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June Sun 8th Herbs for Longevity – An Okinawan Tasting Tour Special Event

By March 30, 2025May 11th, 2025No Comments

The secrets to long live from Okinawa, Japan              

Special Event Sunday June 8th

Start Time: 2pm – 3.30pm

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Join the Herb Society of Victoria and the Melbourne Okinawa Association for a presentation and culinary event exploring how the islands’ unique, plant-heavy diet has contributed to their status as a Blue Zone, a term which refers regions with the highest concentrations of centenarians in the world.
The event will cover:
1. A history of the islands
2. Herbal medicine in the islands and how it is integrated into everyday life
3. A selection of prepared dishes and recipes to try
4. Cultivation advice and information on what is available in Melbourne
COST:
HSOV and Melbourne Okinawa Association Members – Only $10
Non-Members – Only $15
Where: Room MB10, Burnley campus of Melbourne University

500 Yarra Blvd Richmond

The Okinawan Society of Australia is teaming up with HSOV to run a live cooking demo for us, of herbal recipes used in the region with ingredients available in Victoria. Herbs include bitter melon, shell ginger, shikuwasa, and mozuku seaweeds.

Okinawa is recognised, as one of the world’s 5 ‘Blue Zone’s where residents live long, healthy and active lives.  A large contributor to that, is its herbal cultures.  Their diet includes many medicinal plants, such as Okinawan sansho pepper; the spinach-like handama (two- colored gynura), which, being high in iron, reduces anemia; Ryukyu yomogi (Okinawan mugwort); fuchiba (felon herb); and nigana, eective for settling the stomach and intestinal disorders, as well as for countering heart disease, boosting blood supply and controlling body temperature.

Herb Society of Victoria Inc.