Snake root, lungwort and ox tongue: The monastery garden is full of strange plants. Some are poisonous if consumed in large doses, but they can also have a healing effect if you know how to use them – and the monks at Esrum Monastery did just that.
Through storytelling and dialogue, students gain insight into the lives of the monks, their great knowledge of the use of medicinal herbs and faith and prayer as the most important defense against disease.
Dressed in monks’ robes, we will attend a prayer service inside the monastery and then go into the monastery garden and collect herbs. You’ll make your own medicine from the garden’s medicinal herbs, honey and almond oil and test the effects if you dare!