Doctors by Nature: How Animals Heal Themselves and Help Humans

Many centuries before the emergence of modern medicine, animals were able to heal themselves with natural remedies. Relying on observations from leading scientists around the world and his own research, the author of the book, Dutch biologist Jap de Rode, presents astonishing examples of self-medication in animals and raises the question of whether this remarkable behavior is learned or innate.
We will meet chimpanzees that chew leaves to get rid of worms, sparrows that repel ticks with cigarette butts, and bees that line their hives with sticky propolis to protect themselves from pathogens. The author explains how studying self-medication in animals can impact human medicine, improve agriculture, and enhance the lives of pets, and explains why it is crucial for us to start applying this knowledge in practice today.