2024-05-03 08:04:00
A Sumatran orangutan called Rakus applied chewed leaves of a particular plant to heal a wound on his face
For the first time it was observedmedicinal use of plants for the treatment of a wound in animals. A group of researchers from the German Institute Max Planck driven by Caroline Schuppli e Isabelle Laumer confirmed that a Sumatran orangutan named Greedy applied a chewed leaf of a plant known for its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties to a facial wound. As Dagospia reports, the treatment worked perfectly.
It is known that animals usually self-medicate, for example by ingesting some plants to eliminate parasites or rubbing leaves and roots to relieve skin inflammation, but it had never been established whether these treatments were effective. Greedy to cure himself he used the leaves of Fibraurea tincture o Yellow Root, a tympanic vine from Sumatra which is also used in local traditional medicine. After chewing them, he applied the paste to the wound for several minutes. The treatment lasted several days.
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