After Rosemary was impregnatated by “Satan,” many of the occult leaders that knew about this were obsessed with providing her “Tannis Root.” What was the significance behind this “Tannis Root?”
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After Rosemary was impregnatated by “Satan,” many of the occult leaders that knew about this were obsessed with providing her “Tannis Root.” What was the significance behind this “Tannis Root?”
In the film, Rosemary is sent a book by Hutch called All of Them Witches where she discovers the identity if her neighbours. One part of the book is underlined:
In their rituals, they often use the fungus called Devil’s Pepper. This is a spongy matter derived from swampy regions having a strong pungent odor. Devil’s Pepper is considered to have special powers. It has been used in rituals and worn on charms.
And later,
The talkative office receptionist (Marilyn Harvey) off-handedly mentions that Dr. Sapirstein also wears a smelly tannis-root cologne – marking him as a member of the witch’s coven: “He has the same smell once in a while, whatever it is, and when he does, oh boy.”