A 20th century medicine man
Description
In this episode Dr. Mark Plotkin searches and studies with native shahmen to discover how Amazonian plants can help solve the mystery of disease. Also in this episode of The New Explorers, thousands of miles away in a very different forest, scientists working hard to rescue a beloved species of bird threatened with extinction.
Runtime
24 min
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Date of Publication
1997
Database
Alexander Street
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