A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use ...

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Chimpanzees in Uganda use plants to treat wounds and help injured companions, revealing potential roots of human medicine.

Chimpanzees don’t just treat their own injuries, but care for others, too. In the forests of Uganda, wild chimpanzees have ...

A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Oxford and published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ...

Today, herbalism and wild plant foraging has become an increasingly popular alternative to modern medicine. Herbal medicine is still widely used among American-Indian, Chinese and European populations ...

Chimps in the wild use medicinal leaves to perform "First Aid" on their friends and family, reveals new research. They also ...

Eat the Leaf in Roebuck in southern Spartanburg County offers a variety of local fresh herbs grown by owner Jessica Evans who ...

This line of research, broadly, suggests that primates are capable of finding and determining the medicinal value of plants. “Chimpanzees rely on the forest, not just for food, and not just for ...