Is this actually new? See here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-16621-w - discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24669593
It's even been in Wild Kratts!
It's even been in Wild Kratts!
It's not the first time we've seen animals use medically beneficial plants (orally before) and it's not the first time we've seen attempts to treat wounds (previous by placing insects on them, but we don't know if that was medically beneficial or pointless action).