Raman, Rajasekar <br/><br/>
Zoopharmacognosy  Self-medication in wild animals 

 - 2008 
<br/><br/> The study of parasites & their likely influence on optimal foraging & mate-selection in animals has attracted much attention in recent times. The possible effects of parasites on the host include the manipulation of host behaviour by parasites & the emergence of host behavioural adaptation for protecting against parasitism. Self-medication in wild animals is believd to be the behavioural adaptation evolved primarily against parasites & associated diseases. In this article, we have briefly reviewed some types of unusual behaviour observed in mammals, birds & insects which can be considered as self-medication. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Parasitism fitness phyto-chemicals self-medication secondary metabolites geophagy