When John Watson was bitten by a crocodile, he knew exactly which plant would help his wound. Scientists now think that plant could lead to a powerful pain relief gel.
"It's a little bit shorter now": That's how Nyikina Mangala elder John Watson describes his finger, which was severed by a crocodile as he hunted in Western Australia's remote Kimberley region.
The pain relieving properties of the mudjala's bark have long been known by the Nyikina Mangala people.When word of this hunting expedition got back to the local lands council, they asked for Mr Watson's permission to pass on his story to researchers. The research team has been conducting trials and hopes to have a gel form of pain relief, made from the mudjala bark properties, available in time for athletes to use at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
"It has opened up the door for others to actually go down this industry and we want to promote the traditional knowledge to actually get into this industry." "We may be ambassadors towards getting other regions in the rest of the Kimberley towards opening up their products … to get into the same position that we are at."The bush medicine book healing hearts and keeping the Barngarla language alive'Every Palestinian life matters, like every Israeli life matters': Government urges Israel to observe rules of war
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