A male orangutan with a facial wound surprised scientists in Indonesia after he chewed leaves from a plant and used the resulting juice for pain relief and the chewed leaves as a topical treatment. Researchers said this is the first documented case of 'active wound treatment with a plant' by a wild animal.

The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore within days

An orangutan named Rakus has a pretty solid grasp of first-aid. He's the first orangutan ever observed to intentionally self-heal himself with plants.

In a rare observed case of self-treatment in a wild animal, scientists documented an orangutan applying a medicinal plant to a wound on his face.

Liana plant used to treat diabetes, malaria The evergreen plant's official name is Fibraurea tinctoria, also referred to as Akar Kuning, Akar Palo and Yellow Root. The plant spans from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and other parts of ...

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.

An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals.

A male Sumatran orangutan treated a facial wound with a climbing plant known to have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, researchers say in the journal Scientific Reports . The orangutan,

In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orangutan at the Suaq Balimbing research site, a protected rainforest area in Indonesia.

Researchers say an orangutan in Indonesia appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a plant. It's the latest example of an animal using natural remedies from the wild.