Physic Garden

      Epworth; Bawtry Hall

  In honor of John Wesley's "Primitive Physick," which used lots of natural and therefore cheap (because one could grow and dry them oneself) ingredients in simple remedies, the volunteers at Epworth Rectory have created a "Physic Garden."  "Physic" could also be spelled "physick."

  Calamint was used to treat sciatica, which is a sharp pain down one leg.













  Wild strawberry helped with cough.










  For sore throats and boils, you would use a plant called Brown turkey.











  Worms were treated with spearmint.





The Epworth Rectory's connection with Wesley is that this was his childhood home, until he left for boarding school at age 11.