Orangutan Uses Wild Plants for Self-Medication, Wound Heals Quickly

Orangutan named Rakus used leaves of Fibraurea tinctoria to treat a wound on his right cheek.

- The plant used by Rakus is locally known as Akar Kuning.

- Rakus's wound healed efficiently within a month after self-medicating with the plant leaves.

- Researchers witnessed the orangutan's self-medication behavior.

- The incident occurred on May 3, 2024.