{{short description|Writer on plant-based medicines}} {{multiple issues| {{Advert|date=March 2017}} {{COI|date=March 2017}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Chris Kilham | image = File:Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham with Goji Berry in China.jpg | caption = Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham in Ningxia, China, with Goji Berry, 2010 | birth_name = Christopher Scott Kilham | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|7|22}} | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | occupation = Medicine Hunter, TV Personality, Educator, Author | spouse = Zoe Helene (2007–present) | website = [http://www.medicinehunter.com/ www.medicinehunter.com] }}
'''Chris Kilham''' (born July 22, 1952) is an author, educator, and researcher of plant-based medicines. He is known for his appearances on Fox News as the "Medicine Hunter".<ref>{{cite web |title=Partner Companies |url=http://www.medicinehunter.com/partner-companies |access-date=17 January 2012 |work=Medicine Hunter website |archive-date=30 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130183222/http://www.medicinehunter.com/partner-companies |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Early life ==
Chris Kilham was born and raised in a family of ministers, broadcasts and public speaking professionals. He is the son of Elizabeth Scalise Kilham “Bette Day” (1925-2006) and Gene Kilham (1919-1971). Bette Day was one of the first female television broadcasters at Boston's WBZ-TV and also worked as a radio disc jockey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=32044.0;wap2Boston |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723204144/http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=32044.0;wap2Boston |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-23 |title=Globe |publisher=Boards.radio-info.com |date=2006-03-10 |access-date=2011-09-03 }}</ref> Gene Kilham worked in broadcasting and as a songwriter. His grandfather, Rev. Dr. Victor Scalise graduated Yale Divinity School in 1932. Kilham's uncle and first cousin are both Baptist ministers.<ref>Somerville Baptist Church description: {{cite web |url=http://somerville.patch.com/listings/sommerville-community-baptist-church |title=Somerville Community Baptist Church - Somerville, MA Patch |access-date=2011-08-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320001722/http://somerville.patch.com/listings/sommerville-community-baptist-church |archive-date=2012-03-20 }}</ref>
Kilham's first live broadcast appearance was at the age of 7 and worked as a commercial actor in his youth.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Kimberly Lord|title=Natural Products Jungle-Book|url=http://newhope360.com/mens/natural-products-jungle-book|work=New Hope 360 interview|access-date=15 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318021306/http://newhope360.com/mens/natural-products-jungle-book|archive-date=18 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Kilham married Zoe Helene in 2007.<ref>Marriage Certificate: Amherst, MA, Reg# 59, Intention# 75, July 23, 2007</ref>
== Work == {{Infobox person | image = Chris Kilham with Dona Sophia - Peruvian Highlands by Zoe Helene.jpg | image_size = | alt = Chris Kilham with Maca | caption = Chris Kilham with Shaman Dona Sophia and Maca }}
=== Plant medicine ===
Founded by Kilham, Medicine Hunter sources medicinal plants and organizes cultivation and trade with indigenous peoples. Kilham's wife is a partner in the company.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Zoe Helene |url=http://www.medicinehunter.com/zoe |access-date=17 January 2012 |work=Medicine Hunter website |archive-date=5 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205092237/http://medicinehunter.com/zoe |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Roessler">{{cite web |last=Roessler |first=Mark |title=The Adventures of Black Vulture and Little Bear |url=http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=13903 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928004728/http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=13903 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |access-date=1 August 2011 |work=News article August 2011 |publisher=The Valley Advocate}}</ref>
Kilham has conducted research on the following plants: *Ayahuasca as an addiction treatment.<ref name="Reality Sandwich">{{cite web|title=Exploring Nature's Pharmacy: A Talk with Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham|date=27 May 2010|url=http://www.realitysandwich.com/natures_pharmacy_kilham|publisher=Reality Sandwich|access-date=11 February 2012|archive-date=24 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324233654/http://www.realitysandwich.com/natures_pharmacy_kilham|url-status=live}}</ref> *''Rhodiola rosea'' for reducing cortisol levels, reducing stress, improving mental function, and enhancing libido.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mehmet|first=Oz|title=Sex-Enhancing Plants|url=http://www.oprah.com/relationships/Sex-Enhancing-Plants|publisher=Oprah Radio|access-date=11 February 2012|archive-date=22 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222025933/http://www.oprah.com/relationships/Sex-Enhancing-Plants|url-status=live}}</ref> *Tongkat ali as an aphrodisiac and for balancing both male and female hormones.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hopkinson|first=Natalie|title='Medicine Hunter' Stalks the Wild Libido Booster|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37092-2004Oct15.html|access-date=11 February 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=Oct 16, 2004|archive-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114124832/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37092-2004Oct15.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The ABC News Nightline">{{cite news|title=The Quest for What May Be Nature's Most Potent Aphrodisiac|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/natural-remedy-dramatically-transform-sexual-enhancement-market/story?id=26246375|work=The ABC News Nightline|access-date=28 October 2014|archive-date=28 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028104507/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/natural-remedy-dramatically-transform-sexual-enhancement-market/story?id=26246375|url-status=live}}</ref> *Dragon's blood for skin healing and antioxidant properties.<ref>{{cite web|last=McDougall|first=Andrew|title=Naturex launches new natural revitalising ingredient fresh from the Amazon|date=19 April 2011 |url=http://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Formulation-Science/Naturex-launches-new-natural-revitalising-ingredient-fresh-from-the-Amazon|publisher=Cosmetics Design Europe|access-date=18 July 2012|archive-date=8 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108234937/http://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Formulation-Science/Naturex-launches-new-natural-revitalising-ingredient-fresh-from-the-Amazon|url-status=live}}</ref> *Acai as superfood and for antioxidant properties.<ref>{{cite news|last=Boncampagni|first=Tatiana|title=Acai Replaces Wheatgrass In Blenders at Juice Bars|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/SB105062096588235600-search.html|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=11 February 2012|date=18 April 2003}}</ref> *''Maca'' for enhancing energy and sexual function.<ref name="Flanagan">{{cite web|last=Flanagan|first=Graham|title=A Professional Medicine Hunter Reveals The 5 Plants To Boost Your Sex Life|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/aphrodisiac-plants-medicine-sex-2014-8|publisher=Business Insider|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-date=15 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815222342/http://www.businessinsider.com/aphrodisiac-plants-medicine-sex-2014-8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wang|first=Jeanette|title=Chris Kilham Scours the Planet for Plants with Medicinal Properties|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/1324445/chris-kilham-scours-planet-plants-medicinal-properties|publisher=Morning Post|access-date=1 October 2013}}</ref>
Kilham's work with aphrodisiacs has been featured on ''CNN'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Peruvian 'hot plant' may boost libido|url=http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/health/2010/11/01/pkg.cohen.maca.cnn|date=Nov 1, 2010|publisher=CNN|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011147/http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/health/2010/11/01/pkg.cohen.maca.cnn|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Dr. Oz Show'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Natural Cures, Part II|url=http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/natural-cures-pt-2|work=Dr. Oz Show|date=25 August 2021|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-date=20 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420051842/http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/natural-cures-pt-2|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Good Morning America'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Libido Boosting Plants|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/libido-boosting-plants-9720445|work=Good Morning America|publisher=ABC News|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-date=19 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219132709/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/libido-boosting-plants-9720445|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The New York Times'',<ref>{{cite news|title=A Medicine Hunter in Peru|url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/business/20071227_HUNTER_FEATURE/index.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-date=29 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729094002/http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/business/20071227_HUNTER_FEATURE/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Hopkinson|first=Natalie|title='Medicine Hunter' Stalks the Wild Libido Booster|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37092-2004Oct15.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=28 February 2012|date=16 October 2004|archive-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114124832/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37092-2004Oct15.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''ABC News Nightline'',<ref name="The ABC News Nightline"/> ''Outside Magazine'',<ref name="Hendricks all">{{cite web |last=Hendricks |first=Steve |date=January 2014 |title=In The Jungle With Dr. Feelgood |url=http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/science/In-the-Jungle-With-Dr-Feelgood-Alternative-Medicine.html?page=all |access-date=20 January 2014 |work=Outside Magazine |archive-date=19 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219065234/http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/science/In-the-Jungle-With-Dr-Feelgood-Alternative-Medicine.html?page=all |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''Business Insider''.<ref name="Flanagan"/>
=== Natural products industry === From 1985-1990, Kilham was the Vice President of Marketing for Bread and Circus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Food Prices Will Rise|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hwcAAAAAMBAJ&q=chris+kilham+organic+bill&pg=PA12|date=Oct 1998|work=Vegetarian Times|access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref> In 1990, Kilham founded Cowboy Marketing, a consulting firm for the natural foods industry.<ref>{{cite news|title=Health Food Supermarkets? Why Yes, It's Only Natural|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/08/garden/eating-well-health-food-supermarkets-why-yes-it-s-only-natural.html?pagewanted=5&src=pm|access-date=7 February 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=Jan 8, 1992}}</ref> His book, ''Cowboy Marketing: How to Shoot from the Hip and Win on the Wild Frontier of Natural Foods Retailing'' is about his experiences in the natural foods industry.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kilham|first=Chris|title=Cowboy Marketing: How to Shoot From the Hip and Win on the Wild Frontier of Natural Foods Retailing|year=1993|publisher=New Hope Communications}}</ref>
=== Cannabis reform === Kilham is an activist in the movement to legalize marijuana,<ref>{{cite news|last=Shilton|first=AC|title=5 Stories of Adventurous Holiday Eating|url=http://www.outsideonline.com/2044041/roam-holidays/|publisher=Outside Magazine|access-date=21 January 2012|date=December 2015|archive-date=26 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226020139/http://www.outsideonline.com/2044041/roam-holidays|url-status=dead}}</ref> and has written about the topic, including the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes and U.S. patent 6.630.507.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kilham|first=Chris|title=Marijuana Compound Treats Multiple Health Issues|url=https://www.foxnews.com/health/marijuana-compound-treats-multiple-health-issues/|publisher=FoxNews.com|access-date=21 January 2012|date=20 April 2011|archive-date=8 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508133015/https://www.foxnews.com/health/marijuana-compound-treats-multiple-health-issues|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kilham|first=Chris|title=Patent on Pot|url=https://www.foxnews.com/health/patent-on-pot/|publisher=FoxNews.com|access-date=21 January 2012|date=9 August 2010|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219044023/https://www.foxnews.com/health/patent-on-pot|url-status=live}}</ref>
Kilham appears in Robyn Grigg Lawerence's 2015 cannabis cookbook, ''The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook'',<ref name="The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook">{{cite web|last=Griggs Lawrence|first=Robyn|title=The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook|url=http://www.cannabiskitchencookbook.com/about.html|date=April 2015|work=Skyhorse|access-date=1 April 2015|archive-date=29 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729221640/http://www.cannabiskitchencookbook.com/about.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was listed as one of the "Top Cannabis Chefs" in ''Culture Magazine''.<ref name="Meet the World's Top Cannabis Chefs">{{cite web|last=Alexander|first=Sheryll|title=Meet the World's Top Cannabis Chefs|url=http://ireadculture.com/cannabis-fine-dining-is-gaining-momentum-across-the-country/|date=October 2015|work=Skyhorse|access-date=1 October 2015|archive-date=12 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012061136/http://ireadculture.com/cannabis-fine-dining-is-gaining-momentum-across-the-country/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Shamanism === {{Infobox person | image = Chris Kilham with Chakruna Photo by Zoe Helene HIGH RES.jpg | alt = Chris Kilham with Chakruna | caption = Chris Kilham with Chakruna (Psychotria viridis) leaves in the Peruvian Amazon. Chakruna is one of two essential plants for making ayahuasca, a body, mind and spirit medicine. MERGE Chris Kilham with Chakruna. Photo by Zoe Helene }}
Kilham is recognized as a chief in the South Pacific.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ettinger|first=Jill|title=Lessons from the Forests: Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham|url=http://www.organicauthority.com/foodie-buzz/lessons-from-the-forests-medicine-hunter-chris-kilham.html|publisher=Organic Authority|access-date=29 January 2012|archive-date=27 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127183100/http://www.organicauthority.com/foodie-buzz/lessons-from-the-forests-medicine-hunter-chris-kilham.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=February 2024}} He researches and promotes psychoactive and psychedelic plants used in traditional shaman rituals, including kava and ayahuasca.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutson|first=Mathew|title=On the Job: Medicine Man|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200709/the-job-medicine-man|date=September 1, 2007 |publisher=Psychology Today|access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref> He has written a book about the medicinal qualities of psychoactive and psychedelic plants, entitled ''Psyche Delicacies: Coffee, Chocolate, Chiles, Kava and Cannabis and Why They're Good for You.''<ref>{{cite book|last=Kilham|first=Christopher|title=Psyche Delicacies: Coffee, Chocolate, Chiles, Kava and Cannabis, and Why They're Good For You|year=2001|publisher=Rodale Press|isbn=978-1-57954-347-1}}</ref> Chris' most recent book, ''The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying'',<ref name="Kilham 2014">{{cite book |last=Kilham |first=Chris |title=The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying |publisher=North Atlantic Books |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-58394-792-0}}</ref> has been featured in ''Newsweek'',<ref name="Douglas Ayahuasca">{{cite news |last=Main |first=Douglas |date=Jan 1, 2015 |title=Ayahuasca Can Help You Communicate with Plant Spirits, and Heal Your Body and Mind |newspaper=Newsweek |url=http://www.newsweek.com/ayahuasca-can-help-you-communicate-plant-spirits-and-heal-your-body-and-mind-296226 |access-date=1 January 2015 |archive-date=1 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101194552/http://www.newsweek.com/ayahuasca-can-help-you-communicate-plant-spirits-and-heal-your-body-and-mind-296226 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Boston'' magazine, and Reset with Amber Lyon.<ref>{{cite web |last= Main |first= Douglas |title= Ethnobotanist Chris Kilham: The Ayahuasca Experience |url= http://reset.me/podcast/amber-lyon-chris-kilham-ayahuasca-experiences |work= News article August 2014 |publisher= Reset |access-date= 1 August 2014 |archive-date= 26 August 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180826052135/http://reset.me/podcast/amber-lyon-chris-kilham-ayahuasca-experiences/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> ''The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying''<ref name="Kilham 2014"/> is dedicated to Kilham's wife, Zoe Helene, and to the late Ipupiara, Bernardo Dias Peixoto, a shaman.
Kilham's Ayahuasca Monologues have been described as a “psychedelic TED talk” and “Insightful, funny, wild, and totally real".<ref name="Evolver">{{cite web |title=A Medicine Hunter's Hallucinatory Healing Chris Kilham Evolver Ayahuasca Monologues NYC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5roC0kDgyow&feature=player_detailpage |access-date=1 November 2013 |publisher=Evolver |archive-date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630094034/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5roC0kDgyow&feature=player_detailpage |url-status=live }}</ref> Chris is the founder of Ayahuasca Test Pilots,<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilham|first=Chris|title=Ayahuasca Test Pilots|url=http://www.medicinehunter.com/atp|publisher=Medicine Hunter|access-date=1 May 2013|archive-date=1 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501113050/http://medicinehunter.com/ATP/|url-status=live}}</ref> a “collaboration of individuals who engage in the ceremonial practice of ayahuasca journeying with skilled shamans”; his wife, Zoe Helene, serves as “Co-Pilot” for that organisation.
=== Yoga and meditation === Kilham is a yoga teacher, conference speaker.<ref>{{cite web|title=Southwest Yoga Conference Presenters|url=http://www.southwestyoga.com/presenters.php|publisher=Southwest Yoga|access-date=7 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113070628/http://www.southwestyoga.com/presenters.php|archive-date=13 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nicki Doane, Deepak Chopra, and Dr. Mehmet Oz are quoted on the book jacket.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kilham|first=Chris|title=The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power 2nd Edition|year=2011|publisher=Healing Arts Press|isbn=978-1-59477-444-7|url=https://archive.org/details/fivetibetansfive00kilh}}</ref> Kilham has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show teaching Dr. Mehmet Oz the exercises.<ref name="Five Tibetans">{{cite web|last=Oz|first=Dr. Mehmet|title=The Five Tibetans with Chris Kilham and Dr. Mehmet Oz|url=http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/five-tibetans-medicine-hunter-chris-kilham|date=Sep 18, 2008|work=The Dr. Oz Show|access-date=1 October 2012|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026095858/http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/five-tibetans-medicine-hunter-chris-kilham|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also demonstrated The Five Tibetans on Fox News.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oz|first=Dr. Mehmet|title=5 Anti-Aging Yoga Moves|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/1331731541001/5-anti-aging-yoga-moves|date=Sep 18, 2008|publisher=Fox News Nature's Medicine Cabinet|access-date=1 October 2012|archive-date=18 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418133158/http://video.foxnews.com/v/1331731541001/5-anti-aging-yoga-moves|url-status=live}}</ref> His book, ''The Lotus and The Bud: Cannabis, Consciousness, and Yoga Practice,'' is a guide to blending cannabis with the practice of yoga.<ref>{{cite news|last=v|first=Lindsey |title=Zenning Out at The Intersection of Cannabis and Yogic Spirituality|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lindseybartlett/2021/02/04/zenning-out-at-the-intersection-of-cannabis-and-yogic-spirituality/|work=Forbes|access-date=1 February 2021|date=1 April 2015}}</ref>
Kilham is sometimes referred to as the "Psychedelic Yogi".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ettinger|first=Jill|title=Are Psychedelics a Gateway to a Thriving Meditation Practice?|url=http://ecosalon.com/are-psychedelics-a-gateway-to-a-thriving-meditation-practice/|publisher=EcoSalon|access-date=1 September 2011|date=1 April 2015|archive-date=9 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409060948/http://ecosalon.com/are-psychedelics-a-gateway-to-a-thriving-meditation-practice/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Şenol|first=Neşe|title=Psychedelic Yogi|url=http://www.realitysandwich.com/|publisher=Reality Sandwich|access-date=1 September 2011|date=1 September 2011|archive-date=31 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831045455/http://www.realitysandwich.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has a Mind Body Disciplines degree from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, a major that he designed himself.<ref>{{cite news|last=Morse|first=Steve|title=CAMBRIDGE'S HIPPIE MEDICINE MAN; WHY CHRIS KILHAM PRACTICES WHAT HE PREACHES|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=July 9, 1981}}</ref>
=== Work with University of Massachusetts === Kilham has taught ethnobotany at University of Massachusetts since 2000 and referred to as “Explorer in Residence.”<ref>{{cite web|last= Miller|first= Laura|title= Stalking the Wild Eleuthero: Chris Kilham is UMass Amherst's Explorer-in-Residence|url= http://www.umass.edu/gateway/feature/stalking-wild-eleuthero|work= News article June 3, 2014|publisher= The Valley Advocate|access-date= June 3, 2014|archive-date= June 7, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140607030325/http://www.umass.edu/gateway/feature/stalking-wild-eleuthero|url-status= dead}}</ref> He leads the Shaman's Pharmacy Amazon Field Immersion Course, an expedition to primary rain forest in Peru for students from UMass Amherst, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and Smith College. Students experience the Amazon while learning about field expedition, sustainability, shamanism, and medicinal plants of the region.<ref name="Roessler"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Gagnon|first=Mathew|title=The Shaman's Pharmacy|url=http://www.umassmag.com/2008/Summer_2008/features/shaman.html|publisher=UMass Amherst|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324111312/http://umassmag.com/2008/Summer_2008/features/shaman.html|archive-date=24 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Books ==
Kilham is the author of fourteen books and numerous publications on medicinal plants, natural products, and yoga, including ''The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power'' and ''Stalking the Wild Orgasm'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Kilham|first=Chris|title=Stalking the Wild Orgasm|year=1984|publisher=ACS Publications|isbn=0917086554}}</ref> which appears in the 1988 movie, Earth Girls Are Easy.
Kilham's other books are:
* The Lotus and The Bud: Cannabis, Consciousness, and Yoga Practice. ( Inner Traditions | Park Street Press, January 2021) – {{ISBN|9781620559406}} * The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook: The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying. ( North Atlantic Books | Evolver Editions, November 4, 2014) – {{ISBN|978-1-58394-792-0}} * The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power. (Healing Arts Press; 2nd Edition, New Edition, August 16, 2011) – {{ISBN|978-1594774447}} * Hot Plants: Nature's Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women. (St. Martin's Press, September 2004) – {{ISBN|978-0-312-31539-9}} * Psyche Delicacies: Coffee, Chocolate, Chiles, Kava and Cannabis, and Why They're Good For You. (Rodale Press, 2001) – {{ISBN|1-57954-347-2}} * Tales from The Medicine Trail: Tracking Down the Health Secrets of Shamans, Herbalists, Mystics, Yogis, and Other Healers. (Rodale Press, 2000) – {{ISBN|1-57954-185-2}} * OPC: The Miracle Antioxidant. (Keats Publishing, Jan. 11, 1998) – {{ISBN|0-87983-842-6}} * Kava: Medicine Hunting in Paradise. (Park Street Press, 1996) – {{ISBN|0-89281-640-6}} * Cowboy Marketing: How to Shoot From the Hip and Win on the Wild Frontier of Natural Foods Retailing. (New Hope Communications, 1993) – {{ASIN|B000E6CS1O}} * The Bread & Circus Whole Food Bible: How to Select and Prepare Safe Healthful Foods Without Pesticides or Chemical Additives. (Addison-Wesley, 1991. Revised version: Healing Arts Press, 1996) – {{ISBN|978-0-89281-626-2}} * Inner Power: Secrets from the Tibet and Orient. (Japan Publications, 1988) – {{ISBN|0-87040-689-2}} * In Search Of The New Age: A Humorous Look at an Emerging Culture. (Destiny Books, 1988) – {{ISBN|978-0-89281-209-7}} * Take Charge Of Your Health: Healing with Yogatherapy and Nutrition. (Japan Publications, 1985) – {{ISBN|0-87040-632-9}} * The Complete Shopper's Guide to Natural Foods. (Autumn Press, 1980) – {{ISBN|0-394-73983-3}}
== Television and radio ==
Kilham is a frequent guest on ''The Dr. Oz Show'' with Dr. Mehmet Oz, appearing on at least 15 occasions from January 2008 to January 2015,<ref>Oprah Radio. Boost Energy with Adaptogens. Jan. 1, 2008 http://www.oprah.com/health/Adaptigens {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013115256/http://www.oprah.com/health/Adaptigens |date=2011-10-13 }}</ref><ref>The Dr. Oz Show. The Tea Every Woman Should Drink: Matcha. http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/24-hour-body-cameron-diaz?video_id=3058862437001 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125073214/http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/24-hour-body-cameron-diaz?video_id=3058862437001 |date=2014-01-25 }}</ref><ref name="doctoroz.com">The Dr. Oz Show. Super-Powered Greek Coffee. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/super-powered-greek-coffee-pt-1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219054037/http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/super-powered-greek-coffee-pt-1 |date=2014-02-19 }}</ref> <ref name="Five Tibetans" /><ref>The Dr. Oz Show. Dr. Oz's Skin Care Plan: Schisandra 1. http://www.medicinehunter.com/schisandra-dr-oz2/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219150448/http://www.medicinehunter.com/schisandra-dr-oz2/ |date=2014-02-19 }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">The Dr. Oz Show. Scents that Heal. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/scents-heal-essential-oils {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830152157/http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/scents-heal-essential-oils |date=2011-08-30 }}</ref><ref>The Dr. Oz Show. Natural Cures, Part I and Part II http://www.oprah.com/health/Adaptigens {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013115256/http://www.oprah.com/health/Adaptigens |date=2011-10-13 }}; http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/natural-cures-pt-1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830131318/http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/natural-cures-pt-1 |date=2011-08-30 }}</ref> and ''Good Morning America'', where he has appeared to discuss herbal remedies, his cocoa sustainability project, and libido boosting plants.<ref>ABC News Good Morning America. Libido Boosting Plants. Feb. 1, 2010. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/natural-cures-pt-1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830131318/http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/natural-cures-pt-1 |date=2011-08-30 }}</ref><ref>ABC News Good Morning America. Modern Day Medicine Man. Nov. 2, 2008. https://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6167143 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080530/http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6167143 |date=2017-03-27 }}</ref><ref name="abcnews1">ABC News. Cocoa and the Kuna Indians of Panama. Apr. 4, 2011. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/cocoa-kuna-indians-panama-native-americans-chocolate-production-13402637 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625181442/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/cocoa-kuna-indians-panama-native-americans-chocolate-production-13402637 |date=2020-06-25 }}</ref> Kilham also serves on The Medical Advisory Board of The Dr. Oz Show.<ref name="ReferenceD">The Dr. Oz Show. Medical Advisory Board. http://www.doctoroz.com/medadvisoryboard/chris-kilham {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102172901/http://www.doctoroz.com/medadvisoryboard/chris-kilham |date=2015-01-02 }}</ref>
Kilham has appeared as a guest expert on numerous radio and television programs, speaking primarily about medicine hunting, mind/body health and wellness, traditional botanical medicine, sustainability, environmental and cultural preservation and other related topics.
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== External links == * [http://www.medicinehunter.com/ Medicine Hunter website]
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