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🐒🌿🧪 Chimps help scientists find plants with medicinal potential! 🔬🌱 Observing chimps' self-medicating behaviors leads to new drug discoveries, say Oxford researchers. 13 plants with remarkable wound-healing and antimicrobial properties identified, including Christella parasitica fern and cat-thorn tree bark. 88% of samples showed antibiotic, 33% anti-inflammatory benefits. 🌳🌴🌺
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/chimps-oxford-east-african-uganda-b2566164.html
#ChimpsMedicinalPlants #AnimalSelfMedication #DrugDiscovery #NaturalMedicine #Science
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In a remarkable first, an orangutan was observed treating his own wound with a medicinal plant! 🦧🌿 After injuring his face, the ape was seen chewing a pain-relieving plant and applying a paste made from the leaves to his injury. 🩹 Incredible insight into animal self-medication!
https://apnews.com/article/orangutan-medicinal-plant-self-medicate-68d4e94359ac95eaa873c64349d4abb7
#AnimalSelfMedication #OrangutanWoundTreatment #MedicinalPlants #GunyugLeuserNationalPark #SumatranOrangutan