Krief explained how a chimp named Yogi, suffering from intestinal worms, ingested Aneilema aequinoctiale leaves in the morning and Albizia grandibracteata bark in the evening.
Such plants have been used in traditional medicine in some areas and the Kibale team later confirmed through in vitro testing that they acted against parasites.
Another male chimpanzee who had been feverish and weak was observed eating only Trichilia rubescens leaves for a whole day.
The plants' molecules, later isolated by the scientists in a laboratory, were found to be effective against malaria.
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Chimp Medicine Is Good Medicine
From Discovery News by Jennifer Viegas, December 20, 2007
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