zoopharmacognosy

n. the ability of nonhuman animals to select plants and plant parts (leaves, pith, etc.) for medicinal purposes to reduce fevers or eliminate parasites. In Tanzania, the plants used by chimpanzees to reduce fever or parasite load are the same as those used by human beings to treat the same ailments.

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see axis.