Dale Millard
Ethnobotanist
Dale Millard is a naturalist and biodiversity explorer, with diverse interests and experience in fields ranging from herpetology to ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology.
He was curator at the Swadini Reptile Research institute for many years. His interest in the study of snake venoms for drug development later led to study of the chemistry and use of plant medicines.
Dale has lived and travelled extensively in South East Asia, South America and Southern African countries and has interviewed traditional healers in these areas as to their plant usage. His main interest relates to plant based primary health care. His work also explores cost effective and alternative approaches to tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and typhoid.
He has maintained a lifelong interest in the healing role of entheogens and continues to document their use in poorly explored regions of the world. As an explorer, he is regularly exposed to “new” medicines and healing modalities.
Dale has a special interest in the cultivation of medicinal plants and mushrooms and has taught numerous workshops, in this regard.
Dale is a contributing author for the landmark publication, Ethnopharmacologic search for Psychoactive Drugs, Synergetic Press, and serves on the Wasiwaska institute’s advisory board for the passed 20 years.
He is actively involved in education through public lectures in the field of psychedelic medicine.
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