Zoopharmacognosy
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zoopharmacognosy-182-5878251
title:
Zoopharmacognosy
text:
Zoopharmacognosy is a behaviour in which non-human animals self-medicate by selecting and ingesting or topically applying plants, soils and insects with medicinal properties, to prevent or reduce the harmful effects of pathogens, toxins, and even other animals. The term derives from Greek roots zoo ("animal"), pharmacon, and gnosy ("knowing"). An example of zoopharmacognosy occurs when dogs eat grass to induce vomiting. However, the behaviour is more diverse than this. Animals ingest or apply no
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encyclopedia
description:
Self-medication by animals
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoopharmacognosy
date created:
2005-11-09T21:17:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T10:58:18Z
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