Plotkin M
Altern Ther Health Med. 1996 Mar;2(2):66-75.
Ethnobotantist Mark Plotkin, PhD, spent much of the last decade in the rain forests of South America, learning about curative plants and medical practices from the tribal shamans. Through his work with indigenous people in Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela, he has categorized more than 300 shaman plant cures. Plotkin studied ethnobotany at Harvard, Yale, and Tufts, and is the first botanist to receive the San Diego Zoological Society's Conservation Medal. He previously served as director of plant conservation at the World Wildlife Fund, the world's largest conservation organization, and as vice president of Conservation International. Founder of the "Shaman's Apprentice Program," which encourages younger tribal members to apprentice under the aging shamans, Plotkin currently devotes his time to curative plant research, consultation, lecturing, writing, and fund raising for his new organization, the Conservation and Ethnobiology Alliance. He has published numerous scientific articles and is the author of the popular book, Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice.
民族植物学家马克·普洛特金博士在过去十年的大部分时间里都待在南美洲的雨林中，向部落萨满学习治病植物和医疗方法。通过与巴西、法属圭亚那、苏里南和委内瑞拉的原住民合作，他已将300多种萨满植物疗法进行了分类。普洛特金曾在哈佛、耶鲁和塔夫茨大学学习民族植物学，是首位获得圣地亚哥动物学会保护奖章的植物学家。他曾担任世界上最大的保护组织——世界野生动物基金会的植物保护主任，以及国际保护组织的副总裁。普洛特金是“萨满学徒计划”的创始人，该计划鼓励年轻的部落成员拜年老的萨满为师。目前，他将时间投入到治病植物研究、咨询、讲学、写作以及为他的新组织——保护与民族生物学联盟筹集资金上。他发表了大量科学文章，还是畅销书《萨满学徒的故事》的作者。
