 In Cambodia , the deeply rooted tradition of using the Bengal and pygmy slow lorises in traditional medicine is widespread , and the pygmy slow loris is the most commonly requested animal in traditional medicine shops in Cambodia 's capital , Phnom Penh . Some people in the country believe dried slow loris can cure cancer . Slow lorises are also smoked for other traditional remedies . Traditional Khmer medicine practitioners in that region claim that medicines made from slow lorises can cure 100 diseases , with some practitioners from the National Centre for Traditional Medicine reporting that slow loris are sometimes roasted alive under the assumption that this increases the medicine 's potency . Slow lorises are also burned alive , causing their eyes to burst and release a liquid called minyak kukang ( or loris oil ) , which is used in black magic and traditional medicine and is supposed to have life @-@ giving qualities and act as a love potion . 
