Primates are capable of tending to wounds using medicinal plants, a new case report says. A male Sumatran orangutan treated a facial wound with a climbing plant known to have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, researchers say in the journal Scientific...
A male Sumatran orangutan treated a facial wound with a climbing plant known to have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, researchers say in the journal Scientific Reports.
This is the first documented case of a primate applying a known naturally occurring medicinal substance to a wound, researchers said. Rakus’ behavior shows “it is possible that there exists a common underlying mechanism for the recognition and application of substances with medical or functional properties to wounds” between primates and humans, Schuppli said.
Rakus started treating his wound with the vine three days after he sustained his injury, researchers said. Five days after Rakus applied the chewed leaves, the wound had already closed. It never showed any signs of becoming infected. “The behavior was also repeated several times, not only with the plant juice but also later with more solid plant material until the wound was fully covered,” Laumer said. “The entire process took a considerable amount of time.”
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