{"id":3623,"date":"2024-09-16T20:13:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T20:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/gorillas-self-healing-methods-shed-light-on-discovery-of-new-medicines\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:01:55","slug":"gorillas-self-healing-methods-shed-light-on-discovery-of-new-medicines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/gorillas-self-healing-methods-shed-light-on-discovery-of-new-medicines\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorillas&#8217; Self-Healing Methods Shed Light on Discovery of New Medicines!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Scientists say that by studying the self-healing processes of gorillas, they can find important clues for the discovery of new drugs. These studies show promising results in terms of the discovery of plants with different medicinal potential.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Medicinal Effects of Tropical Plants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Researchers, <strong>Gabon<\/strong>He discovered that at least four of the tropical plants consumed by wild gorillas living in the region have medicinal properties. These plants have long been used for therapeutic purposes by local healers in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Laboratory studies have shown that these plants are rich in antioxidants and antimicrobials, with one plant in particular showing promise in combating superbugs. <strong>Great apes are able to choose plants knowingly for their healing properties and thus heal themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gorillerin-Kendini-Tedavi-Etme-Yontemleri--1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13861\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Herbal Treatment Method for Orangutan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rakus <\/strong>Adult male orangutan, named <strong>pain and inflammation treatment<\/strong>He picked and chewed the leaves of a medicinal plant used by humans in the 19th century. Then, he applied the juice of this plant to the wound on his right cheek with his fingers. After the procedure, he placed the chewed plant on his wound and used it as a temporary bandage.<\/p>\n<p>This remarkable behavior was recorded by Ulil Azhari, a field researcher at the Suaq Project in Medan, Indonesia, in 2022. The photos, <strong>The orangutan&#8217;s wound healed without any problems within a month<\/strong>Scientists who have been observing orangutans in Gunung Leuser National Park in Indonesia since 1994 have never witnessed this type of self-medicating behavior before.<\/p>\n<p>Bornean orangutans have been observed rubbing the juices of medicinal plants on their bodies to relieve body pain or keep parasites away. Similarly, chimpanzees in different regions have been recorded chewing bitter-tasting plant shoots to relieve stomach upsets, while gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos have been recorded swallowing rough leaves whole to get rid of stomach parasites.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13862\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gorillerin-Kendini-Tedavi-Etme-Yontemleri-2.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gorillerin-Kendini-Tedavi-Etme-Yontemleri-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13862\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plants Consumed by Gorillas Examined<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As part of the research, the plants eaten by gorillas in Gabon&#8217;s Moukalaba-Doudou National Park were recorded. The scientists also spoke to local healers,<strong> Four important tree species with potential medicinal effects<\/strong>determined the .<\/p>\n<p>These trees include Ceiba pentandra (fromager tree), Myrianthus arboreus (giant yellow mulberry), Milicia excelsa (African teak) and Ficus (fig tree). These plants have been found to have antibacterial properties against the multidrug-resistant E. coli bacteria. The fromager tree in particular was reported to have \u201cremarkable effects\u201d on all species.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joanna Setchell, an anthropologist from Durham University, emphasizes that the findings show that gorillas have learned to eat plants that benefit them over the evolutionary process. These results also reveal that the Central African rainforests have not yet been fully explored.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13863\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gorillerin-Kendini-Tedavi-Etme-Yontemleri-3.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gorillerin-Kendini-Tedavi-Etme-Yontemleri-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13863\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gabon&#8217;s Rich Biodiversity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Gabon is home to forest elephants, chimpanzees and gorillas, as well as unexplored forests. However, poaching and disease have severely reduced the population of the endemic gorillas. They are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.<\/p>\n<p>This research on the process of gorillas treating themselves with medicinal plants was published in the journal PLOS ONE and provided important information to the scientific world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To join our WhatsApp group <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GcUb561wzz44AcjKoMQHY6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h5>Share<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists say that by studying the self-healing processes of gorillas, they can find important clues for the discovery of new drugs. These studies show promising results in terms of the discovery of plants with different medicinal potential. 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