IGBOSCHOLARS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IGBO SCHOLARS FORUM, NIGERIA

Originally, Igbo people are known for curing every type of ailment using mgb?r?gwu na mkpaakw?kw?. Later due to civilization and development, attitude of people toward mgb?r?gw? na mkpaakw?kw? began to change. People now feel that at the mention of Dib?a that you are fetish. Again, that taking mgb?r?gw? na mkpaakw?kw? means that you are not enlightened or that you are timid. What is trending now seems that people are going back to the cradle having seen the efficacy of mgb?r?gw? na mkpaakw?kw? and the failure of the medical treatments due to the fake drugs people are producing. This paper examined Dib?a mgb?r?gw? na mkpaakw?kw? and the 21st century development demands in Africa. The paper will find out using interview to understand if it is working, who can administer it, whether the knowledge is transferable. Does Dibia accept to transfer the knowledge? Whether people are even ready to learn? How does 21st century view it? Is it worth learning? What are the implications? 50 people were interviewed both youths and adult to ascertain their opinions about the topic. The results of the findings showed that people are going back to tradition having failed by the orthodox medicine. Few recommendations are given as follows: that youth should come close to their homes to understand some of the local herbs from their elders so that such knowledge would not go extinct; also that Dibia mgb?r?gw? na mkpaakw?kw? should allow people understudy them to be able to transfer the knowledge to people.

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