Results of a study at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior in Germany
“An orangutan was found applying medicinal herbs to its own wounds.”
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Sumatran orangutan ‘Lacus’ before (left) and after treatment of facial wounds with medicinal herbs. random news
A wild orangutan was captured for the first time to heal his wounds using medicinal herbs, making him a hot topic. Herbal medicine is alternative medicine that uses herbs to maintain health. Herbal remedies are not limited to humans. Archbishops have been known to use medicinal herbs to self-medicate, but there has never been an actual case.
On the 2nd (local time), Dr Isabelle Romer’s team at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior (MPIAB) in Germany watched a wild Indonesian Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) treat a large facial wound by chewing and crushing herbs medicinal and applied the medicinal herbs to the wound He said he had found it. The results of the research were published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports.
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‘Lacus’, a Sumatran orangutan whose wounds heal with herbal treatment. random news
While studying orangutans in Gunung Roujer National Park, south of Aceh, Sumatra, the research team captured an orangutan named Rakus using medicinal herbs in June 2022.
Lacus is an orangutan first seen in 2009 and believed to have been born in the late 1980s. Lacus, who had a deep wound under his right eye at the time, chewed the herb ‘Akar Kuning’ and applied the juice to the wound repeatedly for 7 minutes. Also, people applied the leaves to cover the entire wound and consumed this herb for more than 30 minutes.
Akar Kuning, a vine found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, is a medicinal herb that has been shown to contain antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antioxidant properties. It has analgesic, antipyretic and diuretic effects, so it is used in traditional medicine to treat dysentery, diabetes and malaria.
According to subsequent observations, it was confirmed that Lacus’ wounds began to heal five days after the treatment and that they were completely healed within a month.
The research team said, “Given that Lacus applied Akar Kuning to the wound repeatedly over 30 minutes and not to other parts of the body, it is very likely that he deliberately used the herb to treat wounds on the surface.”
They also stated, “This study is the first report on the behavior of wild animals that use plants with medicinal properties to treat wounds, suggesting the possibility that healing behavior using medicinal herbs originated in the common ancestor of humans and apes. “
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