 Traditional beliefs regarding slow lorises have been part of the folklore of Southeast Asia for at least several hundred years . Their remains are buried under houses and roads to bring good luck , and every part of their body is used in traditional medicine to make products ranging from love potions to unproven cures for cancer , leprosy , epilepsy , and sexually transmitted diseases . The primary users of this traditional medicine are urban , middle @-@ aged women who are reluctant to consider alternatives . 
