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The incredible story of how animals use medicinal treatments and what it can teach us about our self-healing. Long before the dawn of modern medicine, wild animals harnessed the power of nature to heal themselves. The book Doctors by Nature reveals what researchers are now learning about the medical wonders of the animal kingdom. In this visionary book, Jaap de Roode argues that we have underestimated nature’s therapeutic potential for a long time and shows how studying self-medicating animals could influence human medical practice.
Drawing from enlightening interviews with leading scientists worldwide, as well as from his pioneering research on monarch butterflies, de Roode demonstrates how animals of all kinds—from ants to chimpanzees, from bees to bears, and from cats to caterpillars—use various forms of medicinal behavior to heal their own ailments and those of their relatives. We encounter monkeys swallowing leaves to remove worms, finches using cigarette ash to repel parasites, and bees incorporating sticky resin into their hives to combat pathogenic microorganisms.
De Roode questions whether these incredible behaviors are learned or innate and explains why, now more than ever, we need to apply lessons from medicinal animals — which could pave the way for healthier livestock, more sustainable habitats for wild pollinators, and numerous other benefits. Doctors by Nature introduces readers to a realm often considered exclusive to humans, exploring how scientists turn to the medical knowledge of the animal kingdom to improve agriculture, create better living conditions for our pets, and develop new pharmaceutical products.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Type
- Pharmaceutical, Agronomy, Medicine - Treatments, Veterinary
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 272
- Release Date
- 15/09/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- 12.9x19.8 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780691239354
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