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Vine of The Soul: Medicine Men, Their Plants and Rituals in the Colombian Amazonia
A mystical photographic essay that explores the realm of Amazonian sacred and healing plants, authored by one of the pioneering founders of Ethnobotany.
About the authors
Robert F. Raffauf
Robert F. Raffauf dedicated 25 years to the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on discovering new medicinal agents from natural sources. This work included several expeditions to the Amazon with Dr. Schultes. He was a fellow of the Linnean Society of London and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served as a Research Associate at the Botanical Museum of Harvard University.
Richard Evans Schultes
Richard Evans Schultes, regarded as the father of contemporary ethnobotany, conducted extensive field research, particularly in the Amazon. He received many prestigious awards, including Colombia’s highest honor, the Cross of Boyaca, and the World Wildlife Fund’s annual Gold Medal. In 1987, he was honored with the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, and in 1992, he received the Linnean Gold Medal, the highest accolade for a botanist. Dr. Schultes was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Linnean Society of London, three Latin American Academies, the Academy of India, and the Third World Academy of Sciences.