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#469: Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South America

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Is It Patriarchal in the Feminine Medicine Work?

Much of thefungl medi work is patriarchal. A lot of women very female forward. That's even an expression, butit tends to be patriarchal. And i have certainly seen that there are many wasceras among the shapebo people female. The famous female shamens of the neo tropics are the masateks in southern mexico and the chipibo in the amazon. I've had many discussions of shamins round around the fire at night about why that's the case. Women work too hard to have the time to practise medicine. Theyd do all the work around here, rightthe they raise the kids, tend the gardens and do all the cooking a it...

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