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To: RummyChick; LilFarmer

Apparently the plant is: akar kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria):

“Days later, Rakus was observed eating the stems and leaves of the creeper akar kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria), which local people use to treat diabetes, dysentery and malaria, among other conditions. Orangutans in the area rarely eat this plant.”
More at the link:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01289-w


26 posted on 05/02/2024 4:05:02 PM PDT by Oorang (Politicians:-a feeble band of lowly reptiles who shun the light and who lurk in their own dens. )
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To: Oorang

thanks. i looked around to see where I might buy it. Not listed at Penn Herb.


28 posted on 05/02/2024 4:25:12 PM PDT by RummyChick ( )
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