Large Four-Prong with Green Berries
Large Four-Prong with Green Berries
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Ginseng and the Trade War with China
Ginseng has quite the reputation. Did you know that Rasputin used ginseng to treat the hemophilia of the last Czar of Russia’s son? Or that ginseng’s scientific name Panax means all-healing in Greek? Now researchers are looking at ginseng to treat COPD and boost cancer-treatment drugs. Wisconsin farmers who cultivate the plant are hopeful that…
George Lindemann Showing Wild Ginseng Locations to Dr. Gao and Research Team
George Lindemann Showing Wild Ginseng Locations to Dr. Gao and Research Team
Romancing The Root: The Passions and Perils of Wild American Ginseng
Wild American Ginseng Published in the Spring 2019 Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation by George Lindemann Toward the end of April 2018, the Chinese Government imposed a tariff on imported wild American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). This little known wild root has somehow gotten into the middle of a brewing American/ Chinese trade war. I am…
On Male White Rhinos and Ginseng
The last Male Northern White Rhino died yesterday. Like rhinos, wild American Ginseng is protected by CITES (convention on international trade in endangered species). Male White Rhinos are now extinct. Is Ginseng next? Wild American Ginseng is the last truly wild root on the planet. It is considered an indicator species for the health of…
Sam Lindemann Marking Wild Ginseng With Flags
Sam Lindemann marking Wild Ginseng with flags.
