Table 7 Parts of animal used, age and gender preference and, conditions treated with Pangolins

1

Scales

-

-

To cure stomach disorders (Ogun Inu rirun, arunsu)

2

Head

Adult

-

To remove dizziness (Ogun oyi oju ati inu)

3

Scales

-

-

To cure stomach ulcers (Ogun ogbe inu)

4

Head

-

-

To arrest thieves or protect properties (Imole, Arimole, Kikanse Ole)

5

Scales

-

-

To cure gonorrhoea (Ogun Atosi)

6

Whole animal

Adult

Pregnant Female

To remove barreness in woman (Ogun idaduro fun obinrin laganlagan)

7

Whole animal

Newborn

-

For invisibility (isiju iriran ariran)

8

Whole animal

Adult

Female

To enable womb to retain semen (ogun eda obirin)

9

Whole animal

-

-

For good sales of markets (wares) (awure itaja)

10

Whole animal

Juvenile

Female

To hypnotise female for sexual abuse (Amudo)

11

Whole animal

Adult

Pregnant Female

To prevent miscarriage (ogun oyun dide yiya)

12

Whole animal

Adult

Pregnant Female

To remove fibroid tissue (ogun oyun iju)

13

Whole animal

Adult

Female

To regulate menstrual period (ogun alase) and aid pregnancy (ogun aremo)

14

Whole animal

Adult

Pregnant Female

For foetus movement and development (ogun oyun jiji, didagba)

15

Whole animal

Adult

Female

Love potion (Iferan), to win, seduce, commandeer woman for marriage (fife, gigba obirin)

16

Whole animal

Adult

Female

For good delivery (Ebi, ogun awebi, bibi alaboyun)

17

Whole animal

Adult

Pregnant Female

To eject (deliver) overdue pregnancy (ogun oyun pipe)

18

Whole animal

-

-

Against sexual acts in dreams (ogun esunkun, oko orun)

19

Whole animal

Adult

Male

To aid male potency (ogun aleko, afato)

20

Whole animal

-

Female

To control womb (waist) worms in women (ogun okinisa-latan latan)

21

Scales

-

-

To regulate menstrual period (ogun alase)

22

Whole animal

Adult

-

Money rituals (asiri owo)

23

Scales

-

-

To cure male/female genital itching/swelling problem (ogun eyo okunrin/irobo obirin)

24

Scales

-

-

To cure or relief female vaginal swelling (ogun irobo tabi ido obinrin)

25

Scales

-

-

Healing of wounds/cuts

26

Flesh

Adult

-

Calmness of hardened mind.(Eyo nu).

27

Flesh/Scales

-

-

Protection

28

Scales

Adult

Female

Wading off witches/evil forces

29

Eyes

Juvenile

-

Kleptomania

30

Scales/Flesh

-

-

Mental illness

31

Scales/Flesh

-

-

Antidote/cure for sexual poison (magun)

32

Head

Juvenile

Female

Wading off/curing bad luck

33

Scales/Bones

-

-

Stroke

34

Scales

-

-

Anti-poison

35

Head

-

-

Convulsion

36

Scales

Adult

Female

Preventing witchcraft attack

37

Bones

Adult

-

Back pain

38

Scales

-

-

Aphrodisiacs/potency for men

39

Bones

-

-

Rheumatism

40

Scales

-

-

Amulets

41

Whole animal

Adult

Female

Appeasing witches and evil spirits

42

Whole animal

Adult

-

Prevention of curses, spells and hypnosis