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The Legacy of a Harvard Botanist Who Discovered Magic Mushrooms
10:31 - 20:58 (10:26)
Richard Schultes, a legendary plant explorer and Harvard professor, influenced many people with his work on plants and their effect on the mind. His discovery of magic mushrooms in the subtropical forests of southern Mexico inspired the creation of an institute at Johns Hopkins University that studies the use of entheogens in treating incurable diseases like PTSD and schizophrenia.
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Richard Evans Schultes, a Harvard ethnobotanist, left a lasting impact on the study of hallucinogenic plants, fungi, and frogs, influencing not just his students, but also people who were fans of his work such as Allen Ginsberg and E. O. Wilson.
10:31 - 15:35 (05:04)
Summary
Richard Evans Schultes, a Harvard ethnobotanist, left a lasting impact on the study of hallucinogenic plants, fungi, and frogs, influencing not just his students, but also people who were fans of his work such as Allen Ginsberg and E. O. Wilson. His work laid the foundation for the development of entheogens and hallucinogenic principles that show promise in treating diseases like PTSD and schizophrenia.
ChapterThe Legacy of a Harvard Botanist Who Discovered Magic Mushrooms
Episode#469: Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South America
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares their experience with a curandero in the Amazon who introduced them to traditional medicine and the story of the endangered man-eating crocodilian, the Black Cayman, in French Guiana.
15:35 - 20:58 (05:22)
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The speaker shares their experience with a curandero in the Amazon who introduced them to traditional medicine and the story of the endangered man-eating crocodilian, the Black Cayman, in French Guiana.