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#537: The Hidden Knowledge of Animals — Mark Plotkin on Nature’s Medicine Cabinet

The Tim Ferriss Show

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Introduction

This episode features doctor mark plotkin. Mark is an ethno botanist who serves as president of the amazon conservation team. He's also a host of the plants of the gods podcast, through which you can learn about everything from hallucinogetic snuffs to the diverse formulations of curare. Today's episode focuses on how animals use medicinal plants. And it has some wild stories related to what we can learn and what we can sfrom in nature.

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