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Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast

Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast

By: Mark Plotkin Ph.D.
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 "Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation" is a new and unique podcast focusing on the hallucinogenic plants and fungi whose impact on world culture and religion – and healing potential - is only now beginning to be appreciated as never before. Unlike other podcasts relating to these issues, "Plants of the Gods" is hosted by renowned ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin, a Harvard and Yale-trained scientist who has been studying the healing plants and shamans of the Amazon rainforest for almost four decades. An award-winning scientist and best selling author, Dr, Plotkin is a spellbinding storyteller who will be speaking from personal experience and will be joined by other leaders in the field. Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Plants of the Gods: S7E7. The Ethnobotany of Brugmansia, the Tree of the Evil Eagle.

    Plants of the Gods: S7E7. The Ethnobotany of Brugmansia, the Tree of the Evil Eagle.
    Aug 27 2025

    Ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin discusses Brugmansia, some of the most beautiful hallucinogenic plants in the botanical world. Their bright flowers hang like sacred trumpets and have long been used by traditional healers of the Andes-Amazon region as an important component of their medicine chest. Closely related to the 'hexing herbs' of European witches of the Middle Ages (as detailed in an earlier episode), these fascinating plants can heal - or harm.

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    31 mins
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