Indigenous knowledge system
An indigenous knowledge system (IKS), in the context of traditional medicine, is the means by which culturally specific beliefs about health and healing are passed through the generations. Frequently, these are done in an oral tradition of storytelling, poetry and songs within cultures or localities. They may be generally known, or they may be shared only among initiates of the healing art.
The UNESCO Local and Indigenous Knowledge System (LINKS) project is dealing with the application of science and technology to the [1] LINKS observes that in many cultures, "the 'rational' or 'objective' cannot be separated from the 'sacred' or 'intuitive'. Nature and Culture are not opposed and circumscribed by sharp boundaries. Knowledge, practice and representations are intertwined and mutually dependent."