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 not sure whether this new tariff is a good thing or a bad thing for ginseng or ginseng lovers. I do know that wild American ginseng grows on my East Tennessee farm.
