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Beneficial plants are everywhere


Medicinal, useful, and nutritious plants hold the potential to restore both human health and ecological balance.

 BPRA’s mission is to protect these vital plants and preserve the invaluable indigenous and traditional knowledge that sustains them. When we protect these plants and their habitats, we honor ancient healing wisdom, safeguard biodiversity, and help our planet adapt to a changing climate.

Founded in 1979, and reinstated in 2024, BPRA is a nonprofit that supports the research of plants to improve human and planetary health.

Dr. Andrew Weil is one of the founding members of BPRA, who has dedicated in life to support health and wellbeing of mankind.

Learn more about our history here.

BPRA Values

  • We believe in Indigenous sovereignty.

  • We believe in restoring traditional knowledge of the use of plants for all people around the world.

  • We believe in the power of collaboration across borders, cultures, and languages.

  • We believe in the importance of conservation of land, languages, cultures, flora and fauna.

  • We believe the responsibility of shared resources and reciprocity in all business and research endeavors.

  • We believe that by preserving plant wisdom we can help mitigate climate change.

Plants are frequently recognized as keystone organisms due to their foundational role in ecosystems. They act as primary producers, forming the base of food webs, cycling nutrients, and regulating the climate.

Learn more about the plants we’re researching

Your donation supports researchers from around the globe that are supporting their local community to preserve precious plant knowledge and further research.

Dr. Andrew Weil old photo in Columbia