“Part David Attenborough, part Indiana Jones, Mr. Kilham, an ethnobotanist from Massachusetts… scoured remote jungles and highlands for three decades for plants, oils and extracts that can heal.” - The New York Times

“The Indiana Jones of the Medicine World.” - CNN

"Chris Kilham, professor of ethnobotany and explorer in residence at the University of Massachusetts, says herbal medicines are much safer than synthetic drugs." - CNBC

“(Chris Kilham) travels the world in search for plants the add sizzle to sex.” - ABC 20/20

“Chris Kilham... is a medicine hunter and journeys regularly to the world’s most exotic locations, seeking out native healers in the hope that they will let him in on their secret herbal remedies.”
- The Boston Herald

“To become a star, every herb needs a prophet. In the case of kava, it is Mr. Kilham… (Kilham) has become a one man public relations agency for the herb.” - The Wall Street Journal

“Chris Kilham is a trustworthy guide on the medicine trail, full of enthusiasm, wonder and respect for the wisdom of traditional cultures. I support his mission to make these plants and their uses better known in our culture.” - Dr. Andrew Weil for Tales from the Medicine Trail

“Chris Kilham... heard about (kava) while on a trip to the South Seas. Kilham, author of Kava, Medicine Hunting in Paradise, is touting the herb as a nonaddictive alternative to medication.” - Parade

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CNBC Power Lunch
One Good Idea: Medicine Hunter 

Discussing plant medicines, with
Chris Kilham, Medicine Hunter Inc.
founder and CNBC's Sue Herera,
Tues. Jan. 15 2008 | 12:45 PM 

Sue Herera: I asked you what’s your favorite place—he travels all over the world, certainly—and you said the Amazon. 

Chris Kilham: Yeah, I grew up watching Wild Kingdom as a kid. I wanted to be an explorer. 

Sue Herera: Me too! 

Chris Kilham: You know, Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler were like my heroes. 

Sue Herera: Absolutely! 

Unison: Mutual of Omaha! 

Chris Kilham: I love the Amazon. I just wanna to cry every time I go there both for the majestic beauty and for the fact that it’s gonna be a museum exhibit in a couple of decades if we don’t stop the deforestation.