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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

Schotia brachypetala Sond.

Schotia brachypetala is a medium to large deciduous tree with a wide spreading, densely branched, rounded crown. Trees usually grow up to 16 metres high with a spread of 10 to 15 metres. The bark is rough, hard and brown or grey brown. The leaves are compound, divided into 4 to 6 pairs of small, glossy green leaflets, each about 30 mm long with an entire, wavy margin and distinctly asymmetric base. The foliage is reddish to coppery when young, turning bright green and maturing to a glossy dark green. Large clusters of dark red waxy flowers are produced in dense branched heads on the old wood during spring. The flowers produce copious amounts of nectar, which continuously overflows and drips. The fruit is a large, hard, flattened, woody, dark brown pod containing flattened, pale brown, large seeds with a conspicuous yellow aril and a characteristic persistent rim.The pods split on the tree, maturing during late summer to autumn.

Reference:

1 South African National Biodiversity Institute. (2007). Schotia brachypetala Sond.

Operations provided by Pharmacopoeia are as follows:


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