Coming Soon: Plants of the Gods Season 8

About this episode

Season 8 kicks off with an interview featuring Dennis McKenna, discussing the therapeutic potential of Amazonian plant medicines.

Season 8 kicks off February 23 with an interview featuring Dennis McKenna , PhD — a renowned ethnopharmacologist who has spent more than 40 years researching the therapeutic potential of Amazonian plant medicines. Stay tuned for the full interview!

People in this episode

Host: Mark Plotkin

Guest: Dennis McKenna

Topics covered

• ethnopharmacology
• Amazonian plant medicines
• therapeutic potential
• interview
• season premiere

Keywords

• ethnopharmacology
• Amazonian plants
• therapeutic potential
• interview
• season 8

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