Currently, global health care is in crisis, the natural environment is undergoing widespread devastation, and indigenous people and their knowledge are disappearing at a rapid rate. What can we do to help? At Medicine Hunter we focus on traditional plant-based medicines and their sustainable trade as a way to contribute to a better world.

Sustainability, as it applies to medicinal plants and products made from them, involves providing natural resources for human health needs in a manner that supports the health and diversity of the natural environment, and incorporates labor and wage practices that enable all people in the system to flourish. In a sustainable system, all life is supported and allowed to prosper.

You hear an increasing amount of talk these days about sustainability. But what does it mean? In a sustainable system, all parts or members thrive and prosper. As this applies to medicinal plants, it means that users of the plants get good, viable remedies, the natural environment is enhanced and protected in the course of utilizing or trading in those plants, and people who work with the plants are able to flourish. We hope you will visit our Sustainability section to read more about our work from this perspective.

About Plant Medicines

While medicinal plants are the actual plants themselves, plant medicines are preparations made from those plants. Plant medicines are the most widely used medicines in the world today. An estimated eighty percent (80%) of the world's population employs herbs as primary medicines. And while drugstore shelves in the US are stocked mostly with synthetic remedies, in other parts of the world the situation is quite different. In parts of Europe, for example, pharmacies dispense herbs prescribed by physicians.

Science of Medicinal Plants

There is a huge body of science on medicinal plants. Every day a new article or study on medicinal plants is published somewhere. Here are a few links that will help you to learn more.

Featured Medicinal Plants

Some medicinal plants simply loom larger than others, and do more for more people. In this section we identify plants that are of especially high health value, and give you more information on those plants and their uses. Rhodiola rosea, maca, cocoa, kava, turmeric, tamanu oil and others are especially deserving of extra attention. Think of them as botanical stars in the spotlight.

Hot Plants

We have created a special Hot Plants section showcasing Chris' work with natural Aphrodisiacs. On this page there you will find information about Chris' book, HOT PLANTS: Nature’s Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women, and about the sustainably produced sex-enhancing herbal formulas Hot Plants™ for Him and Hot Plants™ for Her. On Chris Kilham's 10 HOT PLANTS we showcase each one of the plant ingredients in the Hot Plants formulas all on one page, with links to pages with more detailed information. You will also find information about Hot Plants and Sustainability, and our efforts to support only sustainably produced ingredients which support indigenous communities live in harmony with natural spaces. Finally, we are including Hot Plants IN THE MEDIA, a page which, for your convenience, lists some of our best media hits centering around this subject.

Plant Medicines A – Z

On this website, you will encounter a great deal of information about the non-pharmaceutical side of plant medicines. Today, you can acquire botanicals at pharmacies, natural product stores, and supermarkets. You will also learn about a plethora of safe, effective plant medicines. In this way, you will become better informed, to more fully appreciate the critically important role that plant medicines play in health and culture. We are working hard to bring you this page. We many hundreds of wonderful plant medicines to share with you. (This page is IN DEVELOPMENT but almost ready to launch. We are getting there, but there are still a lot of details to check and double-check before launch.)

Mind/Body/Spirit A – Z

This page will be similar to Plant Medicines A -Z, only instead of organizing the information by plant name or category, it will be health condition. So, for instance, if you were looking for natural solutions such as "Pain Management," or "Reproductive Health," or "Stress Relief," or "Libido Boosters," you'd find it on this page. (This page is currently IN DEVELOPMENT. We are getting there, but there is a lot of information to publish.)

Marketplace A – Z

This page will also be very similar to Plant Medicines A -Z, only it will feature direct links to Products We Like. This is a massive project for us and includes a new partnership with an excellent online retailer that carries most of the brands we know and trust, and who is also willing to pick up new inventory upon request. We're excited about this new partnership. Meanwhile, we have created a simple Marketplace page for frequently requested recommendations.