1.   Blumenthal and others lead trips into the Amazon rain forest, South Africa and other exotic locales, calling on local healers to share traditional medicine secrets.

2.   Herbal remedies concocted by local healers began to replace unobtainable pharmaceuticals, and radical new drugs were developed.

3.   Villagers are turning to local folk healers for scorpion bites and broken bones.

4.   In most countries, people too poor for treatment at modern hospitals can afford the small amount of cash, or perhaps a chicken, for the local healer.