The herb in the bride’s trousseau

In Muş, yılanyastığı (Arum elongatum, locally karî-kardî) was once put into brides’ trousseaus and taken along on visits to a new bride; its presence was a sign of preparing for a child. According to some people of the Elmani tribe, however, whoever gathers it brings serious illness to someone in their family. Note: yılanyastığı is a poisonous plant.

Source: Canser Kardaş, “Muş’ta Yabani Bitkilerin Halk Hekimliğinde Kullanılması”, Lokman Hekim Dergisi 9(1), 2019 (Kardaş, Lokman Hekim Dergisi, 2019). This is a folk record, not a treatment recommendation.