Zoopharmacognosy: the study of how animals self-medicate
Sumatran orangutan named Rakus seen two months after wound self-treatment using a medicinal plant, in Indonesia. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the May 2, 2024, issue of the journal Nature, an article titled: âActive self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutanâ, Laumer et al. report on how…