Reposted by Dan Mitchell
'Accounts described elephants selecting particular plants when they seemed unwell, and mothers reportedly giving medicinal plant material to their calves.
...the researchers concluded that the elephants use 35 different plant species, and that 25 of those are known locally to have medicinal uses.'
bbc.co.uk
Elephants treat themselves with medicinal plants, witnesses say
African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.
