Leaves on the barn ceiling

In Ordu and Giresun, taflan (karayemiş, cherry laurel, Laurocerasus officinalis) is winter fodder for animals: the leaves are hung from the barn ceiling. In Keşap, for teat warts in a cow, the leaves are rubbed on the udder for seven days; meanwhile people walk around the animal reciting Surah al-Ikhlas, and then a leaf is left beside the animal for three days.

Source: Mehmet Karasu, Aşkın Yaşar, “Taflan (Laurocerasus officinalis Roemer) Bitkisinin Ordu-Giresun Yöresinde Hayvanlarda Folklorik Kullanımı”, Lokman Hekim Dergisi 13(2), 2023 (Karasu and Yaşar, Lokman Hekim Dergisi, 2023). This is a folk record, not a treatment recommendation.