HealthCare

Rooted in tradition Ginseng gatherers fretting over proposed ban CISCO, Ga. - As both folk medicine and an export to Asia, ginseng is an autumn tradition in Appalachia dating to pioneer days. The root, prized for its purported health benefits, is still harvested for export to Chinese and Korean markets that seem to favor American ginseng - Panax quinquefolium - over varieties grown in those countries. However, ginseng gatherers are worried because the U.S. Forest Service is considering a temporary harvest ban in the Chattahoochee National Forest to determine...

Ah, the Tonic of Ginseng! Especially a $65,000 Sprig! A roadside restaurant here was abuzz one recent morning with talk of a $65,000 ginseng plant.The restaurant's only customers, a small group of ginseng seekers, had assembled for a breakfast of tofu soup before driving off to a nearby mountain that they planned to scour for the sought-after plant. Armies of ginseng seekers forage in South Korea's thickly forested mountains where wild ginseng is sometimes found; as mountains are regarded as holy places.

EXPERT ROOTS FOR GINSENG AT BOONVILLE One billion people can't be wrong, an expert on ginseng told 30 potential north country ginseng growers Wednesday night.The root - exotic and expensive, mystical and medicinal - is said to boost virility and desire. The Chinese have used it for millenia, and, as Cooperative Extension agent Robert L. Beyfuss said, It's hard to believe there's nothing to it. There are a heck of a lot more Chinese than there are...

Getting to the root of ginseng For more than 3,000 years, the root of the perennial herb ginseng has been a key element in Asian medicine. It has also found its way into the kitchen.There are two varieties: panax, or Asian ginseng, and panax quinquefolius, American ginseng.In Asian culture, it's believed that Asian ginseng has a heating effect of "yang," while American ginseng has a cooling effect of "yin."The proper use of both is believed to bring... Purchase Complete Article, of 277 words 46. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News - December 22, 2003 South Korean Ginseng Products Firm Considers Thailand Dec. 22 South Korea's Il Hwa Co, the world's top producer of ginseng-based products, is pondering a 320-million-baht investment to set up a plant in Thailand

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Panax quinquefolius, commonly known as American Ginseng .The plant's forked root and leaves were traditionally used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans. Since the 1800s, the roots have been collected by "'sang hunters," and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices for particularly old wild roots.[3]

American Ginseng was formerly particularly widespread in the Appalachian and Ozark regions (and adjacent forested regions such as Pennsylvania and New York State), but due its popularity the wild plant has been overharvested, and is thus rare in most parts of the United States.[4] It is also grown commercially, under artificial shade, in fields in Wisconsin and Minnesota,
Both American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) and Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) roots are taken orally as adaptogens, aphrodisiacs, nourishing stimulants,[citation needed] and in the treatment of type II diabetes, as well as sexual dysfunction in men. The root is most often available in dried form, either whole or sliced. Ginseng leaf, although not as highly prized, is sometimes also used; as with the root it is most often available in dried form.

This ingredient may also be found in some popular energy drinks: usually the "tea" varieties or functional foods. Usually ginseng is in subclinical doses and it does not have measurable medicinal effects.[citation needed] It can be found in cosmetic preparations as well, with similar lack of effect.