Evidence about the beginning of Medicine Shadam? Noticed health care with plants between chimpanzees
“Our research helps to brighten up the evolutionary sources of human medicine and health systems,” said the main researcher of the study conducted in two chimpanzees in Uganda.
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Scientists have observed chimpanzees in Uganda to treat their injuries and other members of the group, and admitted that health care in these primates is widespread than they thought.
In a statement about the work released this month, the Frontiers Scientific Editor The information obtained helps to explain that “our ancestors treated injuries and how to use drugs.”
“Our research helps to brighten up the evolutionary sources of human medicine shadam and health systems” he said From the University of Ellody Freeman, Oxford.
Scientists They studied the two groups of chimpanzees in the budongo jungle in Uganda in the wild and in Vibira And although such behavior has already appeared in other places, In this case its constant is identified and precautions are not limited to nearby family members.
Like all chimpanzees, members of these categories Suffer from injuries caused by the struggles, accidents or loops fitted by humans. During sleep, 40% of all people have wounds due to loops.
Recorded more than 40 cases of treatment
During direct observation period, the Researchers recorded 12 sleeping wounds, all of which were caused by internal conflicts to the group and five chimpanzees in Vibira were injured.
41 cases of treatment, 34 self -care and seven others, are considered “social positive care.”
“There are different methods of treatment of chimpanzees: liking of direct wounds, which eliminates waste and apply antimicrobial compounds of saliva (which helps prevent infections); leaf injury after finger liking; chewing the plant substance and wounds” freeman enumarets directly to the plants.
“Cleaning behaviors were also documented, such as cleaning the leaf genitalia after intercourse and leaf anus cleansing — methods that help prevent infections.”
The researcher said All chimpanzees mentioned in their observation tables have “shown a recovery of injury”, although scientists have noticed that if nothing is done for scientists.
In seven cases of “social positive care”, four tThe ratio of injuries, helps to get out of two loops and a case that helped someone else with a chimpanzee hygieneAnd assistance was not given to a style or age and was provided to genetic non -genetic related people in four cases.
“These behaviors increase evidence that appears in other places, and the chimpanzees feel what others need and their suffering, despite the lack of direct genetic purpose, will take deliberate steps to reduce them,” the scientist said.
There may be plants in treatments, some Properties Symptoms
All plants used by chimpanzees for treatments have been identified. Many of them have revealed chemical properties, which improve injury healing and are used in traditional medicine.
However, scientists consider it More C Shadial Analytics is required to ensure their properties and specific capacity.
This study is a great dictionary, database videos, decades of observation data and inquiries to other scientists They looked at the chimpanzees to treat diseases or injuries.
Freeman warns that this task is “having some method of limitations” Scientists ask for more research on social and environmental cases in which care is done and the people who offer and receive them.
