Blue Cohosh
Blue Cohosh growing within a ginseng patch.
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Dr. Iris Gao has moved from mainland China to Middle State Tennessee University in order to study Wild American ginseng. It just so happens that we have a lot of the root at Coal Creek farm in Eastern Tennessee. Dr. Gao visited recently with her colleague Dr. Elliot Altman (aka the hemp doctor) and Andrea Bishop, who…
Large Four-Prong with 21 Leaflets
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Intact Ginseng Root at Coal Creek
Bob Beyfuss digs another root from the ginseng bowl area.