Dr Daniele Behn - young, vivacious, talented and driven - is on a personal quest that will see her travel to the far-flung remote corners of the earth to learn the ancient secrets of the natural world and meet the healers and indigenous elders who keep these secrets.

She is searching for natural healing substances and the wisdom, long thought forgotten, of shamans, medicine men and women, herbalists, yogis, folk healers and mystics.

It is also a race against time because many of the world’s plant species are being driven to extinction or near extinction, especially in the world’s forests.

Daniele’s own background has sparked in her an interest in and passion for the teachings and practices of other indigenous cultures around the world.

Her journeys take her from the fringes of the Arctic Circle to the ancient homelands of the Incas and Mayans, to lost valleys in Asia, South Pacific islands, the jungles of South America to the grasslands and deserts of Africa – indeed all points to the north, south, east and west on planet Earth.

Shot and finished on Hi Definition, the series will be directed by award winning Canadian First Nations director Shirley Cheechoo.

An award winning team consists of the best of Australian and Canadian talent including Producer Jeremy Hogarth, Production Manager Murray MacDonald, Cinematographer Nick Paton, Editor David Halliday, Composer-Sound Designer Davin Patterson and Writer Sammy Ringer.

National Review of Medicine: Healing quest takes MD arond the world