101 Ifa Medicines and Herbal Remedies

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101 Ifa Medicines

and
Herbal Remedies

Solagbade Popoola Library, Inc.

Cover Design and Illustrations by

Marco Rios

ISBN 978-0-9903566-2-2
IfaWorks, LLC
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Table of Contents

1. IFÁ PREPARATION THAT MAKES ANY MEDICINAL

PREPARATION THAT THE USER MAKES WITH HISHER HANDS
TO WORK Pg.11
2. OOGUN PREPARATION TO MAKE ALL IFA AND OOGUN
PREPARATIONS THAT WE MAKE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY
Pg. 13

3. OOGUN PREPARATION TO MAKE JPESE GIVEN TO THE

ELDERS OF THE NIGHT TO BE ACCEPTED Pg.14

4. IFA FOR PREPARING ESU YANGI THAT IS NORMALLY SENT

ON ERRANDS Pg.15

5. OOGUN PREPARATION TO ATTRACT CLIENTELE

Pg.17

6. IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOR Pg.18

7. IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOR. Pg.22
8. IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOR Pg.24
9. IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOR Pg.26
10. IFÁ PREPARATION FOR PROSPERITY _—Pg..28
11. FA PREPARATION FOR PROSPERITY AND SUPPORT
Pg.30

12. IFÁ PREPARATION FOR STRONG ERECTION -- Pg..32

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13. FA PREPARATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ENEMIES

Pg.34

14. OOGUN FOR STRONG ERECTION Pg.37

15. OOGUN FOR STRONG ERECTION Pg.38
16. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STRONG ERECTION
Pg.39

17. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS Pg.40

18. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS Pg.41
19. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS Pg.42
20. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS Pg.43
21. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS Pg.44
22. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR LOVE AND ATTRACTION
Pg.45

23. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR LOVE AND ATTRACTION

Pg.46

24. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR LOVE AND ATTRACTION

Pg.47
25. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR LOVE AND ATTRACTION
Pg.48

26. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR EYONU, GENERAL

ACCEPTABILITY Pg.49

27. IFÁ PREPARATION TO SEEK THE FAVOR OF THE

ELDERS OF THE NIGHT Pg.50
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28. IFA PREPARATION FOR VICTORY AGAINST ENEMIES

Pg.52

29. IFÁ PREPARATION FOR VICTORY OVER ENEMIES

Pg.54

30. IFÁ PREPARATION FOR VICTORY AGAINST ENEMIES

Pg.57

31. IFA PREPARATION FOR VICTORY AGAINST ENEMIES

Pg.59

32. IFA PREPARATION TO OVERCOME ENEMIES Pg.61

33. IFA PREPARATION FOR VICTORY OVER ENEMIES

Pg.64

34. IFA PREPARATION TO OVERCOME ALL ENEMIES

Pg.66

35. OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH BLOOD

PRESSURE) Pg.78

36. OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH BLOOD

PRESSURE) Pg.79

37. OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH BLOOD

PRESSURE) Pg.80

38. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE 1 Pg.S81

39. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE Pg.82

40. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE Pg.83

41. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE Pg.84

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42. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE Pg.85

43. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.86

44, OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.87

45. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.88

46. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.89

47. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.90

48. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.91

49, OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.92

50. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.93

51. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS Pg.94

52. OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTIONS Pg.95

53. OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTION Pg.96
54. OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTION AND BOWEL CLEANSING
Pg.97
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55. OOGUN FOR BACTERIA OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED

DISEASES Pg.98

56. OOGUN FOR BACTERIA OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED

DISEASES Pg.99

57. IFA PREPARATION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT Pg.100

58. IFA PREPARATION FOR PEACE AND FOR REMOVING EVIL

SPIRITS FROM ONES LIFE Pg.102

59. IFA PREPARATION FOR PROCURING ONES OWN PROPERTY

Pg.104

60. IFA PREPARATION FOR PROCURING ONES OWN PROPERTY

Pg.107

61. IFA PREPARATION TO PAY OFF ONES DEBTS Pg.110

62. IFA PREPARATION TO PAY OFF DEBTS Pg.113

63. IFA PREPARATION TO PAY OFF DEBTS Pg.115

64. OOGUN PREPARATION TO PAY OFF ONES DEBTS

Pg.117

65. OOGUN FOR STOPPING RAINFALL Pg.118

66. OOGUN TO PREVENT RAINFALL OR VIOLENCE DURING

CEREMONY Pg.119

67. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Pg.120
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68. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Pg.121

69. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Pg.122

70. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Pg.123
71. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Pg.124

72. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Pg.125
73. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Pg.126

74. OOGUN FOR CURING RHEUMANTISM _ Pg.127

75. OOGUN FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMANTISM-.. Pg.128

76. OOGUN FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMANTISM --. Pg.129

77. OOGUN TO CONTROL DIABETES Pg.130

78. OOGUN TO CONTROL DIABETES Pg.131

79. OOGUN TO STOP EATING IN ONES DREAMS __ Pg. 132

80. OOGUN TO STOP EATING IN ONES DREAMS __ Pg.133

81. REMEDY FOR THE COMMON COUGH si Pg..134

82. REMEDY FOR THE COMMON COUGH _sPg..135

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83. REMEDY FOR THE COMMON COUGH Pg.136

84. OOGUN PREPARATION TO CURE BRONCHITIS Pg.137

85. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEALING

Pg.138

86. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEALING

Pg.139

87. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEADACHE AND

MIGRAINE Pg.140

88. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEADACHE AND

MIGRAINE Pg.141

89. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEADACHE AND

MIGRANE Pg.142

90. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEADACHE AND

MIGRANE P¢.143

91. OOGUN PREPARATION TO PREVENT MISCARRIAGES

Pg.145

92. OOGUN FOR EASY CHILD BIRTH DURING PREGNANCY

Pg.146

93. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH DISORDERS

Pg.147
94, OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH DISORDERS
Pg.148
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95. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH DISORDERS

Pg.149

96. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH DISORDERS

Pg.150

97. OFO FOR STOMACH DISORDER _P.151

98. IFA PREPARATION TO RELEASE SOMEONE FROM
CAPTIVITY Pg.152

99. IFA PREPARATION TO FIND SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WHO

ISLOST Pg.154
100. IFA PREPARATION FOR DAILY FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Pg.156

101. OOGUN FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS Pg.158

BIBLIOGRAPHY _ Pg.160
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1. IFÁ PREPARATION THAT MAKES ANY MEDICINAL

PREPARATION THAT THE USER MAKES WITH HISHER HANDS
TO WORK

Ingredients
e Ewé Ayunré, the leaves of albizia spp., leguminosae
mumosoideae

Preparation

The leaves will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal will be ground
into powder. The powder will be used to imprint Ogbé-Até (Ogbé
Irẹtẹ̀). The incantation below will then be recited into it. The
person willing to use this will then make incisions round hi$her
two wrists. The powder will then be used to rub on the incision
marks. All the negative things, which normally prevent medicines
that one prepares with ones hands from not working, will be
eliminated.

Ogbé Até

Ifa 16 d©ol6goronjo
Mo I6 d@olégoronjo
Olémi 1616, omi ab apata
Ará ilé wọn 0 gbọdọ mu
Eléji won ò gbọdọ bu ti lo
Séfa fún Oninmila
Nij6 ti baba filo gba ajéfo látòde Ọrun wa@yé
O ni gbogbo ewé ti mo bá rísà lé máa jé o
A ti f©ayunré jOOlísà
Ewé ti mo bá rsà ô jé more

Translation

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Ifa says that it is now Old6goronjo

I respond that it is now Olégoronjo
The cool clean water under the rock
Those from the house must not drink
Strangers must not fetch the water for usage
These were the Ifá preparations made for Ọrúnmìlà
When he was going to receive AjéfỌ (the ability to prepare
medicines that will work effectively from heaven to earth)
He declared that all the herbs that he would prepare would work
effectively
We have made the Ayunré the master of herbal preparations
All the herbs that I will prepare will work with effectiveness

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2. OOGUN PREPARATION TO MAKE ALL IFA AND OOGUN

PREPARATIONS THAT WE MAKE TO WORK
EFFECTIVELY
Ingredients

e Eku émé asoosé,

e Abe orò kan, oro icon (oro blade)
e Ika inaki, the middle finger of an ape

Preparation

Burn the three ingredients together into charcoal. Grind the

charcoal into powder. Make incisions round the two wrists of the
client. Use the powder to rub the incision marks round the
person@s wrists. While rubbing the powder into the
incisions, this person will be saying

Ili 6 nii tobi k©ipd ord 6 má ká a

Elégbédé o nfi lu igi ké má roo

Translation

No matter how large a town may be, the authority of Oro will
have effect throughout the land
The Ape will never beat any tree for it not to produce sound

This medicine and prayer will make all what we do to work

effectively.

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3. OOGUN PREPARATION TO MAKE JPESE GIVEN TO THE

ELDERS OF THE NIGHT TO BE ACCEPTED
Ingredients

e Ibépe ti àwọn eye je kù 86ri igi rẹ̀, the pawpaw that birds have
pecked while still on the pawpaw tree
e Ogédé ti àwọn eye je kù 86ri igi rẹ̀, the banana that birds have
pecked while still on the banana tree
e Odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper pod

Preparation

Burn the three ingredients together. Grind into powder. Pour the
powder into a small gourd. Whenever you prepare any ìpésé for
the elders of the night, add a little of this powder to it. The Jpésé
will certainly be accepted by the elders of the night.

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4. IFA FOR PREPARING ESU YANGI THAT IS NORMALLY

SENT ON ERRANDS
Ingredients

e Ewé abamoda - bryophyllum pinnatum

e Imi 0j6, sulphur
e Yangi, Jaterite
e Àkùkọ, rooster

Preparation

Crush the Abámọdá in water. Use it to wash the Yangi properly.

Grind imi ọjọ into powder form. Use the imi ọjọ to imprint
Ogtind4 bédé. Recite the Odù incantation listed below into it. Dig
a small hole on the ground where the Est will be placed. Put all the
Abámọdá leaves that had been crushed in the water into the hole.
Slaughter a rooster and put the blood on top of the Yangi. Add the
head of the rooster to the Abaémoda leaves in the hole. Pour sulfur
on top of the Yangi and also into the hole on the ground. Place the
Yangi on top of everything in the hole. The moment this is done,
the Esa is ready to be sent on any errand.

Ògúndá bẹ̀dé
Esin já, esin rijẹ̀ko
Bééyàn bá rìn a wo sun
Akiri yOayé ká làá pe ọJỌ
Esti Ọdàrà kiri ká origun mérin ayé yìí
Gbogbo ibi ti mo bá rán ọ lọ ni ki o dé
Ojtim6 o nii mẹ k@6éorun má là
Àbá ti àbámọdá bá dá ni Orisa rígbà
Bi àkùkọ bá kọ ;
A Fona ilú han ẹni yoo sina

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Translation

A horse broke loose and was eating grass

When a human being walks
He will observe his environment
He who moves round the world is the name of the sun
Esti Odara, move round the four corners of this world
Wherever I send you, you must go
There is no morning that the sun will not appear in the sky
It is the proposal of Abémodé that the Orisa accept
When the rooster crows
It will show the road to those who have missed their way

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5. OOGUN PREPARATION TO ATTRACT CLIENTELE

Ingredients

e Ọmọ onilé, one wall gecko

e Lavender

Preparation

Put one live wall gecko into a bottle. Pour plenty of lavender in
liquid form into the bottle. The lavender will be used as a body
spray or perfume. Whoever uses this will discover that many
clients will be attracted to hiniher.

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6. FA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOR

Ingredients

e Awọ Ewiri, the hide of a blacksmitlis blower

e Iyépé ojú awa Agbéde, the soil particles of a blacksmitlis
furnace - '

Preparation

The soil particles coming out of the blacksmith©s furnace will be

collected and be ground into a fine powder. The dust will then be
imprinted with Oyéki-Méji. The incantation stated below will be
recited into it. The hide will then be knitted into a pouch or a small
purse. The dust will be put into the pouch or purse and sealed up.
The person who needs it will put it on hisher body and be carrying
it about. It is advisable to make it a very small pouch or purse in
order for it to be easy to carry about.

Oyéka Méji
Ortinmila ni bi 6 bá lé turunkun
Ko turunkun
Ortinmila ni bi 6 bá lé tùrùnpọn
Ko turunpon

Àwọn ará Ilé-Ifé ni Ortinmila ripu©r6

Àwọn ará Ilé-Ifé ni Ortinmila ris©éda ord
Ortinmila ni b6 ba dabi irẹ
Kée bi Olabérinjo t6 ribe 1©dde Isádé
Bo bá dabi irẹ
Kée bi Alùgédé t6 ibe 1©dde Ekiti Efon
Bo ba dabi irẹ
Kée bi Akinktinmi 6 ibe 1©Ota Odo
Ọmọ a-r0-gedegede gb6n©mi o
Won pé won

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Won bi wQn l@ééré

Won ni Ortinmila kii pu©r6é
Won ni Ortinmila kii s©éda ọrọ
Won ni otité ord ni Ortinmila rí so
Inú wá bi Ortinmila
O wa so ir6ké ẹ rẹ̀ si@ta
Aja wá bi(Onú
Ô gbé ìráké
Ekun bi@nti
O pa ajá
Ode bi@nti
O pa Ekin
Ejò bi@nt
O pa Ode
Opa bi©nti
O pa Ejò
O p@or6 ejò m©éjo 1©énu
Àwọn Ekúnkún nii gb©awo fún'ni
Lai 1O6p6n Ifá
Àwọn òkùnkùn nii gb©awo fún'ni
Lai I@adibo
Àwọn ni w6n se@fé fún ọmọ tuntun jòjòlé
Ab@atésé lo lo lo
Ní(jẹ té nti Ikọlé Ọrun bọ wa@lé Ayé
Ô dé@lé ayé tán
Ô f©esé méjééjì te©pon Ifá fin fin fin
O ni ajo kan ajo kan
Ti mo bá won wá I©6ni 6
Al@adaa kan ko gbọdọ fi ṣá mi
T@©émi awọ ewiri 16 jo wá o
T©émi awọ ewiri 16 jo wa
Oni@bon kan ko gbọdọ yin i lu mi
T@©émi awọ ewiri 16 jo wá o
T©émi awọ ewiri 16 jọ wa

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Oni@bi kan ko gbọdọ fi se mi

T@émi awọ ewiri 16 jo wa o
T@émi awọ ewiri 16 jo wa
Ọyẹ̀kú Méji o!
Ki o s6 mi lẹwọ ibi gbogbo

Translation

Òrúnmìlà declared that if it turns to crisis

Let it turn to crisis
Òrúnmìlà insisted that if it turns to upheaval
Let it turn to upheaval
The indigenes of Ilé Ifẹ̀ said that Òrúnmìlà was telling lies
The inhabitants of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ declared that Òrúnmìlà was using
negative terms
Òrúnmìlà responded that if what he had said looked like a lie
Go and ask Olabérinjo, who was at Isad6 land
If what I said looked like a lie
Go and ask Altigédé, who was at Ekiti Efon land
If what I said looked like a lie
Go and ask Akinkúnmi, who was at Ota Odò land
He who dresses in an elaborate manner to drain the stream
They called them
And they asked them
They responded that Òrúnmìlà had never told a lie
And that Òrúnmìlà had never used any negative terms
They concluded that it was the truth that Òrúnmìlà was saying
Òrúnmìlà became angry
And threw his Jrdké outside
The dog became angry
And carried the Iroké
The leopard became angry
And killed the dog
The hunter became angry

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And killed the leopard

The snake became angry
And killed the hunter
The staff became angry
And killed the snake
And also killed the poison in the snake©s mouth
It is Ekúnkún (the blade grass) that performs Ifá work for one
Without an Ifá tray
It is Òkùnkùn ( the date palm) that performs Ifá work for one
Without Adibo (those who hold Ibo determinants)
They were the ones who did Ifa work for a new born baby
The baby with clean spotless feet
When coming from heaven to earth
When he got into the world
He used his two feet to step on the Ifa tray three times
He declared that the journey
That I have come on this day
No cutlass holder must strike me
I have come together with Awọ Ewiri, the hide of a blacksmith©s
blower
It is me together with the hide of a blacksmith©s blower
No gun holder must shoot me
I have come together with Awọ Ewiri, the hide of a blacksmith@s
blower
It is me together with the hide of a blacksmith©s blower
No evil doer must perpetrate any evil against me
I have come together with Awọ Ewiri, the hide of a blacksmith@s
blower
It is me together with the hide of a blacksmith©s blower

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7. FA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOR

Ingredients

e Ogédé òmìnì 4, 8, 12 or 16 ripe bananas

e Iyẹ̀ròsùn, baphia nOtida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae

Preparation

Tyérostin will be used to imprint Òtúrá Ogbé on a white plate or Ifá

tray. The incantation stated below will be recited. The person who
wishes to use this preparation will peel 4, 8, 12, or 16 ripe bananas,
depending on the amount of bananas that héshe can consume in
one sitting. He or she will then use the bananas to consume with
the Iyẹ̀ròsùn.
Òtúrá Oriko (Òtúrá Ogbé)
Ikúsánwé nii s©omo ọkùnrin Ajé
Asangbagba nii s©omo ọkùnrin Odara
Ori-Adétu, a Biwa gbogbo pélé
Nii fọmọ Okunrin Agbonnirégin
Nijo to ribẹ láàárín édidi
Nijo t6 ribẹ láàárín ọtá
Mo gutin@ydan lẹ̀bélébé
WQn ni nkò gbọdọ jẹ é
Mo ro@ka lẹ̀bẹ̀lẹ̀bẹ̀
Won ni nko gbọdọ jẹ é
Mo nikíni n 6 wa jẹ o
Won ni ki n ma lọ jẹ ilépa dòdòôdò
Ti rí mi lálàde Ọrun
Mo ni émi o lé jélépa doddddo
Ti rí mi lálàde Ọrun
Nitori oun tô bá le jQdgédé lọ
Emi ò le é je é
Òtúrá 16tun-tin, Oríkọ 16si

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Ki o kẹ̀bi won fún won

Ki o Kéédi rẹ̀ é bá eléédi
Ki o k@éfiin rẹ̀ é ba ẹléfùn-ún

Translation

Ikúsánwé is the male child of the Ajé (the witches)

Asangbagba is the male child of Est Odara
Ori-Adétu, he whose character is characterized by meekness
Is the male child of Agbonnirégtin
When he was in the midst of tribulation
And was in the midst of enemies
I procured well prepared pounded yam
They said that I must not eat it
I also procured well prepared cassava flour meal
They said that I must not eat it
I asked them what I should eat
They asked me to eat the sand from the excavation (burial site),
which was in the frontage of heaven
I responded that I could not eat the sand from the excavation
That was in the frontage of heaven
The reason being that anything stronger than bananas
I will not be able to eat
Òtúrá on the right
And Orik6 (Ogbé) on the left
Go and return the evil back to the owner
Go and return the expletives back to the owner
And go and return the negative charms back to the owner

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8. IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOR

Ingredients

e Ọmọ onilé, one wall gecko(the tail must not be allowed to cut)
e Irun Ori Afin, the hair on the head of an albino
e Akara Ọjà ti 6 múpo dáradára. Plenty of akara (bean cakes) that
were fried with palm oil inside the market. The Akara must be
fried inside the market and it must be with palm oil. It must
also be well soaked inside the palm oil.

Preparation

The three items will be burnt into charcoal. Please note that the
hair from an albino must be put inside the container that is being
used to burn the ingredients after the two other ingredients are
almost burnt into charcoal. The charcoal will then be ground into
fine powder. Imprint ‘ji-Ogb on the powder and the person who
needs it will use it to rub his or'her head from their forehead to the
back of their head bit by bit on a regular basis.

'jì-Ogb
O sá goo-gôô-go nínú ẹyẹlé
O pajuba Sétí ìgbòrò Youn Yisdn
Inú kii bi baálé ilé
K6 pa omonilé bori
Inú kii bi Orisa
Ko p@Afin
Inú kii Bépo-Biyo
Ko pakara ọjà je
Os6 to ribẹ ifIgboro ilú
Àjé tô tibe mígboro ìlú
Ki ise fémi k6 máa bá tíwọn mu
Eji-Ogbé o!
Ki o lọ gbé ifé mi si ọkàn gbogbo Tọkùnrin fobinrin

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Translation

He ran stealthily inside the pigeon

He set up a tent on the un-cleared farm with isén rope
The head of the family will not succumb to anger
To the extent of using a wall gecko to propitiate his Ori
And no anger will overwhelm Orisa (Obatala)
For him to kill an albino
Anger will not produce palm oil and table salt
For them to kill the Akard (bean cake) that is being fried in the
market for consumption
The wizards that are in the town
And the witches that are in the town
Let my attitude conform with theirs
Eji-Ogbé o 6 6!
Go and put my love into the heart of all men and women
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9, IFÁ PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOR

Ingredients

e Obi Abata pups, plenty of kola nuts (very dry ones)

e Eko tútù, corn meal

Preparation

Grind the dry kola nuts into a very fine powder. Use the powder to
imprint Eji-Ogbé on the Ifa tray or a white flat plate. Recite the
incantation below. Pour it into a container and use one teaspoon
with cold porridge regularly on Tuesdays.

Éjì-Ogbẹ̀

Olúgbétarô
A-ja-birabira-wonu-igbo
Igba ti o máa k66 si
Ogun ori ota lo k66 si
Ogun yii jajaaja
O pa Adébiyii tii se yéyé iwọ Ògún
Ògún gbé, Ògún ko haényan
Ô kọ wọnrọnkọnjikan
Ògún bẹ̀rẹ̀ sii pa wán
Ògún pa won títí
Won pàdé Òrúnmìlà lẹnà
Òrúnmìlà wá kọ hányàn
Ô kọ wonronkonjikan
Ògún ni éétiri
Ti Òrúnmìlà ko hanyan
To ko wonronkonjikan
Ortinmila ni ìjà Adébiyii tii se yéyé Iwọ Ògún
Ni oun ri gbé
Ògún wa d4wé6 ẹ̀rọ lé Ọrúnmìla 16w6 pátápátá
Ògún ni 6 di t66 àbàrìwán Esu Odara

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O ni it6 tú bá bale
Ko gbọdọ lo ẹnu mọ láíláí
Emi ọmọ Ortinmila oj6 kìíní náà réé o
Ki nlọ ire, ki nbọ ire
Ki o daabo bo mi o

Translation

Olúgbétarô
He who fights and struggles in the shrub
The first time that you waged war
It was the war on the hilltop that you waged
The war was very fierce
They killed Adébiyii, the adopted mother of Ògún
When Ògún heard of the incident
He yelled
And shouted war cries
Ògún then started killing people
He killed and killed
And the remaining people met Orinmila
Ortnmila also yelled
And he too shouted war cries
Ògún asked Ordnmila why he was yelling
And raising war songs
He responded that he was in support of Adébiyii, the mother of
Ògún
Ògún then handed the matter over to Ọrúnmìla so that there would
be a peaceful settlement
Ògún then said it is now the end of the crisis
The moment saliva is spit out
It will never return to the mouth
I am the child of Ordnmila from that day in question
Let me go and return safely
Please give me protection anywhere I may be

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10. FA PREPARATION FOR PROSPERITY

Ingredients

e Afém6 ajade, stereospermum kunthianum cham., bignoniaceae

e obi abata 22, kolanuts with four lobes
e orôgbé 22, bitter kola _ '
e ataare 22, whole ataare pod -

Preparation

The four items will be burned together into charcoal. The charcoal
will then be ground into powder. The powder will be used to
imprint Ejì Ogbẹ̀ on the Ifá tray or white flat plate. The powder
will then be poured into a bottle-shaped calabash (4dé Ijámọ). A
little bit of the powder will be poured into water for bathing.

Please note the bottle-shaped calabash must not touch the ground
ever again and when this preparation is to be used for bathing, no
soap must be used along with it.

Eiji Ogbé

Yaparumo
Oniso oré
Ọlọmọ abìnákù degi-degi
Ọlọmọ abìná wada-wada
Iwo ni kôo fi wá owô o lémi fún mi wá
Obi ni koo fi bi rere Tfémi wá bá mi
Ataare ni koo fi taari rere fémi wá bá mi
Ọwọ ọ mi wá tẹ ewé omo-onijigbada-jigbodo
Ewé omo-onijigbada-jigbodo kii rẹsẹ̀ ritilé tii fi nf6w6
Ifá má jéé ki nniésé rirílẹ̀ ki nfi máa Fow6
Ifá 6 tú gégé Kajé fi máa wá mi wá nígbà yii o
BI a bá bomi Sôri, a wá ẹsẹ̀ wá

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Translation

Yaparumo
Owner of the stall made with odré mats
He who spends money in an inexhaustible manner
He who spends without end
Use bitter kolas to bring my money to me
And use kola nuts to drag my money to my side
Use Ataare to push all my Ire to me
My hands have secured my own omo-onijigbadé -jigbodo leaves
Omo-onijigbada-jigbodo leaves do not touch the ground
Before securing money
Ifá, do not let me trek about before I get money
Ifa it is high time for wealth to begin to look for me
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11. FA PREPARATION FOR PROSPERITY AND SUPPORT.

Ingredients

e Old 6g4n méta, three ant queens

e Akéré méji, two striped frogs
e Ewé 6w6, the leave of brillantaijsia nitens landau,
acanthaceae Brats

Preparation

Grind the leaves into a fine paste. Put the paste into a small clay
pot and use the pot to cook the three ant queens and the two striped
frogs together. Add palm oil and salt to taste as appropriate. Use
Iyẹ̀ròsùn to imprint Ejì Ogbé on the Ifa tray or a white flat plate
and recite the Odi below. Pour the Iyẹ̀ròsùn inside the soup. Wash
your Ikin-Ifa very clean with oti. Pour the herbal soup into your Ifa
container with your Ikin and leave the soup there until the next
day. The soup will then be eaten from the Ifá bowl very early in
the morning.

Eiji Ogbé
Ọdégún
Àgbà dòròmi
Akéré kòlé
Od6giin làá pe Ifá
Àgbà dòròmì làá pe Est
Akéré kolé làá pe ẹ̀yin Ajalérun
Ifá dinndinrin ni mo sùn
Ifá jé ki n máa ji dinndinrin
Ifá má jéé ki iyà 6 jẹ mi
Iyà kii je Olú Ọgán
Ifá má jéé ki Osi ô ta mi
Osi kii ta Oli Ọgán
Ifá dinndinrin ni mo sun

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Ifá jé ki n máa ji dinndinrin

Ifá mo sunkún ajé pé 6 o
ỌJỌ àkéré bá sunkún pe eji lojo ri rỌ
Ifá fi mi jẹ oldja nigbayi o
Ewé iyaniigo ribẹ 16ko
Kasai wá je Ol6ja nigba éérun

Translation

Od6giin
Agba dòròmì
Akéré kòlôá
Od6gin is the name of Ifá
Agba dérémi is the name of Est
Akéré k6l6 is the name of Ajalorun
Ifa, I have slept hale and hearty
Ifa, please let me wake up hale and hearty
Ifá, please do not let me suffer
The ant queen is not known to suffer
Ifá, please do not let me experience any want
The ant queen is not known to experience any want
Ifa, I have slept hale and hearty
Ifa, please let me wake up hale and hearty
Ifá, I had cried to you because of wealth
The day that the striped frog cries to summon the rain is the day
that the rain will fall
Ifá, please make me a leader this time around
There is an iydnfigo leaf on the farm
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12. FA PREPARATION FOR STRONG ERECTION

Ingredients

e Ako okuta, quartz stone

e Ett ibon, gun powder
e Ori Ijàpá, the head of a land tortoise
e Ewé opapara, the leaves of stachytarheta indica (L.) vahl.,
verbenaceae
e Ose dúdú, black soap
e The stick that was stuck into an Okété, giant rat from the market.
e Iyẹ̀ròsùn, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae

Preparation

The four materials will be ground together into a fine paste and
mixed with soap. The soap will be attached to the stick that was
stuck into an Okété giant rat (The rat will be removed, only the
stick will be used). Iyẹ̀ròsùn will be used to imprint Odi-Oyéké
and the incantation below will be recited into the Iyẹ̀ròsùn. The
Iyẹ̀ròsùn will then be mixed with the soap. The person will be
using the soap to wash his penis two times a day, preferably
morning and night.

Idin Oyéké
Idinyékii, idin dyé--Ia
Dia fún Baba-a-k66-kéa
T6 1@énikan ò nfi gbá
A ô ṣe mọ Baba-a-k60-kéa
T6 IG$nikan ò nii gbẹ làá pe iwo okú
Ortinmila wi, 6 I©6k6 o t©émi 6 maa le
N 6 maa fi d6@bo nígbà t6 wù mi
Won I@6k6 o t@émi 6 maa se le
Ti i maa fi d6@bo nígbà t6 wu mi
O ni ilektile I©okuta ako ni le

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Igbakugba I@étu rí gba

Tyoktiyo IGalábahun ma rí yoOri
Ọpápárá kii rỌ ni©gba kankan
Ọpá tô bá bá òkété lọ ọjà
Gangangan ndi dúrú
Oko o t©émi 6 maa le
Idin!yẹ̀kú, ìdin-ẹ̀yẹ̀-rlà

Translation

Idin-yẹ̀kú, ìdin of the twilight

That was the declaration of Ifá for the man who sneaks into his
inner room
And declares that nobody will know
How do we identify the man who sneaks into his inner room
And declares that nobody will know, the name of Ok6 (the penis)
Ordnmila declares that I will be having strong erections
And I will be inserting my penis into the vagina anytime I wish
They queried, how is it that I will be having strong erections
And be inserting my penis into a vagina anytime that I wish
Ọrúnmìlà responded that the strength of the quartz stone is without
limit
And the way that gun powder catches fire is without restriction
The land tortoise©s head moves in and out of its shell without
restriction
The Ọpápárá tree does not go soft at any time
The stick that accompanies the Okété from the market to the house
is always erect and turgid
My penis will be having strong erections
Ydin-yéku, idin Ọyẹ̀-fi-là, Idin of the twilight

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13. FA PREPARATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ENEMIES

Ingredients

e Igbin rilá kan, one big mature land snail

e Ewé Àlùrọ tit, the fresh leaves of schrankia leptocarpia DC
e Tyéré, Piperaceae
e Epo, Palm oil
e Iyọ, Table Salt
e Iyẹ̀ròsùn, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae
e Isastin kékeré, a small clay pot

Preparation

The snail will be boiled with water and be removed from its shell
after boiling. A knife made with bamboo or palm frond or raffia
palm will be used to cut the snail flesh into 16 parts. A metal knife
must not be used to cut the snail. Use one of the options listed
above. The àlùrọ leaves and iyéré spice will be ground together
and put in a small clay pot. The snail flesh will be added to it. It
will be cooked. Salt and palm oil will be added to it as appropriate.
When well cooked, it will be left to cool. Òfún Meji will then be
imprinted on iyérosun and the incantation below will be recited
into it. The iyérdstin will then be added into the soup. The soup
will then be consumed by the person who needs it.

Òfún Méji
Oro gbaa
Ọrọ gbòô
Tani rí pe©ri ọmọ Ọrọ ní(Obi
Eni bá pe©ri ọmọ Ọrọ ní(Obi
Ọrọ á se Iápá
Ọrọ gbáá
Ọrọ gbòôô
Tani rí pe©ri ọmọ Ọrọ ni@bi

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Eni bá pe©ri ọmọ Ọrọ ni@bi

Ọrọ 4 se 1Oés¢
Ọrọ gba
Ọrọ gb06
Tani fi pe©ri ọmọ Ọrọ ni©bi
Eni bá pe©ri ọmọ Ọrọ ni@bi
Oro 4 £6 ọ 1O6jti
BO@éeérun ba yan
Gbogbo ewé@ko Iwé@jui a r©esé Obarisa
Ọràngún Méji o!!! Yéépa Odu!!!
Ota à mi sé Iápá
Ọràngún Méji o!!! Yéépa Odu!!!
Ọtá a mi sé 1©ésé
Orangtin Méji o!!! Yéépa Odi!!!
Ọtá à mi f6 Iôjú

Translation

Ọrọ gbàá, Ọrò slaps them

Ọrọ gbòô, Ọrò kicks them
Who is planning ill against the child of Ọrọ
Whoever plans evil against the child of Ọrọ
Ọrọ will break their arms
Ọrọ gbàá,
Ọrọ gbd6,
Who is planning ill against the child of Ord
Whoever plans evil against the child of Ord
Oro will break their legs
Ọrọ gbàá,
Ọrọ gbôôé,
Who is planning ill against the child of Ọrọ
Whoever plans evil against the child of Ọrọ
Ọrọ will make them blind
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All grasses and leaves will return to the domain of Obarisa and
reside at his feet
Ọràngún Méji o!!! Yéépa Oda!!!
My enemies© arms are broken
Ọràngún Méji o!!! Yéépa Oda!!!
My enemies@ legs are broken *
Ọràngún Méji o!!! Yéẹ̀pà Oda!!!
My enemies© eyes have become blind

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14. OOGUN FOR STRONG ERECTION

Ingredients

e Iran ìdí ìjàpá, the tip end of the Anus of a land tortoise
e Ase ìrù ìdí Olégb6, the tip end of a cat@s tail

Preparation

The two ingredients will be burnt together into a charcoal.

They must not be allowed to burn completely into ashes. The
charcoal will then be groun into a fine powder. The person who
wishes to use it will then make three incisions with a sharp
blade on hisher lower back below the waist line. Héshe can
also ask someone to help him or her make the incisions. The
powder will then be used to rub into the incision marks.

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15. OOGUN FOR STRONG ERECTION

Ingredients

e Okô ikún, the penis of a mature squirrel

e Ok6 Obiiko, the penis of a mature he-goat
e Ori Ikún, the head of a mature squirrel
e Fẹ̀rù Alamo, croton lobatus 1., euphorbiaceae

Preparation

Grind or pound the four ingredients into a fine paste. Spread the
paste out in the sun to dry. Please do not use fire to dry the paste.
When it is well dried, grind it again until it turns into fine powder.
Use one tea spoon full of the powder with hot porridge two times a
day, preferably morning and night after meal.

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16. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STRONG ERECTION

Ingredients

e Orôgbé gbigbẹ, plenty of dry bitter kola

e Ako òkuta t6 funfun daadaa, quartz
e Sugar

Preparation

The three ingredients will be ground into powder separately. After

that, they will be mixed together. The patient will use one tea
spoonful in hot or cold porridge once a day preferably at night.

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17. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS

Ingredients

e Ewé Etiponla titi, a fresh leaf of boerhavia diffusa L,

nyctaginaceae ‘

e Imi ỌJỌ, sulfur

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e Aso waji, a cloth soaked in ie

e Ose dúdú, black soap

Preparations

The first three ingredients will be ground together into a fine paste.
The paste will then be mixed with soap. Whoever wishes to use
this soap will first use a lot of palm oil to rub her two breasts
properly. Two different sponges will be used for washing the two
breasts. The soap will be added to the two sponges. The first
sponge will be used to wash the right breast while the second
sponge will be used to wash the left breast. Doing this will kill all
the germs in the breasts.

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18. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS

Ingredients

e Eépo asúurú, the bark of a tree

e Egbò Okan, the root of combretum smeathmannii g.
combretaceae
e Eépo Ọpòté, the bark of ficus sur forssk., moraceae
e Eérd àwònká or Alamo, croton Jobatus I., euphorbiaceae
e Adi dúdú, palm kernel oil
e Àkùkọ kan, one mature rooster
e Kòtòpô kan, one clay cooking pot

Preparation

The rooster will be slaughtered and its blood will be used to rub
every part of the back of the clay pot. All the other ingredients
will be put inside the pot. You will also put clean water into the
pot. Everything will be cooked properly. When it is well boiled,
the palm kernel oil will be floating on top of the water. The palm
kernel oil will then be gathered and put inside another container.
The woman who needs this will drink the herb tea from the clay
pot one cup two times a day and use the palm kernel oil removed
from the pot to rub her breasts regularly. All the germs will die.

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19. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS

Ingredients

e Espo Oltiboki, the bark of erythrophleum suaveolens (guill

perr.) brenan
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Jeguminosae caesalpinoideae
e Òbúòtúyò, salt rock
e Ose dúdú, black soap

Preparation

The first two ingredients will be ground together and the paste will
be mixed with soap. The soap will be used to wash the two breasts
three times a day. Doing this will kill all the germs in the breasts.

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20. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS

Ingredients

e Iréké, sugar cane

e Egbò ifon, the root of olax subscorpioidea olive., olacaceae

Preparation

The two ingredients will be pounded together and the juice will be
squeezed out and poured inside a bottle container. The woman
who needs it will be taking one tot glass every evening.

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21. OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS

Ingredients

e Gbégi, eleusine indica (1) gaertn, gramineae

e Edé pupa, brown shrimps
e Epo pupa, palm oil
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Preparation

The Gbégi will be put inside a pot and water will be poured into it.
The pot will be placed on fire and boiled until it gets to boiling
point. The brown shrimps will be ground into fine powder and be
mixed with palm oil. The woman who needs this will use the palm
oil to rub her two breasts generously. She will put the Gbégi, herb
tea on fire again and cover her body with thick clothe together with
the hot herb tea. The steam of the herb tea will be penetrating her
skin and breast. Doing this will kill all the germs in the breast.

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22. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR LOVE AND ATTRACTION

Ingredients

e Eso imi eṣú púpò, the seed of ageratum conyzoides I.,

compositae
e ifoof6 òkun, sea Shell

Preparation

Grind the two items together. Dry them in the sun. After that, grind
them into powder. Mix them with face powder or talcum powder.
Use it to rub the face regularly, especially when going out to meet
people. Doing this will make hiniher highly attractive to others.

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23. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR LOVE AND ATTRACTION

Ingredients

e Awọ igala, deer hide

e Ewé sawerepépé tutu, fresh leaves ofspilanthes filicaulis
e Ori, shea butter 3
e Ointment

Preparation

Burn the deer hide into charcoal. Grind the charcoal together with
the sawerepépé leaves. Dry it in the sun. Mix it with ointment and
Ori, shea butter. The person in need of this preparation will use this
cream to rub hisher eyebrows when going to meet hiSher lover.
Doing this will make hiniher very attractive to the lover.

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24. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR LOVE AND ATTRACTION

Ingredients

e Isu Ọdùnkún funfun, white sweet potatoes

e Egbo agbayun, the root of synesepalum dulcificum (schumach ’
thonn.) daniell, sapotaceae
e Egbò Ostinsiin, the root of carpolobia lutea g. don, polygalaceae
e Aayan méje, seven cockroaches
e Akeekéé méje, seven scorpions
e Oyin, honey

Preparation

Burn the sweet potatoes and Ostinsuin together into charcoal. Grind
the charcoal together with agbayun, aáyán, and àkeekéé. Put the
mixture in a container which the hand can enter and add honey to
it. The person who needs this Òògùn will use it to rub higher
genitals before making love to hisher partner. Doing this will
make the couple really enjoy having sex with each other and will
make them be looking for more.

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25. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR LOVE AND ATTRACTION

Ingredients

e Ewé Omisinmisin pẹlẹbẹ, the leaves of abrus precatorius

L,leguminosae papilionoideae
e Ewé Ominsinmisin gogoro, the leaves of scoparia dulcis 1,
scrophulariaceae
e Eso wérépé, the seed of mucuna sloanei fawe. ’rendle.
Leguminosae papilionoideae
e Sugar
e Adi dúdú, palm kernel oil
e Oyin, Honey

Preparation

The first four items will be ground together. The mixture will be
put in a container that the hands can enter. Add as many waist
beads as you like to the container. Leave everything in there for
either 7, 9 or 16 days, depending on how powerful you want it to
be. The beads will be removed and the woman will tie them round
her waist. Any man who makes love to this woman while the
beads are on her waist will never feel like making love to any other
woman again.

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26. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR EYONU, GENERAL

ACCEPTABILITY
Ingredients

e Eépo Olúbokì, the bark of erythropleum swaveolens (guill. ’

perr.) brenan, leguminosae caesalpinoideae
e Ikun imú òjiá, the gum of daniellia ogea (Harms) rolfe.,
leguminosae caesalpinioideae
e Lavender

Preparation

Grind Eépo Oltiboki and òjiá together to form a fine powder. Pour
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a little of the powder inside some good smelling lavender. Use the
lavender and preparation together as body spray or perfume. The
user of this lavender preparation will find that héshe is generally
accepted anywhere that héshe goes.

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27. IFA PREPARATION TO SEEK THE FAVOR OF THE ELDERS

OF THE NIGHT

Ingredients

e Eku kan, one rat

e Ẹja kan, one fish
e Iṣu Ewùrà, water yam
e Epo pupa, palm oil
e Awo sôbi, clay plate

Preparation

Roast the water yam until it is really roasted. Remove the burnt
part and cut the remaining piece into bits and place them inside a
clay plate. Add the rat and the fish to it. Pour palm oil into it. Use
Tyérosun to imprint Òtúrá Méji on the Ifa tray or a white flat plate.
Recite the Odi incantation into it and add the Iyérdsuin to the
Ipésé. Place it where Ifá directs.

Òtúrá Méji

Ògbúgbúgbagbàá
Ô sédi rẹ̀rẹ̀nìkú, 6 gori ìtẹ àgbò
Eyẹ nila tii fesé é yárun

Eyin méréérin ni Olédúmarò ké ilé a yé lé 16w6

FE má jéé ki Ona 6 sé mọ mi
Onda kìí sé m@éku
Ona kìí sé m€éja
Nint u gbogbo isu ti ri be 16ko
Ewura nìkan 16 wu obo 6 je

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Ògbúgbúgbagbàá
She awkwardly sat on top of the mat of longevity
The big bird that uses its feet to tear the heavens apart
The big bird that wears brass sandals
The four of you were the ones whom Olédùmarẹ̀ handed the world
to their hands
Do not allow the path of fortune to block me
The path does not block the rat
And the path does not block the fish
Of all the yam types on the farm
Only the Ewùrà, the water yam interests the monkey in consuming

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28. IFA PREPARATION FOR VICTORY AGAINST ENEMIES

Ingredients

e Iyéréstin, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae

e Hot porridge
‘

Preparation

Use the Zyérdsun to imprint OyékG-Méji on the Ifá tray or a white

flat plate. Recite the Odù below. After that, pour the Zyérdsun
inside a very hot porridge and give to the person who needs it to
drink while very hot. Please note that it must be drunk while the
porridge is very, very hot. It will not work if the porridge is not
consumed when it is hot.

Oyéka Méji
Adamodé yanju
Adigbalé gba koko ba ja
Ofilo
Adaémodé yanjú laa pe Ikú
Adigbalé gba koko bá ja làá pe Artin
Ofilo làá pe Eyin Iya mi Ajé
E da ota a mi S6run
Esu ìwọ ni ki o lo réé se won

Translation

Adamodé yanjú
Adigbalé gba koko ba ja
Ofilo
Adamodé yanju is the name that Ikú, Death is called
Adigbalé gba kòkò bá ja is the name that Artin, Affliction is called
Ofilo is the name that we call my mother the witches

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29. IFA PREPARATION FOR VICTORY OVER ENEMIES

Ingredients

e Ifá òkú kan, one Ikin that was used to initiate someone but the
initiate had died
e Ilẹ̀ ààtàn, sand from an ancient dump site
e Ilẹ̀ Ojú Ona, the sand from an ancient foot path
e ṣù ti ẹni ti 6 rii ti kú, part of the Éṣù, clay stone whose owner
had died
e Akiko kan, one mature rooster
e Ọké ti w6n ti lò dáadáa kan, one hoe blade which had been in
use for a long time

Preparation

Grind sand from a refuse dump site, sand from an ancient (very
old) path, and the sand from Esti together. You will then spread all
the sand inside the Ifa tray or a white flat plate. You will then
imprint Obara Iká on the sand. We will then put Ikin in the middle
of the sand that has been imprinted with Obara Ika. You will then
recite the incantation stated below into it. Everything will then be
poured onto some cotton wool. It will be wrapped up and tied
firmly with white and black thread. You will then tie this to a hoe
blade. A rooster will be slaughtered and its blood will be drained
on the hoe and the band that was tied to it. This will then be tied up
somewhere inside the house and should be allowed to dangle. The
user will be using it to touch hisher head regularly and all hisher
enemies will be in serious trouble.

Obara Iká
Agb6gb6
Agboéya
Agb0o-Féyin-t©akoko

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Alara tẹ̀fá
Ajero 6 te@fa
Ayé ni won ba@fa
Ayé ni wQn fi@fa si lo
Ayé ni ki àwọn ota a mi fi mi si lọ
Ifá ni ri fyìn ẹni ti ri tẹ̀ é
Emi ni kí n F£yìn àwọn ọtá a mi o
Esu ni rí fẹyìn ẹni tí rí rì i
Emi ni kí n Ffẹyìn àwọn ọtá 4 mi o
Ona ní rí Féyin ẹni tí rí to 6
Emi ni kí n ¥éyin àwọn ota a mi o
Aatan ni rí Féyìn ẹni tí ri dalé sii
Emi ni ki n Yéyin àwọn ota à mi o
Oko ni ri réyin ẹni to kú
Emi ni ki n Yéyin àwọn ọtá à mi o

Translation

Agbégb6
Agboya
Agb6-féyin-t©akdko
Alara was initiated into Ifa
Ajero was also initiated into Ifa
They met Ifa in this world
And they left Ifa in this world
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is Ifá that sees the end of those who are initiated into it
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is Est who sees the end of those who prepared it
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is the path who sees the end of those who trek on it
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is the dump site that sees the end of those who put refuse into it
Let all my enemies leave me in this world

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It is the hoe who sees the end of those who have died
Let all my enemies leave me in this world

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30. IFÁ PREPARATION FOR VICTORY AGAINST ENEMIES

Ingredients

e Igbin kan, one big land snail

e Egbò w6w6, the root of hippocratea welwischii oliv.,calastraceae
e iyéré, Piperaceae

Preparation

A hole will be made on the back of a snail@s shell. It is from the

hole that was made on the snail@s shell that the flesh of the snail
will then be removed. Egbo wôwô and iyéré will then be ground
together and will be used to cook the snail. Palm oil and salt will
be added as appropriate. Jyérdsun will then be used to imprint Bji-
Ogbé on the Opén Ifá or on a white flat plate. The incantation
below will then be recited into it. After this, the Zyérdsun will be
mixed with the herbal soup for the person who requested it to
consume.

Àjì-Ogbẹ̀
Oníwôwô giriw6
Aṣsáàkata moba
Alémọ káràpá ésin
Oniwáôwéô giriwo laa pe ikú
Ifá má jéé ki ikú o pa mi
Asàkata mọbà làá pe Àrùn
Ifá má jẹé kí Àrùn ô ṣe mí
Alémo káràpá ésin làáá pe Ọbalúwayé
Ifá má jéé ki Ọbalúwayé 6 bá mi jà
Gbogbo ẹni to bá ri pérí mi síbi
Ona òdi ni ká máa gbà yọ S6run
Ona odi ni mo gbà ni mo fi yọ igbin
Wow6 ni kí o máa bá mi fi wôúdôôlé e won

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Translation

Oniw6w6 giriw6
Asakata moba
Alémo karapa ésin
Oniw6wé giriw6 is the name given to Ikú, Death
Ifa, please do not allow Death to kill me
Asakata mòbà is the name given to Arun, Affliction
Ifa, please do not allow Affliction to affect me

Ifa, please do not let me see the wrath of Ọbalúayé

All those who are planning evil against me
It is in an akward way that all of them shall find themselves in
heaven
It is in an akward way that I have removed the flesh of the land
snail from its shell
Wowé, go and help me demolish all their homes

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31. IFA PREPARATION FOR VICTORY AGAINST ENEMIES

Ingredients

e Ori ikún, the head of a squirrel

e Ori Okété, the head of a giant rat
e Ori i sébé, the head of a black stripped snake
e Ewé Ọwọo (kasan), the leaves of brillantaisia nitens landau,
acanthaceae

Preparation

The four ingredients will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal will
then be ground into fine powder. The powder will be used to
imprint OrangGn Méji on the Opén Ifá or white flat plate. The Odi
below will be recited. The person who wishes to use this
preparation will make 201 incisions on hiSher head. The powder
will be used to rub on the incisions. After this, a rooster will be
slaughtered and its blood will also be rubbed on the incisions. This
is in order to prevent the user of this Ifá preparation from
developing serious headaches.

Orangin Méji
A rú tit ferin ma wood
Ogefon rébi ìjà
A fesé méjééji fowti alagbéde woô!
Ariwo burtiki ni ki won 6 máa pa nílé àwọn ọtá a mi
Ariwo lááláá nílé Ikún
Okiki rẹ̀rọọrọ nílé ewúsà
Osan gangan lọmọ aráyé ri ba©wa a sébé jé
Osan gangan ni kíwà àwọn ọtá mi 6 bajé
Ewé ọwọọ ni kò máa WỌ wọn lọ S6de Ọrun
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Translation

He who mounts an Elephant without falling down

He who rolls on a Buffalo to the venue of confrontation
He who uses his two feet to break the anvil of a blacksmith
Let there be terrible pandemonium in the homes of all my enemies
It is terrible pandemonium that normally takes place in the home of
Ikún, the Squirrel
It is a terrifying event that normally happens in the home of
Ewúsà, the Giant rat
It is in the broad day light that human beings destroy the destiny of
Sébé, the Black Stripped Snake
Let the destinies of all my enemies be destroyed in broad day light
Let Ewé 6woo drag all of them to heaven

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32. IFA PREPARATION TO OVERCOME ENEMIES

Ingredients

e Eso égbési, the seed of sarcocephalus Jatifolius (j.e sm.) e. a.

bruce. Vel. Af., rubiaceae
e ikddide kan, one African gray parrot tail feather
e igbin tô panu, one big mature land snail
e ééru Alamo, croton lobatus 1., euphorbiaceae
e éso ori i tẹ̀tẹ̀rẹ̀gún, the flower of costus afer ker gawl., costaceae
e iyo obé, table salt
e epo pupa, palm oil
e sééré, bottle-shaped calabash

Preparation

Make a circle with the table salt. Put the snail inside the circle.
Wait for the snail to crawl until it touches the salt. As soon as the
snail touches the salt, it will die. You will then gather the salt, the
snail, éso égbési, ikédide, éru Alamo, and burn them into charcoal.
The charcoal will then be ground into fine powder.

Usage when going to use the powder, pour some of it onto the bare
floor. Obara Ik4 will then be imprinted into the powder on the
floor. After this, the incantation below will be recited. After that,
palm oil will be added to it. The palm oil and the powder will be
mixed together. The preparation should be licked on the bare floor.

The remaining powder will be poured into a Sééré. It is from this

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bottle-shaped calabash that the powder will be poured onto the

floor anytime it is to be used.

Obara Iká

Kowée nii Seye ayé

Bi kowée ba ni ké nílé ayé

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Ti ko daké
Ọmọ kérékérékéré a máa K6w06 rorun
Ogbigbi leye òde Ọrun
BQ@ogbigbi ba fi rin
Bi 6 dabo
Awon àgbàlagbà sonikosoniko won a mda Kéwọé lọ ode Ọrun
Ki won so fún kowée ti ri ké
Ti ko daké
Ti ọmọ kérékérékéré fi fí Kw06 Fode Ọrun wípé
Iké ni y66 maa lọ réé K6@bi rẹ̀ bá a
Eéru ni y66 maa Io réé ru©bi rẹ̀ bá a
Egbési ni yéô maa lọ réé sin©bi rẹ̀ bá a
Nijọ igbin ba fẹnu kan iyo
Ooj6 náà nikiiti pa 4
Àwọn ogbigbi ti rí rin
Ti 6 dabo
Tawon àgbà sonikosoniko ti won fi i R6w06 rode Ọrun
Ki ik6 6 máa lọ réé kúbi rẹ̀ bá a
Eéru ká máa lo réé ru@bi rẹ̀ bá a
Egbési kú máa lọ réé sin@bi rẹ̀ bá a
Nijọ igbin bá fẹnu ba@yo
Oojé náà nikiit pa á

Translation

Kowée, the bird of the world

Whenever Kowée begins to cry incessantly
The young ones will be going to heaven in troops
Ogbigbi, the hoopoe, the bird of heaven
Whenever Ogbigbi begins to sob without stopping
Important elders will begin to troop into heaven
Tell Kowéé who cries incessantly
And which makes the young ones to go to heaven in troops
That ik6, the parrot feather will go and return all its evil to it

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And égbési will escort all its evil back to it

The day that the land snail tastes salt
That is the day that death will kill it
Tell the Ogbigbi that sobs without stopping
And which makes important elders to troop into heaven
That ik6, the parrot feather will go and return all its evil to it
And égbési will escort all its evil back to it
The day that the land snail tastes salt
That is the day that death will kill it

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33. IFA PREPARATION FOR VICTORY OVER ENEMIES

Ingredients

e Eku Asin, smelly rat

e Imi 0j6, sulphur
e Ewa ìkákùé '
e Yangi (Est) ojú ònà, the Jaterite stone used in the preparation of
the Esu icon that is found along the road

Preparation

The four items will be ground together into powder. The powder
will be used to imprint Odi-Méji on the Ifa tray or a white flat
plate. The incantation below will then be recited into it. The
powder will then be kept inside a bottle-shaped calabash. The
powder will then be used by the person who needs it. The person
will mark hisher head from the forehead to the back of the skull
with the powder.

Odi-Méji

Ògún 16 se oun burúkú tan

L6 gbé@lé ayé n lé gbé si
Éṣù Ọdàrà 16 jéédi tán
N lo peléédi
Ortinmila lé se oun ti kò sunwon tán
L6 Soju dúdú pétépete
Won láwọn 6 mú u
Ifá ni irẹ ni wọn ri pa
Òrúnmìlà ni àtẹ̀lọ àtẹ̀bọ apá ẹsẹ̀ kìí ká Est Ona
Ipá ko ká oorun
Enu ko ran oldj6
O16j6 mo rúbọ ẹnu
Nij6 asin ba wont eku

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Nimo eku ri túká

Bi won bá dimo lérí mi
Kimo ọ won 6 túká
Nilé rikakué ti kOakué ẹ rẹ̀ Foko
Loko ríikákúé ti Rakué ẹ rẹ̀ wálé
Òdí Méji o!
Iwo ni kí o bá mi sẹgun àwọn Ọtá a mi

Translation

When Ògún did abominable things

He stayed on earth perpetually
After Est (Òdàrà ate the preparation that made him to misbehave
He killed the person who prepared the evil medicine against him
When Ọrúnmìlà did what was not right
He gazed deviantly with his black complexioned face
They decided that they would overpower him
Ifa responded that it was all lies
Ordanmila declared that movement to and fro of the feet
Cannot make the feet to overpower the Est of the roadside
Nobody can overpower the sun
No publicity can have a negative effect on the day
I have offered ebo against the mouth of the people
The day the smelly rat enters the midst of other rats
That is the day that their conspiracy will scatter
When people conspire against me
Let their conspiracy scatter
It is from home that the ikakué carries its troubles into the farm
And it is from the farm that the ikakué carries its troubles into the
home
Odi Méji o 6!
You are the one who will help me overcome all my enemies

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34. IFA PREPARATION TO OVERCOME ALL ENEMIES

Ingredients

e Edun ara, Sango thunder stone

e ori oka, head of a cobra
e ẹ̀súrú pupa, dioscorea dumetorum (kunth) pax, dioscoreaceae
e isu emina, discorea bulbifera J., dioscoreaceae
e agbo kan, one giant ram
e akuko kan, one giant rooster

Preparation

Grind ingredient items 1 to 4 together and then dry them in the sun.
When properly dry, grind them into fine powder. Use the powder
to imprint Iret8 Osé on the right, Ejì Ogbé in the middle, and
Obara Iká on the left of a big Ifá tray or white flat plate. The
incantation below will then be recited into it. We will now pour the
powder inside as many bottle-shaped calabashes (sééré) as can
contain the Ifa preparation. We will then slaughter the ram and the
rooster and pour their blood on the outside of each sééré, making
sure that the blood does not touch the powder inside the sééré.
Some of the hair and the feathers will then be stuck onto the blood
around the outside of each sééré. The ram and rooster will then be
cooked and part of them will be used to feed Sang6 along with two
bitter kolas. The sééré should be removed the next day.

" This Ifa preparation can only be used at night and with cold
porridge. Jt must never be used more than two times in a year. It is
too powerful to be used more frequently than that.

Treté Osé, Bji-Ogbé, Obara-Ik4

Òké ọrun fio

Ọrun òké lawo ẹ̀bitì
Kíkú 6 máa lọ silé eléj6 awo

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Karun 6 máa Io silé olddi awo

Ọrúnmìlà lé di pérépéré ilẹ̀ rí sé é bọ
Ifá ni bile ba fi sé é bọ
Ọtá eléj6 awo níí ma 4 166 lọ
Ortinmila Káwọn ọtá a mi máa rẹ lo S6de Ọrun giriririri
Akinloli
Emiwowo
Monamona oniko Ọlọrun
Okunrin gidigbi oké ibodé
Tii fori sé@lé ikú
Tii na@sé di@na ofo oun àrùn danhin-danhin
Ajakayé a fojú rin@gun léjú
Ọmọ ẹkùn dúdú igb6 iwonran
Tii miori aségun wádlé ayé
Òdògbo nikangi
Àwọn lé séfá fún Ortinmila
Níjọ Ifá ri TỌrun bọ wa@lé ayé
Won ní Ọrúnmìlà
Ayé ti o filo yii ti le jù
Ọrúnmìlà ní àwọn tani wn wà níbẹ̀
WQn ni àwọn oso wa níbẹ̀
Won ni àwọn ajé wà níbé
Won ni àwọn alápépa
Won ni àwọn alápéta
Wọn ni àwọn alaafaa
Wọn ni àwọn alábilù
Wff ní àwọn aláàásán
Gbogbo wọn ni wọn wa nibé
Ortinmila ni oun y66 lọ ná
Nigbati Ifá fi lo
O mú ìyàwá orẹ̀ 16w6
O mú ọmọ awo o rẹ̀ 16w6 pẹ̀lú
Nígbàtí Ọrúnmìlà dé@lé ayé
Obinrin tô mú léyìn

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Won pa 4
Ọmọ awo o rẹ̀
Won pa á
Ọrúnmìlà waa bint
O wá ni pada lọ S6de Ọrun
Ô pàdé Ìrẹtẹ̀ té rí ṣẹgun lúnà -— '
Irẹtẹ̀ tii ségun ní kílé dé Ọrúnmìlà
Òrúnmìlà ni òde ayé kò se é gbé
Irẹtẹ̀ aségun ni kí Ọrúnmìlà mú sùúrù
Ki 6 má yi tii lọ Séde Ọrun
Nibi ti w6n gbé fi so 6 lÁWỌ
Obara-Ika dé
O ké, 6 ro fún Obara Ika
Nibi ti won gbé ri sọô 16w6
Ilẹ̀ é dé
O ké, 6 rò fin@lé
Nibi ti won gbé fi soo TÁWỌ
Òdúdúwà dé
O ko, 6 rò fún Oòduà
Nibi ti won gbé fi sod 16w6
Ògún dé
O ké, 6 ro fún Ògún
Nibi ti won gbé ri sọọ 16w6
Sango dé
Ô ké, 6 rò fún Sango
Nibi ti won gbé ri so6 1ẹwá
Est dé
O ké, 6 rò fOEsti
Treté-Aségun ni ki Òrúnmìlà lo tojé Estirti
Obara-Iké ni ki Ortinmila lọ téjé Emina
Eji-Ogbé ni oun náà y66 téjú Ori-Oka
Sango ni oun náà yoo tájú Edun
Ô ni ki Ortinmila lo tújú Agbo kan
Ki 6 si tájú akuko kan pẹ̀lú

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Won ni bi àwọn bá se kini wọnyí fún Ordnmila tan

Ki 6 wá pada ki 6 nso I6de ayé
Won se é fún Ortinmila tan
Ortinmila wa bi won wípé
Kini ipín onikélukt u won ti won 6 se fún oun
Treté-aségun ni oun yo dúré si ow6 ọtún
Ô ni oun yéé fi ésúrú sú ogun ti bo 16jti
Oun yôôé si ségun féin-un
Ọbàrá-Iká ni òun y66 dúré si ow6 Osi
Oun yôôé fi emina bo ogun ti bá ribo lújú
Oun náà yoo ségun-un won
Sango ni sanmo ni oun yoo dro si
O ni gbogbo ogun ti bá ribo
O ni oun y66 ma so ẹdùn Iu wán
Ilé ni ojú òun ni w6n máa dur6é máa démoran burúkú
Ô ni oun y66 maa gbé wọn mì ni
Ogun ni ẹni tí 6 jí
Ti ri jẹun ọkọ
Ti ri jẹun àdá
Ti ri jẹun Ọbẹ
Ti rí gbéro burúkú si Ọrúnmìlà
Bi ô bá wá nínú u ọkọ
Bi 6 bá wà nìnú u kẹ̀ké
Jamba yéòô seé
Bi 6 ba wa léko
Oko yo ṣá a 16wo6
Ada y66 ṣá a lésé
,

Obe yéá bu ti lẹwéẹ

Ipa yoo si wo Ọ
Odtidtiwa ni ojú iwdkuwo ti wQn fi f wo Ortinmila
Ni oun yéô maa fi ésin yo danu
Esti ni kùnmọ méje ni Ol6dumaré fún oun
O ni oun y66 maa fi bá a lu àwọn Ota a rẹ̀ pa ni
Eji-Ogbé ni oun padpad y66 wá di ejò

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Eyi ti ibd 16tun-tin

Eyi ti ribo I6si
Eyi ti ribo níwájú
Eyi ti ribo Yéyin
Oun y66 maa ṣá won pa ni
Akinlolu laa pe Ifa AS '
Emiwowo 144 pe Ilé
Monamoné oniko ọlọrun laa pe Sango
Ajakayé afojti rin©gun léjú làá pe Ògún
Odogbo nikangi lorúkọ ti Oòduà njé
Okunrin gidigbi 0ké ibodé
Tii fori sé@lé ikú
Tii na@sé dina ofo oun àrùn danhindanhin
T'orúkọ Táàá pe Esti Odara
Ọmọ ekun dúdú igb6 iwonran
Tii mérí aségun wálé ayé 144 pe Eji-Ogbé
Babaléwo ni nba npéri i mi níbi
Ifa ko o pa nínú u won
Ilé ko o pa nínú u won
Àrìrá òke bá won ja
Ko o pa nìnú u wọn
Oniségun ni bá npéri i mi níbi
Ifá kú o pa nínú u won
Ilẹ̀ ko o pa nínú u wọn
Àrìrá oké bá wọn ja
Kô o pa ninúu wọn
Aláàfáà ni bá npé&ri i mi níbi
Ifá kô o pa nínú u wọn
Ilẹ̀ kú o pa ninú u wọn
Àrìrá òkò bá wọn ja
Kô o pa nintiu wọn
Os6 ni bá npéri i mi níbi
Ifá kô o pa nínú u wọn
Ilẹ̀ kú o pa nínú u wọn

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Àrìrá òké bá wọn jà

Kô o pa ninúu wọn
Ajé ni bá rípérí i mi níbi
Ifá kô o pa nínú u wọn
Ilẹ̀ kú o pa nínú u wọn
Àrìrá òké bá wọn jà
Ko o pa nínúu wọn
Alápépa ni bá npéri i mi níbi
Ifá ko o pa nínú u wọn
Ilẹ̀ kú o pa nínú u wọn
Àrìrá òké bá wọn jà
Ko o pa ninúu wọn
Alápéta ni bá rípérí i mi níbi
Ifá ko o pa nínú u wọn
Ilé ko o pa nínú u wọn
Àrìrá òké bá wọn ja
Ko o pa nínú u wọn
Aláàásán ni bá rdpérí i mi níbi
Ifá ká o pa ninú u wọn
Ilẹ̀ kú o pa ninú u wọn
Àrìrá òké bá wọn jà
Kéá o pa nínúu won
MfỌọ bá wọn jà -—
Moo bá wọn délé koko
Àrìrá òké
Moo bá wọn ja
MỌỌọ bá won délé koko
Kini ri kọ lérí ota a mi
Akuko gàngà
Ni ri kọ lori ọtá a mi
Àkùkọ gàngà
Aya ẹsúrú won kìí wo@d6
Akuko gatiga
Niriko lôri ọtá a mi

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Akuko ganga
Ti emina kii wo@lo
Akuko ganga
Ni ri ko 16ri ọtá à mi
Akuko ganga

Translation

The far distance of heaven

The heavenly mountains, the Awo of Ebiti
Let untimely death be directed to the homes of those who are in
contention with Awo
And allow afflictions to be shown the way to the homes of all the
enemies of Awo
Òrúnmìlà declared that serious landslide is approaching
If landslide of high magnitude is approaching
It is those enemies who are in contention with the Awo who are the
intended victims
Ọrúnmìlà let all my enemies rush to heaven in droves
Akinlolt
Emiwowo
The Lightening, the delegate of heaven
The sturdy man by the boundary mountaitis side
Who uses his head to block off the home of death
And uses his legs to barricade the homes of Loss and Affliction
firmly and effectively
Ajakayé, who confronts upheavals eyeball to eyeball
Offspring of the Black Leopard of the wilderness of Iwonran
Who as brought the Ori of victory from heaven
Òdògbo nikangi
They were the ones who did Ifa preparation for Òrúnmìlà
When coming from heaven to earth
They said that Orénmila
The world that you are going is too precarious

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Ọrúnmìlà demanded to know who were there on earth

They responded that wizards were there
Witches were there
Those who call others to death were there
Those who shoot others to death were there
Those who use evil incantations to eliminate others were there
Those who perpetrate evil against others were there
Ordnmila declared that he would go inspite of that
When he set out on his journey
He took along his woman
He also took with him his Omo Awo
When Orinmila got to earth
They killed the woman that he brought along with him
They also killed his Omo Awo
Ọrúnmìlà was livid with anger
He decided to return to heaven
On his way to heaven
He met Ireté the Victorious on the way
Treté the Victorious asked (rúnmìlà what was amiss
Ordnmila responded that the world was impossible for him to live
in
Treté the Victorious appealed to Ọrúnmìlà to exercise patience
He told him not to return to heaven yet
As they were discussing the matter
Obara Ika arrived
He narrated the story to Obara Ika
As they were discussing the matter
llé arrived
He narrated the story to Ile
As they were discussing the matter
Òdúdúwà arrived ,
He narrated the story to Odidiwa
As they were discussing the matter
Ògún arrived

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He narrated the story to Ògún

As they were discussing the matter
Sang6 arrived
He narrated the story to Sang6
As they were discussing the matter
ṣù arrived <
He narrated the story for sa
Treté the Victorious asked Òrúnmìlà to procure Ésúrú
Ọbàrà Iká asked him to procure emìnà
Eji Ogbẹ̀ promised to procure the head of a cobra
Sang6 promised to procure edun ara, Thunder Stone
He asked Orinmila to procure a mature ram
And to also procure a mature rooster
They said that after they had prepared the Ifá work for Orinmila
He could then return to earth to live
They prepared the Ifa work for Ordnmila
Oranmila demanded from them to know
What role each of them would play for him
Treté the Victorious promised that he would stay on the right hand
side
He would use ésúrú to confuse all upheavals against him
And he would conquer all the enemies for him
Obara Ik4 promised to stay on the left hand side
He would use eminda to confuse all upheavals against him
And he too would conquer all the enemies for him
Sango said that he would stay in the sky above
He said that all enemies carrying war to Orinmila
He would be throwing Thunder Stones at them
Ilé declared that the enemies would be staying on top of her
And they would be planning their evil
She promised that she would swallow them all
Ògún declared that anyone who woke up in the morning
And consumed any food produced by the hoe
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Or the one produced by knife

If such a person planned any evil against Ordnmila
If the person was in any vehicle
He would meet with accident
If he was in the farm
Hoe or cutlass would cut him badly
If he was in the house
Knife would cut him badly
And complications would set in
Òdúdúwà promised that those who cast disdain glance at Orinmila
He would use his javelin to pluck out their eyes
Esti declared that Ol6dimaré gave him seven clubs
He said that he would use them to beat all his enemies to death
Eji Ogbé said that he would transform himself into a snake
All enemies coming from the right hand side
And those coming from the left
All those coming in the front
And those coming from behind
He promised to strike them all to death
Akinlolt is the name of Ifa
Emiwowo is the name of Ilẹ̀
The Lightening, the delegate of heaven is the name of Sangé
The sturdy man by the boundary mountain side
Who uses his head to block off the home of death
And uses his legs to barricade the homes of Loss and Affliction
firmly and effectively is the name of Esti Odara
Ajakayé, who confronts upheavals eyeball to eyeball is the name
of Ògún
Offspring of the Black Leopard of the wilderness of Iwonran
Who has brought the Ori of victory from heaven is the name of Eji
Ogbé i
Òdògbo nikangi is the name of Òdúdúwà
If Babaláwo plan evil against me
Ifá kill among them

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Ilẹ̀ kill among them

Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
Even if herbalists plan evil against me
Ifá kill among them
SA,
Ilẹ̀ kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
And if wizards plan evil against me
Ifá kill among them
Ilé kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
If witches plan evil against me
Ifá kill among them
Ilé kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
All evil perpetrators who are planning evil against me
Ifá kill among them
Ilẹ̀ kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
Confront them all
And follow them to their various homes
Agbo Girisa the Giant Ram
Ifá confront them all
And follow them to their homes
What is crowing inside the head of my enemies
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
That is what is crowing in the head of my enemies
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
Estirti cannot be pounded inside a mortar
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster

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That is what is crowing in the head of my enemies

Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
And emina cannot be ground on a grinding-stone
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
That is what is crowing in the head of my enemies
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster

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35. OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH BLOOD

PRESSURE)

Ingredients

e Eso Àfô or Kánkányàn-án or Pahoi,

e Somiséré Dúdú, blue alum
e Alum funfun, white alum

The three ingredients will be ground together into a fine powder.

One table spoon of the powder will then be poured into a 60cl
bottle. Water will be added to it to fill the bottle. Two tablespoons
will be used every 72 hours.

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36. OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH BLOOD

PRESSURE)

Ingredients

e Egbò Ipéta tútù, the root of Securidaca longipedunculata fresen.,

polygalaceae
e Pẹ̀rù Alama, croton lobatus 1., euphorbiaceae
e Ose dúdú, black soap

Preparation

Egbò Ipéta and Pẹ̀rù Alamo will be ground together and mixed
with the black soap. The person concerned will then use the soap
to bathe with two times a day.

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37. OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH BLOOD

PRESSURE)

Ingredients

e Ewé ẹnu Opiré, euphorbia-Jateriflota schumach ’ thonn.,

euphorbiaceae
e Ewé Òrúpa, the leave of hymenocardia acida tul., euphorbiaceae
e Rẹ̀rù, croton lobatus L, euphorbiaceae

Preparation

The three items will be put in an average size cooking pot. Water
will be poured into it to fill the pot. The preparation will be used to
bathe everyday and one drinking glass full will be drunk two times
a day.

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38. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE

Ingredients

e Ointment, any eucalyptus cream

e Somis6r6, blue alum
e Camphor
e Caphura
e Ori am0o, shea butter extracted from animal fat
e Ori gidi, original shea butter

Preparation

All the ingredients will be ground together. It will be put in a

container. The paste will be used to rub the affected parts of the
person who is suffering from stroke. Doing this will bring life back
into the affected parts.

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39. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE

Ingredients

e Ewé gbòrò ayaba (Oluganbe), ipomoea asarifolia (desr) roem. ’

schult., convolvulaceae !
e Ewé òrúpa, the leave of hymenocardia acida tul., euphorbiaceae
e Fẹ̀rù, xylopia aethiopica (dunnal) a. rich., annonaceae
e Ikòkò, a big clay pot

Preparation

The first three items listed will be put inside a pot. You will then
pour plenty of water into the pot and place the pot on fire to boil
very well. The person suffering from the stroke will then use it to
bathe with twice daily and drink one glass full up to 6 times a day.
Doing this will bring life back to the affected parts.

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40. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE

Ingredients

e Ewé ewúro, bitter leaves vernonia amygdalina delile.,

compositae
e Ewé ọdúndún, kalanchoe crenata (andr.) haw., crassulaceae
e Ewé tété, amarantus spp
e Ori, shea butter

Preparation

The first three items listed will be ground together to form a fine
paste. The paste will then be mixed with ori and be used to rub
every part of the body of the person suffering from the stroke.
Doing this will restore life into all the parts of the person@s body.

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Ingredients
A aoe WA A A

or a he goat. Ni ‘

Preparation

The four feet will be put inside a clay pot. The pot will then be
placed on fire and the feet of the animal will be burnt into a
charcoal. The charcoal will then be ground into a fine powder.
Incisions will be made on all the affected parts of the body of the
person suffering from the stroke. The powder will then be rubbed
into the incisions. Doing this, will bring life back to the body of the
person suffering from the stroke.

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42. OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE

Ingredients

e Egbò ipéta tútù, the fresh root of securidaca longipedunculata

fresen., polygalaceae
e Kànnáfùrù,
e Àlùbúsà Eléwé, allium aescalonicum L, liliaceae
e Imi Ọjé, sulphur
e Igbalé, broom made with palm fronds

Preparation

Pound the above items all together. Sun-dry them and grind them
into a fine powder. The person suffering from the stroke will then
take one teaspoonful of the powder with any hot porridge two
times a day. The person using this Oògùn must either sit or stand
on top of a broom as much as possible until their body has healed.
Doing this will aid the patientOs quick recovery.

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43. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS

Ingredients

e Iṣu ẹlégọọ (gbòngbò dgiri iìṣákỌ), the root of anchomanes

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IE, a

diformis (blume) engl., araceae

e Eérd’ Alamo, xylopia aethiopica (dunnal) a. rich., annonaceae
e Adi dúdú, palm kernel oil
e Epo dié, a small quantity of palm oil

Preparation

The ingredients will be cut into pieces and be placed into a clay
pot. Plenty of water will then be added to it. Adi dúdú and Epo
Pupa will be added in very small quantities. The pot will be placed
on fire and the contents therein will be boiled into a strong herbal
tea. The person will then drink one cup full of the herbal tea three
times a day.

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44. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS
Ingredients

e Isu oliborégan,
e alubésa eléwé, allium aescalonicum L., liliaceae
e Hérd’ Alamo, xylopia aethiopica (dunnal) a. rich., annonaceae

Preparation

The three ingredients will be put into a clay pot. Plenty of water
will be added into it and it will be placed on fire and boiled into a
strong herbal tea. The person will then drink one cup full of the
herbal tea three times a day.

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45. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS
Ingredients

e Opoldé kan, one live big toad

e Odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper

Preparation

The live toad will be slaughtered and put in a place until it

becomes really swollen up. It will then be placed in a very small
pot and a whole ataare pod will be added to it. The two ingredients
will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal will then be ground into a
fine powder. Incisions will be made on different parts of the
patient©s body. The powder will be used to rub on all the incision
marks on the patients body. (This is especially good for patients
whose limbs, stomach and face are swollen.

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46. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS
Ingredients

e Gbòngbò ẹnu opiré, the root of euphorbia Iaterifolia

e Egbo okan, the root of combretum smeathmannii g., don.,
combretaceae
e Egbò ijokun, the root of mucuna poggei taub., leguminosae
papilionoideae
e Egbò ayin, the root of anogeissus leiocarpus (dc) guill. ’ perr.,
combretaceae
e Egbo idi, the root of terminalia glaucescens planch ex., benth.,
combretaceae
e ééru Alamo, xylopia aethiopica (dunnal) a. rich., annonaceae
e adi dúdú, palm kernel oil

Preparation

All the ingredients will be cut into small pieces and put into a clay
pot. Water will be added into it. It will be boiled into a strong
herbal tea. After boiling, the palm kernel oil will be removed from
the surface of the herbal tea and be kept in a container. The patient
will take one cup full three times a day and use the palm kernel oil
to rub every part of hiSher body.

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47. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS
Ingredients

e Bara kan, one big citrullus colocynthis (1) schrad., cucurbitaceae

e Eépo igi Òrúpa, the bark of hymenocardia acida tul.,
euphorbiaceae

Preparation

Put the two ingredients into a clay pot and add water. Boil properly
until it becomes an herbal tea.The patient will take one cup full
two times daily.

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48. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS
Ingredients

e Ewé Omunt àsùnwọn, the fresh leaves of leguminocae

ceesalpinioideae
e Odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper pod
e Bula, fire igniter
e Alum, white alum
e Imi ọjé, su/fur
e Ett ibon, gun powder

Preparations

All the ingredients will be ground together and dried in the sun.
When dried, it will be ground again into fine powder. Two table
spoonfuls of the powder will be poured into a 60cl bottle of liquor.
To be taken by the patient one tot glass full two times daily.

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49. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS

Ingredients

e Odiidi isu kan, one whole yam

OSA

Preparation

The yam will be placed inside a medium sized clay pot. The pot
will then be filled with water and be placed on fire. It will be left
on the fire until the water dries up and the yam is burned into
charcoal. The charcoal will then be ground into fine powder. The
patient will use this powder, one tablespoon, two times a day.

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50. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS
Ingredients

e Iyé adie púpò, plenty of fowl feathers

e é€épo isu, yam peelings
e Ataare, one whole alligator pepper pod

Preparation

The three ingredients will be burnt into charcoal. Make sure that
you add the feathers last because they will burn faster than the
other two materials. After this, grind the charcoal into powder. The
patient will then take one teaspoon two times daily.

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51. OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND

INFECTIONS
Ingredients

e lyéré púpò, plenty of Piperaceae

e Ataare pups, plenty of alligator pepper seeds
e Omi ti a ba gba 1©ara 6gédé Gmini, water extracted from banana
stem

Preparation

Ataare and iyéré will be ground together. The powder will be

poured into the water extracted from the banana stem and mixed
together. The mixture should be taken, half of a glass, two times a
day.

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52. OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTIONS

Ingredients

e Oti sékété sidi, original maize beer

e Bara nla kan, one big citrullus colocynthis (1) schrad.,
cucurbitaceae
e Kanhtn, potassium potash

Preparation

Remove all the seeds inside the bara and peel the skin off. You will
then drop the bard inside the clay pot containing the sékété beer.
Put the pot on fire and cook for about one hour. You will then add
a little potassium potash to the mixture. The herbal tea must not be
allowed to spill over while it is being boiled. The patient will then
drink one tot glass every 48 hours for 50 consecutive days.

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53. OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTION

Ingredients

e Opé Òyìnbé, Pineapple,

e Cucumber,
e Oti, alcohol Pe

Preparation

Pound the pineapple and extract its juice. Pound the cucumber and
extract its juice. Pour the pineapple juice into a clay cooking pot
and put it on fire for about 30 minutes. After this, add the juice
extracted from the cucumber to it and boil together for about 10
minutes. After this, add the alcohol to it while on fire and boil
everything for another 15 minutes. Remove the pot on the fire and
allow the content in it to cool down. Put the mixture in another
container. The patient will then take one table spoon full every
morning and night.

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54. OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTION AND BOWEL

CLENSING

Ingredients

e Ata ijdsi pupa, zanthoxylum senegalense dc., rutaceae

e Ọpòlọpò éko tútù, plenty of cold corn meal
e Ìyọ, table salt
e Oje ọrọ alagogo, the sap extracted from euphobia kamerunica
pax., euphobiaceae

Preparation

The pepper will be ground into a fine paste. The ẹ̀kọ will be mixed
with water and the pepper will be added to it. The sap from the
cactus plant will then be added to it. A clay cooking pot containing
the ingredients will be put on fire to boil for about 40 to 50
minutes. After this, the mixture will be spread out on a metal sheet
to dry out in the sun. When it has become fully dry, it will be
ground into a fine powder. The powder will then be poured into a
container for safe keeping. To use this, the patient will prepare a
very hot porridge and mix one table spoon full into the hot
porridge. All the porridge should be eaten in one sitting. The
patient will then prepare another very cold porridge and will eat
this cold porridge little by little. Within two hours of taking this
òògùn, the patient will begin to visit the toilet and héshe will be
stooling repeatedly. All the impurities residing inside the patient
will be flushed out. If the stooling becomes too frequent and the
person begins to become very weak, héshe should return to the
bathroom and open the shower on hisher head and take a full bath
under the shower for about 10 to 15 minutes. This will stop the
stooling.

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55. OOGUN FOR BACTERIA OR SEXUALLY

TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Ingredients

e Ogb6l6 gbigbẹ, the dry root of grewia mollis p. beauv. , tiliaceae

e Ewé ékuku gbigbe, the dry leaves of ceratotheca sesamoides
endl., pedaliaceae

Preparation

Grind the two ingredients together into powder. Consume the

powder together with hot or cold porridge. Doing this will
eliminate the bacteria.

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56. OOGUN FOR BACTERIA OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED

DISEASES
Ingredients

e Ewé Tanilabiya, the leaves of crateva adansonii dc., capparaceae

e Omi osan wéwé, lime juice
e Ewé ewúro, the leaves of vernonia amygdalina delile,
compositae
e Ewé efinrin, the leaves of ocimum gratissimum L., labiatae
e Ewé egungun ẹja, the leaves of ceiba pentandra (I.,) gaertn.,
bambacaceae

Preparation

Grind all the leaves inside the lime juice with your hands or better
still, pound all the leaves into a fine paste and then soak the paste
inside the lime juice. Leave everything for 24 hours. This mixture
will then be taken with one tot glass three times a day.

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57. IFA PREPARATION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Ingredients

e Igbin tô pánu kan, one very mature land snail

e Ewé Omonigeélégélé, cuscuta australis r. br., cuscutaceae
e Ewé Ajé, aerva lanata (L.) juss., Amaranthaceae
e Yépé Okun, sea sand
e Yépé Osa. sand from a lagoon
e Ose dúdú. Black soap

Preparation

The land snail will be removed from its shell without breaking the
shell. All the internal organs of the land snail will be removed and
kept aside. Ewé ajé, ewé omonigélégélé, sea sand and lagoon sand
will be ground together and will then be divided into two portions.
The first portion will be mixed with soap together with the internal
organs of the land snail. The soap will then be placed into the shell
of the land snail. The remaining portion will be put inside a pot
together with the flesh of the snail. Palm oil and a little salt will be
added for taste. It will then be cooked like a normal soup. Jyérosun
will be used to imprint Ọṣé Méji on the Ifa tray and the incantation
will be recited. After this, part of the iyérdsun will be added to the
soup while the rest will be mixed with the soap that is inside the
shell. The soup will be eaten at once, while the soap will be used
regularly until it is finished.

Osé Méji
O sé kúlú 6 gb©ogtin
O nà gbaja 6 gb@ogoji
Emi kii sé kúlukùlu témi i séré
Dia fún Ajéréjú àrẹ̀mọ Oli Ibadan
To ji ni kutukutu

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Ti kò r©ow6 kan à 4 yo 6 na
Òrúnmìlà ni émi y66 ¥owo ná ni témi
O ni a kii ridii Oldkun
A ki i ridii Ọlásà
A o mo ibi Omonigélégélé ridi i rẹ̀ pam6 si
Osé Méji lo séw6 werewere témi wá fún mi
Gbogbo ara ni sefunsefun fi ri Sefun ajé

Translation

He bent down and was given 20 cowries

He straightened up and was given 40 cowries
I do not bend for nothing

The first child of Olú Ibadan

When he woke up early in the morning
And had no money to spend
Ordinmila declares that as for me, I will have money to spend
He says that nobody can see the bottom of the ocean
And nobody can see the bottom of the lagoon
Nobody knows where the Omonigélégélé plant has hidden its root
Osé-Méji, go and bring money to me
Every part of the Sefunsefun leaf has the Efun symbol of wealth

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58. IFA PREPARATION FOR PEACE AND FOR REMOVING

EVIL SPIRITS FROM ONES LIFE

Ingredients
e Ewé òdúndún, the leaves of kalanchoe crenata (andr)haw.
crassulaceae
=

e Ewé rinrin, the leaves of peperomia pellucid (1.)kunth,

piperaceae
e Ewé tété, the leaves of amaranthus viridis I., amaranthaceae
e Ewé wordw6, the leaves of senecio biafrae oliv ‘hien, compisitae
e Ewé kipér6, the leaves of dichrocephala intergrifolia (1.f)
kuntze, compositae
e igbin nla kan,one big land snail
e Epo pupa, palm oil
e Iyọ obé, fable salt
e Ata, pepper spice

Preparation

The five leaves will be ground together into a fine paste. The paste
will then be used to cook along with a big land snail. Salt, pepper
and palm oil will then be added as appropriate. Iyérdsun will be
used to imprint OyékG Méji on the Ifá tray or a white flat plate.
The incantation below will be recited into it. The person who
needs it will eat the herbal soup. The soup is especially good for
children or teenagers who behave in rascally, irrational, and
uncontrollable ways. It is also good for adults for the same reasons
and for those whose lives have been derailed from proper
orientation.

Ọyẹ̀kú Méji
Ibi a té awo ekun si jinna-jinna
Ọmọ Olofin re ibẹ̀

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O rí se kati-kati, kati-kati
Z

O ni se randan-randan, randan-randan
2

On se ranhun-ranhun, rànhùn-ranhùn
O rí se kéru-karu, karu-karu
Ortinmila ni kò nii se béé m6
Ô ni dúndún ni ti ẹ̀dúndún
Ero wọọ ni ti tẹ̀tẹ̀
Ibi tú tutu Jaa bá rinrin
Ẹrọ wọọ ni ti wordw6
A ki i ri asinwin igbin nínú ikarahun
Ewé kupéro aléde é mi
Oun burúkú ará ni kô o s©ekti pa
Ikú kí o má se péro

Translation

Where the leopard skin was spread was very far from site
The child of Ọléfin went there
He began to behave out of order
He began to act irrationally
He began to do negative things
He began to act in an anti-social manner
Ọrúnmìlà declared that he would never behave like that again
He declared that Odtindtin is known for peace
And that tranquility is for Tété
Where it is cool and comfortable is where we shall meet Renren
Peace and comfort is what Worow6 is noted for
We cannot find a lunatic land snail inside its shell
The Kupéro leaves in the frontage of my house
Please cause the death of all the evil things that reside in@s body
Ikú, please do not kill the peaceful and comfortable ones

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59. IFA PREPARATION FOR PROCURING PROPERTY OF ONES

OWN

Ingredients

e Iyẹ̀ròsùn, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae

e Ikin ol6j4 mérin, Ifa kernels with four eyes
e Eésan agbéde ti w6n ti 16 nínú agbéde, the palm kernel shells
that had been used by the blacksmith which was collected
inside the ballast
e Abo adie kan, one mature hen
e àdá kan, one small gourd medicine container
e Ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper pod

Preparation

The Ikin and Ataare pod will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal
will be ground together with all the other ingredients (except the
hen and the ado) into fine powder. The powder will then be used to
imprint OyékG Méji on an Ifá tray or a white flat plate. After the
incantation has been recited, the powder will be poured inside the
ado medicine container. The ado will then be placed on top of the
Ifa of the person who wants to use it. The hen will be slaughtered
and the blood will be drained on the ad6 that is inside the Ifá bowl.
Make sure that blood does not touch the powder inside the ado.

Usage

Put a little of the powder in the hand of the person who wants to
use it. The person will then put some of the powder on hisher
tongue. The Odu incantation will then be recited again. When
finished reciting the incantation, the saliva from the person©@s
mouth will be spit on Ifá.

Ọyẹ̀kú Méji

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Eji ma dáwọ ajé wárowáro

Eji má dásẹ̀ ajé wárowáro
1jí so, ìjí lédúì
Tji ò so, iji 16du
Siso nbe nilé e wa
Aiso ribẹ nilé e wa
Eyin lomo Ògún
Tyé lọmọ Ọrúnmìlà
Eyin kì i yítíòhùn Ògún
Iyẹ̀ kì iyéhun Ọrúnmìláà

Ké o má mà jẹ kéyẹ̀
Erin n©lkin ri bẹ̀jú
Nij6 adie bá surtktin iy
Oj6 náà ni ìhùùhù ri sùn-ún bo
Ifá mo sunkún ilé pé 6 o
Ọrúnmìlà ké o má mà jé 6 yẹ̀
Oyékti-Méji ye bébé ajé lù mi

Translation

Let not the rainfall stop bringing prosperity

Let not the rainfall stop bringing wealth
If Jji germinates, it has its own Odù
If [ji fails to germinate, it has its own Odd
The germinated one is in our house
The ungerminated one is also in our house
Eyin, the ballast dust, is the child of Ògún
Tyé, the consultation powder, is the child of Ordnmila
Eyin will never refuse to carry out the instructions of Ògún
Tyé will never refuse to carry out the instructions of Orinmila
Ifa, the land property that I told you about
Please do not let it fail to materialize
It is in fours that the Ikin has its eyes

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The day that the hen cries for plumes

That is the day that it will be covered with feathers
Ifa, I cry to you over the land property matter
Ortinmila; please do not let it fail to materialize
Oyéka Méji, please open the path of wealth towards me
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60. IFA PREPARATION FOR PROCURING ONE©S OWN

PROPERTY

Ingredients

e Fyelé méji ti wQn jé omo-iyaé kannaa, twin pigeons

e Ewé ẹ̀là, the leaves of calyptrochilum christyanum (rchb.f)
summerh. Orchidaceae sp.
e Ewé ajé, the leaves of aerva lanata (L,) juss., amaranthaceae

Preparation

The two leaves will be ground together into a fine paste. The paste
will be divided into two portions. One part will be mixed with
soap. The other part will be put inside a small clay pot. One of the
pigeons will be slaughtered on Ifa. The feathers will be removed.
Dress the pigeon for cooking and place it in the pot to be cooked.
Salt and palm oil will be added as appropriate. Jyérdsuin will then
be used to imprint Iwòrì Méji on the Ifá tray or a white flat plate.
The Odu incantation above will be recited into it. The iyérdsun will
then be poured on the herbal soup. The other pigeon will then be
slaughtered on Ifá. The chest will be sliced open and the soup will
be placed inside its chest. More iyérdsun will be added to the Ifa
tray or white flat plate and Iw6ri Méji will be imprinted. The
incantation will be recited again. The iyérdosun will this time be
poured on the pigeon with its open chest that contains the soup.

The person for whom this Ifá preparation is made will then go to
where there is an anthill in the forest. The person will go with
about 25 litres of fresh water for bathing. Héshe will then break the
head of the anthill and stand on top of it. As soon as the ants begin
to come out, héshe will begin to bathe while using the pigeon with
its chest open as a sponge. As soon as héshe finishes bathing,
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had earlier broken. This person will then return home. When héshe
gets to the house, héshe will eat the soup that had earlier been
prepared with the first pigeon.

Very early the following day, this person will go to the place
where héshe had taken hisher bath. Héshe will look at the hole that
héshe had made on the anthill where héshe had dropped the
pigeon. If the ants have built back the hole, this person will
certainly attain land where they will be able to build what they like
within that very year.

Twori Méji

Olaésomi
Olasodi
Ogangan múlé gan
Koko mule se kiribiti
Bolu ogan bá ri kẹlé
Igba ẹni a méké
Igba ẹni a nfékùn
Igba ẹni a gbé kérégbé
Wọn a lọ §6do
Wọn a lọ réé potimi
Ifá má jéé kí n k6lé e témi ti láyé
Olt ọgán ki i k6lé e tirẹ̀ é ti
Ara gbogbo ni sefunsefun fi ri Sefun ajé
Ela ki i gb6ri igi oko àìmálà
Apá ọtún, apá Osi lẹyẹlé fi fí kdre é wolé

Translation

Ọláṣòmì
Ọláṣòdí
Ogangan múlé gan

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Koko miilé se kiribiti

When the queen ant is constructing her house
200 people will look for rafters
200 people will look for ropes
200 people will carry a giant gourd
And head to the stream to fetch water
Ifa, please do not make it impossible for me to construct my own
house in life
The queen ant will never find it impossible to construct her own
house
All parts of the sefunsefun leaf are made of money
Elà will never stay on top of a tree without succeeding
It is with both wings that the pigeon brings all the Ire of life into
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61. IFA PREPARATION TO PAY OFF ONES DEBTS

Ingredients

e Obi Abata alawé méta, one kola nut with 3 lobes

e Efun, native chalk
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A

Preparation

We will use ẹfun to imprint Òtúrá Méjì on the wall. We will use
one lobe from the kola nut per day for three consecutive days that
will be chewed while reciting the incantation below. When we
finish the recitation, we will spit the kola nut on the Odù Òtúrá
Méji that was imprinted on the wall. This process will be repeated
for three consecutive days. After this, we will recite the Odu for 30
consecutive days without the kolanuts. Instead we will spit only
saliva on the Odu that was imprinted on the wall. It is certain that
all the money being owed will be paid off after doing all this.

Òtúrá Méji

Àrídìí
Àrnáàá
Ìbàrìbá oyérì niwéhu mabarakasia
Séfá fún Ọrúnmìlà
Nijô ti baba jẹ gbésé ẹgbẹ̀ta Ọké
Baba o lôwô nílé ti yoo fi san-án
Ko si ni léáde ti yéé gba
Andii ni k©Orinmila lo mú awé obi kan wa
Ortinmila fi lé e 16w6
O fi awé obi kan tié Sowo igba Ọkẹ
O ko lé Ortinmila 16w6
Àrnáàá ni k©Oninmila lo mú awé obi kan wa
Ortinmila fi lé e 16w6
O fi awé obi kan tie fòwò igba Ọkẹ

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O ko lé Ortinmila 16w6
Ibaribé oy6ri niwéhu mabarakasié ni k©Ortinmila lo mú awé obi
kan wa
Ortinmila fi lé e 16w6
O fi awẹ obi kan tie Sowo igba Oké
O ké owé lé Ortinmila 16w6
O bá san gbogbo gbésé e rẹ̀ tan
Àrídìí awé obi kan an re rẹ̀ é o
Wá ba mi san gbésé ti mo je
Àrnáàá awé obi kan an re rẹ̀ é o
Wá ba mi san gbésé ti mo je
Ibàrìbá oyori niwéhu mabarakasi4 awé obi kan an rẹrééo
Wá bá mi san gbésé ti mo je
Ki ẹ̀yin métééta bá mi san gbésé ti mo jẹ
K6 tôô t6 ọgbọn ọjọ

Translation

Andii
Àfìnàá
Ibàribá oy6ri niwéhu mabarakasia
They were the Awo who did Ifá work for Òrúnmìlà
When he owed 600 bags of money
He had no money with which to pay the debt at home
And he was expecting no money from outside
Andii asked him to go and bring one lobe of kolanut
Òrúnmìlà gave him the kola nut lobe
He used the kola nut lobe to transact business that yielded the
profit of 200 bags of money
He handed it to Ordnmila
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Annaa also asked him to go and bring one lobe of kolanut

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Ọrúnmìlà gave him the kola nut lobe

He used the kola nut lobe to transact business that yielded the
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He handed it over to (rúnmìlà

Ibàribá oyéri niwéhu mabarakasia also asked him to go and bring
one lobe of kolanut
Òrúnmìlà gave him the kola nut lobe
He used the kola nut lobe to transact business that yielded the
profit of 200 bags of money. :
He handed it over to Oranmila
They all handed the money over to Orinmila
And he paid off all his debts
Andii, this is my own kola nut lobe
Come and help me pay off my debt that I owe
Anna, this is my own kola nut lobe
Come and help me pay off my debt that I owe
Tbariba oy6ri niwéhu mabarakasia, this is my own kola nut lobe
Come and help me pay off my debt that I owe
Let the three of you come to my aid to pay off all my debts
Before 30 days

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62. IFA PREPARATION TO PAY OFF DEBTS

Ingredient

e Ẹja Aré gbigbẹ méji, two dried catfish

e Igbá kékeré kan, a small size calabash with its lid
e Ewé Iyá, the leave of daniellia oliveri (rolfe)hutch. ’dalziel,
leguminosae caesalpinioideae
e Ose dúdú, black native soap

Preparation

One of the two catfish will be ground together with the ;yá leaves
and be mixed with soap. The soap will be placed inside the small
calabash. We will imprint Eji Ogbé on the Ifá tray and the
incantation below will be recited into it. After the recitation, the
iyérosun will be mixed with the soap and be placed back in the
calabash.

The second fish will then be soaked inside water for a little period,
just to make it possible for the fish to be straightened. We will then
push the fish inside the ose dúdú until only the head of the fish
remains outside the soap. The head should be pointing upwards.
That is the way the fish head will be until the soap is completely
finished. The soap will be used to bathe daily.

Eji Ogbé

Labalaba nti fit6 §énu difa

Ogbingbin ni ko mékan ni kò mékan
Bo bá ji
A máa réwo-rasé si Barapetu
Séf4 fun Aro
Níjọ toô ni lo ree Fara Sofa lẹdọ ode
Kaka Kode 6 ya mi

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Iyá a yá mi o
Iyá yá mi léburt ayé
Igi oko
Kì i fara 4 Sofa
Igi oko
Eji-Ogbé wá lo gbé aláàánú fún mi '
Ki n san gbésé ti mo jẹ o
" ni iye gbésé náà
Ki n lé san-án ki ô toô t6 ọgbọn ọJỌ

Translation

The butterfly is it that does Ifá consultation with saliva in its mouth
The Hoopoe is it that knows nothing at all
When its wakes up
It will rub its hands and feet in supplication to Barapetu
They did Ifá preparation for Ard
When going to be in servitude in the home of the Hunter
Instead for the Hunter letting me borrow money
Iya will lend me money
Iya, please come and lend me a substantial amount of money
The tree on the farm
Will never go into servitude
The tree on the farm
Eji Ogbé, go and bring me sympathizers
For me to pay the money that I owe
"is the amount that I owe
Let me be able to pay it off before 30 days

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63. IFA PREPARATION TO PAY OFF DEBTS

Ingredients

e Ewé akisan, the leave of trianthema portulacastrum L., aizoaceae

e Ewé papasan, the leave of portulaca oleraceae 1., portulacaceae
e Eésan, palm kernel shell
e Ori Isan, head of isan snake
e Iyẹ̀ré dié, a little amount of Piperaceae
e Igbin kan, one big land snail
e Iyẹ̀ròsùn, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae
e Epo, palm oil
e Iyọ, table salt

Preparation

Items 1 to 5 will be ground together into a fine paste. The paste

will be deposited inside a small clay pot. The land snail will be
removed from its shell and cut into 8 parts. It will be added to the
contents inside the pot. Palm oil and salt will then be added in a
proportionate manner. The herbal soup will be cooked well. When
it has been cooked, it will be removed from the fire to cool. After
this, iyérosun will be used to imprint Ejì Ogbé inside the Ifá tray or
a white flat plate. The incantation below will be recited. After this,
the iyérdsun will be mixed with the soup and be given to the
person who needs it for consumption.

Bji Ogbò
Mo féfééfé n o ri fé
Mo gb@awin-gb@awin n ô r©awin gbà
Díá fún Ọrúnmìlà
Ifá ô jẹ gbésé olérinbíti
Y66 jẹ gbésé alaranbara
Won ní Baba, tani y66 bá ọ san-án

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O ni opélopé Abé ọmọ ìyá oun

Ô ni akisan ni y66 bá oun san-án
O ni paépasan ni y66 bá oun san-an
Ô ni eésan ni yoo bá oun san-an
Ô ni isan ni yéô bá oun san-an
O ni abotan 1Orisa rí bédiigbin '

Translation

I searched endlessly for a loan but I could not find one

I looked for money to borrow but I could not get it
These were the declarations of Ifá to Òrúnmìlà
When he was in a mighty debt
And he was in a gargantuan debt
They asked him to tell them who would pay off the debt for him
He responded that his gratitude would go to Abé, his sibling
He declared that akisan would help him pay off his debt
And pápásan would help him pay off his debt
And eésan would help him pay off his debt
Even isan would help him pay off his debt
Completely does Orisa cover the base of land snails

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64. OOGUN PREPARATION TO PAY OFF ONES DEBTS

Ingredients

e Oga gbigbe, dried chameleon

e àlùbésà eléwé, allium aescalonicum I., liliaceae
e ose dúdú, black soap

Preparation

Grind items 1 and 2 together into a paste. Mix the paste with
soap. Use the soap to bathe regularly. Doing this, will bring the
means to pay off ones debts.

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65. OOGUN FOR STOPPING RAINFALL

Ingredients
e Ikun imú òjiá, the gum of daniellia ogea (Harms) rolfe.,
x2

leguminosae caesalpinioideae
e Imi ọjọ, Sulphur £
e Orégbé méfa, six Bitter ols
e Fitila oléjú méji, a wick with two eyes
e Epo pupa, Palm oil (one liter)
e Òwú Òtùtú, Cotton wool

Preparation

Pour palm oil into the wick, grind the sulphur into a fine powder
and pour it into the wick together with the palm oil. Grind Ikun
imú ojiá into a powder and pour it into the wick together with the
palm oil and sulphur. Use the cotton wool to light fire and place it
across the wick with both eyes being lit at the same time. Before
lighting the fire, you will break Ordgbo for Ṣàngé and explain your
mission and the reason why you don©t want the rain to fall in that
particular locality at that particular point in time. You will direct
the rain to other localities around the vicinity. After the lights have
died out, you will continue to add palm oil, sulphur and Ikun imú
0jia until you complete your assignment. After the assignment, you
will break two Orégbé for Sang6 again in appreciation.

This must not be done for more than 10 to 12 hours at a stretch in

order to not incur the wrath of Ṣàngé. It must also be done before
the rain starts at all. It is not advisable to do this when the rain has
already started falling. Doing this during rainfall will attract a
heavy thunder strike.

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66. OOGUN TO PREVENT RAINFALL OR VIOLENCE DURING

CEREMONY
Ingredients

e Eso Gwerenjéje kan, the seed of abrus precatorius 1., leguminosae

paptlionoideae
e éso afola kan, one grain of this type of seed
e eyo ataare kan, one grain of alligator pepper

Preparation

Take one grain of Owerenjéje seed, afola seed and ataare. Put them
inside cotton wool. Wrap and tie the cotton wool with white and
black thread. Hang it somewhere within the vicinity where the
ceremony will take place. This will work perfectly for only one
day. If there is the need to use it again, a fresh one must be
prepared. Also, it must not be prepared when rain has already
started to fall. It must be prepared before rainfall starts in order for
the ddgun to work perfectly and to avoid the wrath of Sang6.

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67. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Ingredients

e Egbò légúnéko, the root of psorospermum febrifugum spash.,

hypericaceae ara, '
e imi 0j6, sulphur
e ééru Alamo, xylopia aethiopica (dunnal) a. rich., annonaceae
e ewé arunpalé, the leaves of ocimum basilicum L., labiatae
e ose dúdú, black soap

Preparation

All the items 1-4 will be ground together into a fine powder. The
powder will then be mixed with soap. This will be used for bathing
and for rubbing all the affected parts of the body.

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68. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Ingredients
e Somisér6, blue alum
e imi Ọjú, sulfur
e omi osan wéwé, lime juice

Preparation

Somisoro and imi ọjọ will be ground together to form a fine

powder. The powder will be poured into the lime juice. This will
be used for rubbing all the affected parts of the body.

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69. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Ingredients

e Imi ọjọ, sulphur

e Osun, camwood

Preparation

Grind the two ingredients together into a fine powder. Use the
powder to rub the affected part.

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70. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Ingredients

e Gbòngbò opon, the root of uapaca heudelotii baill.

Euphorbiaceae
e ewé ọpọn, Jeaves of uapaca heudelotii baill., euphobiaceae
e egbò okan, the root of combretum smeathmannii g., don.,
combretaceae
e ewé okan, the leaves of combretum smeathmannii g., don.,
combretaceae
e ééru awonka, croton Jobatus I., euphorbiaceae, xylopia villosa
chip., annonaceae

Preparation

Put all the ingredients in a clay cooking pot, add water to the pot to
fill it to the brim. Put the pot on fire and allow it to boil for at least
one hour. The patient will then use the herb tea to bathe with and
take one cup full two times daily.

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71. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Ingredients

e Egiin ponpéla, the thorns of bombax buonopozense p. beauv.,

ZN Z

bombacaceae ‘

e Adi Agbon, coconut oil *

Preparation

Grind the ponpdla into a fine powder, mix it with coconut oil. The
patient will use it to rub the affected parts of hisher body two times
a day.

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72. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Ingredients

e Eépo oltiboki, the bark of erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. ’

Perr.) Brenan
leguminosae caesalpinoideae
e Àlùbésà eléwé, allium aescalonicum I., liliaceae
e Omi Igbin, snail juice
e Ose dúdú, black soap

Preparation

Grind the Eépo oltiboki and Alub6ésa Eléwé together into a fine
paste, add the snail juice into it, mix everything with black soap for
bathing two times a day.

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73. OOGUN TO CURE DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Ingridients

e Ewé ailu, the leave of secamone afcelli (schult) k. schum.,

asclepiadaceae Wi '
e imi 0j6, sulphur i
e epo pupa, palm oil

Preparation

Grind and Ewé àìlu and Imi ọjọ together, put the palm-oil on fire
until it has reached boiling point. Remove the palm-oil on the fire
and allow it to cool down. Pour the powder into it and mix
together. The patient will be using it to rub the affected body parts.

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74. OOGUN FOR CURING RHEUMANTISM

Ingredients

e Isu 14g66 (€g6), the root of anchomanes difformis (blumes) engl.,

Z e.

araceae
e Omi didun, water used in soaking corn to make corn meal

Preparation

The Iṣu lé4g06 will be peeled the way yam is normally peeled. After
peeling, place the peeled yam inside a clay cooking pot. Omi
didun will be used to fill the pot, then the pot will be placed on fire
for about one hour. The patient will use the concoction to bathe
with once a day and take one cupful three times a day.

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75. OOGUN FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMANTISM

Ingredients

e Eso kòròbélò (gbòlògì or it6 ipére), senecio biafrae oliv. ’ hiern.,

compositae
e ibdsé adie, the peelings ftom the legs of a fowl
e odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper pod
e adi agbon, coconut oil

Preparation

Ingredients 1-3 will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal will be

ground into a fine powder. The powder will be poured inside the
Adi Agbon and mixed properly together. The patient will then use
the mixture to rub all the affected parts.

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76. OOGUN FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMANTISM

Ingredients

e Eépo oltiboki, the bark of erythrophyleum suaveolens (guill. ’

perr) brenan.
e ewé bara, the leave of citrullus colocynthis (1) schrad.,
cucurbitaceae
e alubdsa eléwé, allium aescalonicum I., liliaceae

e imi 0j6, sulphur

e omi agbon, coconut juice
e ose dúdú, black soap
e oti, alcohol

Preparation

Grind ingredients 1-5 together and add a little coconut water to it.
The mixture will be divided into two parts. One part will be mixed
with soap for bathing. The other part will be mixed with alcohol to
be taken with one tot glass full, two to three times daily.

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77. OOGUN TO CONTROL DIABETES

Ingredients

e Orégbé ti 6 ba tébi dáradára, plenty of big bitter kolas

e Eso abééré, plenty of the seed of Parinari spp., chrysobalanaceae

Preparation

Pound the two together and sun dry. After this, grind to form a
fine powder. Use one level tea spoon everyday until the blood
sugar level returns to normal.

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78. OOGUN TO CONTROL DIABETES

Ingredients

e Eépo ahin, the bark of alstonia boonet de wild., apocynaceae

e Adi éyan, palm kernel oil

Preparation

Grind éépo ahun into a fine powder and pour it into plenty of palm
kernel oil. Take two table spoons full two times a day.

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79. OOGUN TO STOP EATING IN ONES DREAMS

Ingredients

e Eegun ehoro, a rabbit bone

e Odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper pod

Preparation

The two ingredients can either be burnt or ground together into a

fine powder. The person eating in hisher dream will make seven
or nine incisions on the head depending on whether the person
involved is a woman (7 for woman) or man (9 for man)
respectively. Doing this will stop the person from eating in hisher
dreams.

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80. OOGUN TO STOP EATING IN ONES DREAMS

Ingredients

e Ifun ako pépéye, all the internal organs of a male duck

e alubésa eléwé, allium aescalonicum I1., liliaceae
e ako kanhtn, potassium potash
e ogédé agbagba dúdú, unripe plantain
e odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper pod

Preparation

All the ingredients will be burnt together into charcoal. The

charcoal will be ground into fine paste. This remedy can be used
with either palm kernel oil or hot porridge or alcohol.

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81. REMEDY FOR THE COMMON COUGH

Ingredients

e Orôgbáé gbigbẹ, plenty of dried bitter kola

e Iyọ, table salt ’
A

e Oyin, honey

Preparation

Grind the Orégbé and Iyọ together, pour the mixture into honey
and mix together. The person suffering from the cough will be
licking it as regularly as possible.

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82. REMEDY FOR THE COMMON COUGH

Ingredients

e Àìdan, tetrapleura tetraptera (schumach.’ thonn.) taub.,

Jeguminosae mimosoideae
e Orégb6 gbigbe, plenty of dried bitter kola
e Sugar
e Omi osan wéwé, lime juice

Preparation

Burn the aidan into charcoal, grind the charcoal together with the
dry bitter kola and sugar. Pour the powder inside lime juice to be
taken two table spoon fulls 4 to 6 times daily.

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83. REMEDY FOR THE COMMON COUGH

Ingredients

e Aayu, allium sativa 1, lilaceae

e eucalyptus
e osan wéwé, lime juice

Preparation

Put the Aáyù and eucalyptus in a container, add plenty of lime

juice into it, shake very well, take one table spoonful 4 to 6 times a
day.

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84. OOGUN PREPARATION TO CURE BRONCHITIS

Ingredients

e Isu aidan, fetrapleura tetraptera (schumach ’thonn) taub.,

Jeguminosae mimosoideae
e Isumeri, crinum seylanicum (I) I., amaryllidaceae

Preparation

Pound the two ingredients together, squeeze the water out of them,
and keep the water in a bottle. To be taken not more than one tea
spoon once in a while. This remedy can cause the user to vomit. If
the vomiting is too much, two tablespoons of palm oil should be
taken immediately and the vomiting will stop.

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85. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEALING

Ingredients

e Páfìdòrọ tô gbé daadaa kan, a ripe kigekua afrucaba (lam) benth.,

bignoniaceae :
e ọsàn jàgányìn, the fruit of citrus aurantium l., rutaceae
e Opdlops ord agogo, euphorbia kamerunica pax, euphorbiaceae
e enukopiré pipo, plenty of euphorbia lateriflora schumach. ’
thonn., euphorbiaceae
e osan wéwé pupo, plenty of lime juice
e taba juku púpòọ, plenty of veronica ambigua kotschy ’ peyr.,
compositae
e ewé aagbaa (kataba) púpòọ, entada gigas (1.) fawc. ’rendle,
leguminosae mimosoideae
e ose dúdú pupo, plenty of black soap
e iyo, table salt
e ako kánhún pupo, plenty of potassium potash
e baaka púpọ, plenty of gladiolus sp., iridaceae
e épa-iktin púpòọ, plenty of vigna subterranean (1) verdc.,
Jeguminosae papilionoideae

Preparation

Burn all the ingredients into charcoal. Grind the charcoal into fine
powder. Take one tea spoonful with any hot porridge two times
daily.

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86. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEALING

Ingredients

e Eso awogba (aworos6), the seed of croton pendulilorus hutch.,

euhorbiaceae
e ow6 eyo púpọ, plenty of cowries
e ordgb6 púpọ, plenty of bitter kola

Preparation

Grind each of the three ingredients into fine powder separately.

Mix the three powders together and grind them together again.
Take half of a tea spoon of this mixture with any hot porridge. This
medicine has a purgative tendency. If the person begins to purge,
the quantity of the medicine must be reduced.

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87. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEADACHE AND

MIGRAINE
Ingredients

e Ewé botujé tatu, fresh leaves of jatropha curcas I., euphobiaceae

e Ako kanhun bulala, potassium potash
e Ose dúdú, black soap

Preparation

The botujé leaves must be plucked on the same day that the
medicine is to be prepared. If the leaves are plucked even one day
before, it will not work. The leaves will be ground together with
the potash and be mixed with soap. The person suffering from
migraine will use the soap to wash hisher head regularly.

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88. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEADACHE AND

MIGRAINE
Ingredients

e Eléna, the body of dead spiders

e Eyo ataare mésan-an, nine grains of alligator pepper for males
and seven grains for females

Preparation

The dead spider and the alligator pepper grains will be ground on
the bare floor in the footpath that is used regularly by people, It
will be used to rub the incision that will be made on the head of
patient who suffers from headache or migrane. The incisions have
no particular number.

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89. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEADACHE AND

MIGRANE
Ingredients

e Ewé ewúro, the leaf of vernonia amygdalina delile, compositae

e Ewé lapalapa funfun, the leaf of jatropha curcas L,
euphorbiaceae

Preparation

The two leaves will be squeezed and crushed inside a basin filled
with water. The water will be used to wash the head regularly.

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90. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEADACHE

AND MIGRANE

Ingredients

e Odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper pod

e Iyọ obé, table salt
e Ose dúdú, black soap
e Omi gbigb6na, warm water

Preparation

The alligator pepper pod will be ground into powder and be mixed
with black soap. The table salt will be used to imprint Eji-Ogbé on
the Ifa tray or a white flat plate. The incantation below will be
recited into it and the salt will be mixed with the soap.The patient
will use the soap to wash hisher head with warm water regularly.

Eji Ogbé

Odi-yi nlàá p©Ori

Odu-panu-mé lá 4 pe eegun ori
Okaka 144 pe awọ ori
Okoko làá pe irun ori
Gbari-Obarisa làá pe mudumtidu ori
Ori ti o ro
Sọnpọnná ni yoo tun ro ni, abi Ilé gbigbéna
Esti ni yoo tun ro ni, abi Iyami
Ose ni ko o fi se é se
Iyọ ni ké o fi yo 6 kúrò ni@bé
Ataare ni ki o fi taari rẹ̀ kúro nibé
Omi gbígbéná kii Bénu u pé

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Translation

Odi-yi is the name of Ori, the head

Odi-panu-m6 is the name of the skull
Okaka is the name of the skin covering the head
Ok6k6 is the name of the hair covering the head
Gbari-Obarisa is the name of the brain in the head
The head that you have molded
Is it S6npOnné or the measles that will remold it
Is it Esa or the Iyàmi that will remold it
Use this soap to put an end to the headache
Remove it with salt
Push it out with ataare
Warm water does not stay for too long in the mouth

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91. OOGUN PREPARATION TO PREVENT MISCARRIAGES

Ingredients

e Ewé ailu mésan-4n, nine fresh leaves of secamone afzelli (

schult.) k. schum., asclepiadaceae
e Eyo ataare mésan-an, nine grains of alligator pepper
e érow6 kan, one cowrie shell
e ẹyin adie tutu kan, one fresh fowl egg

Preparation

Carefully crack a tiny hole on the head of the fresh egg. Use a
needle to insert the nine ai/u leaves and the nine grains of alligator
pepper in an alternating way. After this, insert the cowrie shell into
the egg. Look for something like polythene or nylon to cover the
egg where it was broken. Look for three small pebbles to serve as
support for the egg to help it remain standing while in a small clay
pot. Boil the egg with a little water.

Very early the next day, the shell of the egg will be removed and
be given to the woman to eat. When her teeth touch the cowrie, she
will remove the cowrie from the egg. Both the shell of the egg and
the cowrie will then be put inside some cotton wool and will be
wrapped tightly with white and black thread. This package will be
kept somewhere in the house where it will be left dangling. As
soon as the pregnancy reaches the ninth month, the cotton wool
will be removed and opened. The egg shell and the cowrie will
then be thrown away. The pregnant women will have a safe
delivery and she will not have any miscarriage.

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92. OOGUN FOR EASY CHILD BIRTH DURING

PREGNANCY
Ingredients

e ekòlô pups, plenty of common Earthworms

e ir60, red stone
e eyo ataare pupo, plenty of alligator pepper grains
e igo kan, A bottle container

Preparation

Gather plenty of earthworms into a bottle shaped container. Grind

the red stone into fine powder and pour the powder into the bottle
shaped container. Add plenty of ataare to it. Mix everything
together. Before long, all the earthworms will desolve in water.
When the pregnant woman begins labor, she will be given seven or
nine grains of the ataare to chew and eat. If{ will need to be
consulted to determine if it is seven or nine grains of ataare. While
chewing the ataare, she will be saying ithe earthworm will never
give obeisance to the mother earth for her not to open for the
worm to pass throughi. Before long, the womanOs birth canal will
open and she will deliver without complications.

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93. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH DISORDERS

Ingredients

e Abééré, parinari supp., chrysobalanaceae

e Ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper pod
e ọmọ ody6, the seed of corchorus olitorius I., tiliaceae

Preparation

The three ingredients will be ground together and then left to dry in
the sun. After this, they will be ground again into fine powder. One
level tea spoon will then be taken with alcohol three times a day.

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94. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH DISORDERS

Ingredients

e Gbongb6o aridan ọpá, the root of cassia sieberiana dc.,

de ete |

leguminosae caesalpinioideae_ ,
e Sééré, Bottle shaped calabash container

Preparation

The root will be cut into small pieces and be dropped into the
bottle shaped container. Water will be used to fill up the bottle. It
will be left for 24 hours. After this, the water will be taken with a
tot glass 6 to 8 times a day.

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95. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH DISORDERS

Ingredients

e Eyo ataare pupo, several grains of alligator pepper

e Or66r6 Sbiko, the bile of a mature he-goat

Preparation

The ataare will be deposited into a bottle shaped container. The

bile of the he-goat will be poured into it. The patient having the
problem of stomach disorder will be asked to swallow two grains
of the alligator pepper anytime héshe feels the disorder.

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96. OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH DISORDERS

Ingredients

e Àlùbòsà eléwé, allium aescalonicum L, liliaceae

e Odiidi ataare kan, one whole.alligator pepper pod

Preparation

The two ingredients will be ground together into fine paste. The
paste will be rolled into many tiny balls and will be dried in the
sun. The patient having the problem of stomach disorder will take
one of the balls and dissolve it into warm water. Héshe will drink
the water three to four times a day.

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97. OFO FOR STOMACH DISORDER

Ingredients

e Eyo ataare méje abi mésan-an, seven or nine grains of alligator

pepper

Preparation

Chew seven grains of alligator pepper if the patient is a woman.

Chew nine grains if the patient is a man. The patient will expose
hisher navel and the ofo will be recited while the Awo chews the
alligator peppers. At the end of the ọfọ, the saliva with the alligator
pepper will be spit on the patient©s navel. Doing this will make
the stomach disorder to subside. It is also possible for the patient
himselfherself to recite the ọfọ by himselfherself. If it is done this
way, while chewing the alligator pepper, héshe will be reciting the
Ofo onto the middle finger of hisher left hand. The alligator pepper
will be spit on the finger and the finger will be used to rub the
navel. The stomach disorder will subside.

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98. IFA PREPARATION TO RELEASE SOMEONE FROM

CAPTIVITY

Ingredients

e Iyẹ̀ròsùn, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae

e Obi kan, one big kolanut
e Eyo ataare méjo, eight grains of alligator pepper

Preparation

Use Iyẹ̀ròsùn to imprint Iwòrì Méji on the Ifá tray. Break the
kolanut and cut it into eight pieces. Put one kolanut part into each
of the imprints of Iwéri Méji on the Ọpún Ifá. Put one grain of
alligator pepper on each imprint of the Odù. Recite the Odt below
on behalf of the person who is in captivity. Either the person is
kidnapped or is in detention of some type. After this, collect all the
Tyérésin, Obi and Ataare and put them in some cotton wool. Wrap
and tie the cotton wool together with white and black thread. Place
the tied package on Esv. The person will be released.

Twori Méji
Ọkú Toko dé
Ọkú fi párá se@lé
Ada Yoko bọ
Lo sun 160dé bonronhiinbdnrenhiin
Dia fún Ortinmila
Ti ri lo dá ọmọ Ọlíérọ silé léwon
Won ni Ọrúnmìlà ko ní lé dá a
Òrúnmìlà ni oun 6 dá a
O ni Òrìṣà-rlá 16 Idlẹmí
At@os6, atajé
Gbogbo won ni ki wQn parapọ
Ki won lọ da ọmọ Ọlúrọ silẹ̀ o

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Iwori-Méji o!!!
Iwọ ni ká o bá wa wo 6 wa
Ki won dá ọmọ Ọlọrọ silé o

Translation

The hoe returned from the farm

And made the corner of the house its home
The cutlass returned from the farm
And slept in the parlor
These were the declarations of Ifá to Òrúnmìlà
When going to liberate the child of Ọlọrọ from captivity
They said that Òrúnmìlà would not be able to liberate him
Ọrúnmìlà responded that he would liberate him
He declared that Òrìṣà-flá is the owner of life
Let both wizards and witches
Gather themselves together
Let them go and set free the child of Ọlérọ from captivity
Iwòri Méji o 6!
You are the one who should go and resolve the matter
So that they will set free the child of Olér6

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99, IFA PREPARATION TO FIND SOMETHING OR

SOMEONE WHO IS LOST

Ingredients

e Eegun erin, the bones of an Elephant

e Eegun ẹfòọn, the bones of a Buffalo
e Imi ọjọ, sulphur
e Oni, shea butter

Preparation

Grind the two bones together and add the sulphur to it. Grind the
three together again into fine powder. Use the powder to imprint
Bji-Ogbé on top of Yangi Esi. Mention the name of the thing or
person that is being searched for. The Odu incantation below will
then be recited. After that, put plenty of Ori on top of the imprint
that is made on Est. When the sun shines, it will melt the Ori and
wherever the person or thing is will be exposed and found.

Bji-Ogbé
Olúgbúròô
Bérin ba wô
Eti oldja 4 gbẹ
Ka gburoo ibi tiwa 16nii o
Béfon bá wo
Eti oldja 4 gbá
Ka gbtiroo ibítf wa Yonii o
Ayotan lọjé i yo
Ilé kii mọ tan ko ku ibikan
Ori lé ni ki a rí' lénìí o
Gbogbo ibi tibá wà
Eji-Ogbé ìwọ ni ki o lọ réé gbé e wá o

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Translation

Olúgbúròé, he who ensures that good news is heard

When the elephant falls
All market leaders will hear about it
Let us hear where’ is today
Olúgbúròô
When the buffalo falls
All market leaders will hear about it
Let us hear where’ is today
When the daylight appears
There wont be any other place without light
Ori is it that authorizes us to know and see where’ is today
Wherever is
Eji-Ogbé you are the one who will go and bring hinihefit out
forthwith

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100. IFA PREPARATION FOR DAILY FINANCIAL SUCCESS

Ingredients

e Imi 0j6, sulfur

e Ose dúdú, black soap ‘

Preparation

The imi 0j6 will be ground into powder at the door of the main
entrance of the house, or the door of the sitting room, or the door
of the living room of the user. Ògúindá Bédé (Ogtind4 Ogbé) will
be imprinted on the powder at the door step or on floor in front of
the door. The stanza below will then be recited into the powder.
After this, the powder will be mixed with the soap at the door step
or on floor in front of the door. It will then be kept wherever
pleases the user.

Usage

A little soap will be used to wash the two palms of the hands to the
wrists. Instead of using water, the user will use hiSher saliva to
wash the palms until the two palms are very clean and without
soap.

Result

The user is bound to notice a rise in hisher profit margin or money

making chances.

Ohùn It6 kììtan 1}©énu

Ki ire ajé 6 má tan-4n 1Odw6 6 mi 141141
Ojoojimé ni ọjọ n yo 1©6tun-l©6tun
OjoojúmQ ni ki ire ajé tútù 6 má a yo si mi 1l6wé6 l6tun-létun
Ọjé kì iyo láàbọ

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Translation

The saliva can never be eghausted in the mouth

May the Ire of financial success never be exhausted in my hands
Every day, the sun makes a fresh appearance
May I be blessed with new Ire of financial success every day
The sun does not partially appear
Let huge financial success be coming into my hands

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101. OOGUN FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS

Ingredients

e Irú, locust bean jọ, '

e Ògìrì, processed and fermented melon seeds
e Ewé imi est, the seed of ageratum conyzoides lI., compositae
e Eéri Alamo dié, xylopia aethiopica (dunnal) a.rich.,annonaceae
e Ose dúdú, black soap

Preparation

Grind all the materials together and mix them with the soap

Usage

Use the soap to bathe with regularly

Result

There is going to be an increase in the financial success capabilities

of the user

Incantation

Irú, ki o wa lo rú won wa
Ogiri, wá lo dà won wa giririri
Eérdi 16 ni ki e máa ru ire ajé bò wá s©6d6 ẹ̀mì'
Nitori ééru Alamo kò ni©@nti a 4 f©6r6 si
Ki e maa f©oro ind u yin han mi
Erin yéyé mí se ti rérin-inkomi
Térin-térin, tayỌ-tayọ ni ki e máa k6w6 ow6 ọ yin wá fún mi

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Translation

Tri, go and direct them toward me here

Ogiri, go and lead them here in droves
Bẹ̀rù is it that declares that all of you bring money to mé
This is because ¢éru Alamo has no where to keep its thoughts
within
Come and reveal all your thoughts and concerns to me
Unmitigated laughter is what rérin-inkomi is known for
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