Deer’s Tongue
Other names: Vanilla Leaf, Wild Vanilla, Hound’s Tongue, Feuille de Vanille, Carphephorus
Planet(s): Mars
Element(s): Fire
Gender: Masculine
Primary Associations: Lust, Psychic Power

Medicinal Uses: The leaves can be used to brew a warm, bitter, diuretic tea used to reduce fevers and cleanse the blood. Deer’s Tongue has been used for its diuretic effects and applied locally for sore throats and gonorrhea. Native Americans used to make Deer’s Tongue concoctions that were used as stimulants and sweat-inducing agents. Deer’s Tongue was also shown some effectiveness in treating malaria.

Culinary Uses: The leaves give off a vanilla-like odor when crushed, so it was once collected to flavor pipe and cigarette tobacco, as well as a fragrance in cosmetics and soaps. Deer’s Tongue leaves can be added to salad as a substitute for lettuce.

Suggestions: Bathing in a tincture of deer’s tongue, basil, rose petals and lavender is thought to increase one’s affection for the people they live with, particularly family.

Hazards and Precautions: Coumarin is a blood thinner and should not be taken while using anticoagulants. Coumarin may trigger hemorrhage and cause liver damage.

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Disclaimer: I am NOT a doctor and cannot give out medical advice. Herbs, Crystals and energy healing should be used as a compliment to other therapies and not as a replacement for regular medical care.

All herbs and oils are intended for magical use only.

They are not intended for internal use.