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Centre for Indigenous Knowledge, Healing and Development Studies (CIKHeDS)
Coordinator's Welcome
Dr C.O. Jegede
Centre Coordinator
"Welcome to the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge, Healing and Development Studies (CIKHeDS)."
About the Centre
CIKHeDS's scope covers medical material and formulations, including herbs, mineral and animal substances, and incantations. It collects oral and written materials on traditional medicine country-wide and works closely with the herbarium and garden of medicinal plants.
Our Focus
Established to provide useful information on the practice and development of traditional medicine throughout Nigeria.