# Elephants treat themselves with medicinal plants, witnesses say

> African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick.

- Published: 2026-09-24T12:15:01.089Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T04:31:44.221Z
- 3 sources
- Topics: Environment
- Involves: 35 espèces de plantes différentes, African elephants, Angurweet, BBC, Dr Elodie Freymann, Dr Fabien Schultz, Femelele de elefant, Institutul Bernhard Nocht pentru Medicină Tropicală din Hamburg, Kenya, Le professeur Michael Huffman, Les éléphants d'Afrique, Mount Elgon Foundation

## How it developed

- 2026-09-24T12:15:01.089Z - BBC News: [Elephants treat themselves with medicinal plants, witnesses say](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv1j4yr6j2p0o)
- 2026-09-26T17:02:34.765Z - BBC Afrique: [Des éléphants se soignent eux-mêmes avec des plantes médicinales, selon des témoins - BBC News Afrique](https://www.bbc.com/afrique/articles/cv62k9pwly2zo)
- 2026-09-29T04:01:28.647Z - Digi24: [Elefanții folosesc zeci de plante medicinale pentru a se trata. Descoperiri surprinzătoare în Kenya](https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/sci-tech/natura-si-mediu/elefantii-folosesc-zeci-de-plante-medicinale-pentru-a-se-trata-descoperiri-surprinzatoare-in-kenya-3963571)

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