The getto plant, which has large green leaves, red berries and white flowers, has been a feature of Okinawan food for centuries and is believed to be an ‘elixir of youth’.
SWEET tropical smells drift through Shinkichi Tawada’s laboratory as he stirs an amber liquid that he believes could be the secret behind the historic longevity of people in southern Japan.
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