Botanical Insights talk - Pharmaceutical Botany

What are the connections between kōwhai and lung health; tōtara and eye health; yew, flax, rosy periwinkle and cancer suppression; fox glove and heart health; pōhutukawa, koromiko and gut health; and more. This one-hour talk may bring a few surprises!

Located in the Treehouse Seminar Room, Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā.
Free of charge. You’re welcome to bring along your own ‘brown bag’ lunch to enjoy during the talk.

The speaker is Reg Harris, a volunteer guide [botany] at Wellington Botanic Garden.
Reg delivers botany lectures for diverse audiences, delving into plant interactions, adaptive radiation, tropisms, and more. As a dedicated volunteer guide at Wellington Botanic Garden (WBG), he pioneered collaborations between WBG and Victoria University, organizing annual field labs for biology students.

Join the Friends for only $30 a year and all the walks will be free, as well as other great benefit

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• Next Friday, 5th September, 11:00 pm, The Art of Ikebana exhibition in Wellington
• Next Saturday, 6th September, 03:30 am, Around the World In Fifteen Plants - Guided Walk in Wellington
• Next Sunday, 7th September, 01:00 am, Music at the Begonia House - Gale Force Choir in Wellington

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