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The National Indigenous Knowledge Management System

The National IK Registration System formerly known as the National Recordal System and the National IK Management System (NIKMAS), represents an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) platform for the management of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) as governed by the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act No 6 of 2019. The IK Registration System is the technology platform that is connected to IKS Documentation Centres that support communities to record their indigenous knowledge. The IK information accessed and published through the national IK Registration System has ownership vested in communities. Accessing these through the IK Registration System requires permission and authorisation. Click here for more information

Future systems that will be available via the NIKSO Portal include the IK Register of Designations.

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*IKSDC - Indigenous Knowledge Systems Documentation Centre

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NIKMAS Fast Facts

Operations provided by NIKMAS are as follows:


Explore indigenous knowledge (IK)
  • African Traditional Medicine
  • Food Security


Pharmacopoeia

The Pharmacopoeia is a prior art database which holds information on the use, quality, efficacy and safety of traditional African medicines in South Africa. The database draws on published resources on plants, its botanical distribution and its uses for medicinal purposes, which are digitised to provide information, cross-referencing and research outputs for use by researchers, community members, traditional healers and a wide range of global users. This database is not intended for medical or health advice and may not be used as a substitute for professional consultation from experts. Click here for more information

Featured Plant

Pelargonium betulinum (L.) L'Herit.

It is a small upright or sprawling, bushy, herbaceous shrublet with woody branches, growing 0.3 -1.3 m tall in the wild but in cultivation usually reaching a height of around 0.5 -0.75 m with an equal spread. The leaves are small, 1 -3 cm long by 0.7 -2.5 cm broad, oval or ovate in shape, and are carried on ±1 cm long petioles. The leaf blades are somewhat hard and leathery, are either almost hairless or covered in fine short hairs, and have a serrated margin of red -tipped teeth. The flowers are large and attractive, making this plant very conspicuous when it is in flower. The inflorescence is umbel-like, usually consisting of three to four flowers, occasionally of up to six. Flower colour is variable, pink and purplish flowers being most commonly seen in the wild, and there is also a white form. All flowers have dark purplish streaks on the petals, particularly on the two upper petals. The seed is adapted to wind -dispersal, is light in weight and has a feathered tail which is coiled into a spiral. 1
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1 South African National Biodiversity Institute: Pelargonium betulinum

Operations provided by Pharmacopoeia are as follows:


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