Animals use nature to heal themselves

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---Hello Frank

That was an interesting article and i agree animals

often do know how to heal themselves. My old dog a

while ago had a sore, it was one of those

staphyloccochus infections they get after licking an

insect bite. Anyway he went and rolled in the mud and

completley caked this sore with mud which dried to a

crust but he seemed to know what he was doing and i

had heard of mud being useful for skin so I left it

for a couple of days but just kept an eye in case the

infection was getting worse. Anyway a few days later

the mud wore off and underneath was pink healthy skin.

We are so conditioned that the good earth is full of

dirt and unhealthy organisms (only the ones we put in

there)and yet it too has healing properties

Best wishes

Chris

 

 

 

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Animals use nature to heal themselvesRobin McKie, science editorThe ObserverAnimals wounded in the wild or stricken by disease possess a remarkableability to treat their ailments, according to new research that hasimportant implications for humans.Examples of this new work include observations of capuchin monkeys that rubtheir fur with millipedes containing insect-killing chemicals calledbenzoquinones; chimpanzees who eat the pith of the plant Vernonia amygdalinato kill off intestinal worms; and domestic cats which eat houseplants orchew woolly jumpers to make themselves sick and so rid their bodies ofpoisons.Even more surprisingly, scientists have found that some creatures are adeptat helping people to overcome diseases. 'Dogs are particularly good atthis,' said Professor Keith Kendrick, of the Babraham Institute inCambridge. 'They have a stunning sense of smell and can detect when chemicalchanges occur in their owners. Dogs can tell long before the event when aperson is going to have an epileptic fit. Obviously that is a talent withvery important implications.' Kendrick this week begins a series of publiclectures on animal senses at Gresham College, London.Another favourite animal cure that has recently been uncovered by scientistsis eating clay to absorb toxins and pathogens - one favoured by mountaingorillas and chimpanzees. 'The stuff is excellent if you have had a stomachbug or something similar,' said Dr Cindy Engel, whose book, Wild Health, ispublished by Phoenix this month.The effectiveness of animal self-medication is also revealed in studies byWilliam Karesh of the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York. He and hiscolleagues have studied a range of wild animals and found that most were inremarkably good condition. Blood tests carried out by Karesh revealed thatmost of these creatures had been infected by extremely unpleasant virusesand bacteria, infections that usually kill domestic animals but which hadbeen dealt with by their wild counterparts.This discovery may explain why many wild animals become sick and die incaptivity - because insufficient attention is paid to their livingconditions.Another example of animals' self-medicating prowess is provided by elephantswhich make pilgrimages to a cave complex at Mount Elgon, an extinct volcanoin western Kenya. They dig out the soft rock in the cave walls, grind andthen swallow it. And the reason? Sodium is a vital ingredient in stimulatingbodily defences against toxins that major herbivores will encounter in manyof the plants they eat.