Medicine articles
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Scientists watch orangutan treat its own wound with medicinal plant for the first time
A male orangutan in his mid 30s named Rakus chewed up leaves and smeared them on a wound, which healed quickly and completely. It's the first time scientists ever saw this behavior.
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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Researchers say an orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant. It's the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild.
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Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals
Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists.