Large Four-Prong with 21 Leaflets

A Young Three Prong Shoots Up from Previous Plantings

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…

Ginseng for consumption for sale

Bob Beyfuss holding a fully wild root dug from ginseng bowl area above Coal Creek.

Blue Cohosh growing within a ginseng patch.

This month National Geographic has a feature on ginseng emphasizing violence and crime. While theft is an important challenge, the plant faces many other challenges as well.  I have written a “top twenty” list explaining 20 of my favorite ginseng factoids. Please read my story on medium here.