{"id":38202,"date":"2024-05-03T18:28:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T16:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a0563235-af4a-4a75-aec2-464d2cf591a1"},"modified":"2024-05-03T19:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:35:40","slug":"orangutans-magic-medicine-scientists-stunned-at-first-ever-wild-animal-seen-using-plant-to-heal-a-wound","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/orangutans-magic-medicine-scientists-stunned-at-first-ever-wild-animal-seen-using-plant-to-heal-a-wound\/","title":{"rendered":"Orangutan’s magic medicine: scientists stunned at first-ever wild animal seen using plant to heal a wound"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch orangutan using medicinal plant to heal its wound <\/p>

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Published: Friday, 03 May 2024 at 16:28 PM<\/p>

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A\u00a0Sumatran\u00a0Orangutan<\/a> in\u00a0Indonesia\u00a0has been observed healing a nasty wound on its face by making a poultice from a native plant known\u00a0to\u00a0locals\u00a0as having\u00a0healing properties.\u00a0<\/p>

The primate<\/a> chewed the stems and leaves of the\u00a0Akar\u00a0Kuning\u00a0plant\u00a0(Fibraurea\u00a0tinctoria<\/em>), a type of liana vine,\u00a0and\u00a0repeatedly\u00a0spread the juice and shredded leaves on his open wound over a number of days.\u00a0<\/p>

Traditionally, the plant has been used by Sumatran\u00a0islanders\u00a0as an anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal\u00a0and anti-bacterial medication. But this\u00a0was\u00a0an almost unique observation of\u00a0a wild animal\u00a0of any species\u00a0seeking\u00a0out a specific plant to cure an injury.<\/p>