Archaeologists make an astonishing discovery in Morocco

An international team of researchers has discovered evidence of the use of medicinal plants 15,000 years ago in the Taforalt caves in Morocco, announced the National Institute of Archeology and Heritage Sciences under the Ministry of Health. Youth, culture and communication.

This plant, called “Ephedra” or “Alenda”, was found in the form of charred fruits in an area of ​​the cave where men from the Upper Paleolithic period were buried, between 22,000 and 7,000 years BC, revealed the results of this study, published in the journal Nature. It is a medicinal plant because it has helped to cure colds, stop bleeding and relieve pain. Evidence of the world’s oldest surgical operation, carried out 15,000 years ago on a human skull, has been discovered. The study also revealed wound healing with the use of these plants.