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Zoopharmacognosy is a
behaviour in
which non-human
animals self-medicate by
selecting and
ingesting or
topically applying plants,
soils and
insects with...
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behavior in the wild are
often controversial. This is
distinct from
zoopharmacognosy, in
which animals ingest or
topically apply non-food
substances for...
- omnivores, but from the
physiological standpoint, this may be due to
zoopharmacognosy. Physiologically,
animals must be able to
obtain both
energy and nutrients...
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Vernonia amygdalina, a
member of the
daisy family, is a
small to medium-sized
shrub that
grows in
tropical Africa. V.
amygdalina typically grows to a height...
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Enterococcus faecium and methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus.
Zoopharmacognosy is the
study of how
animals select certain plants as self-medication...
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either plant or
animal material which they
otherwise would not (i.e.
zoopharmacognosy).
Though Carnivora is a
taxon for
species classification, no such equivalent...
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placenta Trophallaxis:
eating food
regurgitated by
another animal Zoopharmacognosy: self-medication by
eating plants, soils, and
insects to
treat and...
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identification of new drug
candidates derived from
plant sources);
zoopharmacognosy: the
process by
which animals self-medicate, by
selecting and using...
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medical practices Traditional medicine –
Formalized folk
medicine Zoopharmacognosy – Self-medication by
animals Etymology: Latin: medicina, from ars medicina...
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primatologist Richard Wrangham,
Rodriguez introduced the
concept of
zoopharmacognosy.
Rodriguez graduated from the
University of Texas,
Austin with a B...
