plant stimulants and painkillers, and how they are used by animals as well as humans.
ChapterMedicinal Plants and Their Use in the Animal Kingdom
Episode#537: The Hidden Knowledge of Animals — Mark Plotkin on Nature’s Medicine Cabinet
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Ethnobotanist Bruce Huffman explores the medicinal plant use among the Maroon people, who have a distinct relationship with the forest compared to the local Amerindians in the area, demonstrating a unique origin and perspective.
37:13 - 39:30 (02:16)
Summary
Ethnobotanist Bruce Huffman explores the medicinal plant use among the Maroon people, who have a distinct relationship with the forest compared to the local Amerindians in the area, demonstrating a unique origin and perspective. While the native assumption may be that Maroons know less about the forest, their medicinal knowledge of plants, such as porcupines, proves otherwise.
ChapterMedicinal Plants and Their Use in the Animal Kingdom
Episode#537: The Hidden Knowledge of Animals — Mark Plotkin on Nature’s Medicine Cabinet
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The Maroons of the rainforests of Southern Suriname are known for using plants in their traditional medicines.
39:30 - 43:58 (04:27)
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The Maroons of the rainforests of Southern Suriname are known for using plants in their traditional medicines. Researchers suspect they may have learned of these plants' healing properties by watching how local animals use them.