How can closely related plant species occur on two continents, thousands of miles apart? This distribution pattern is known as disjunction, and it’s a particular area of interest for Dr. Jun Wen, an ...

In total, the suspects were found to possess nearly 700 pounds of poached ginseng. See the charges poachers could face and more.

Was the United States founded on ginseng money? Quite possibly. American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is a plant native to the deciduous forests of North America whose root is a treasured medicinal ...

This provided photo shows a 93-year-old American ginseng root, according to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. Anson Tebbetts Vermont Agency of Agriculture A 93-year-old ginseng root found in the wild ...

Western medicine has borrowed many of its most popular foods and practices from the East. Acupuncture, yoga, meditation and a host of popular herbal medicines were first introduced as ancient eastern ...

Wild American ginseng, America’s most famous medicinal plant, is in trouble. In plain prose, James McGraw explains why as he translates the latest in ecological and conservation science findings on ...

In 2011, cartoonist Craig Thompson fell on his moneymaker – by which I mean his drawing hand. The author of the award-winning (and often banned) graphic memoir Blankets was in China, riding a bamboo ...

O ginseng é uma planta medicinal que ajuda a promover a disposição física e mental, melhorar o humor e diminuir o cansaço, já que contém propriedades estimulantes e revitalizantes. Além disso, o ...

Driving through central Wisconsin, it’s impossible to miss the shade structures that go on for acres through this somewhat remote part of America’s heartland. After miles and miles of livestock and ...

There was a time, not too long ago, when ginseng studded the forest floor. From Alabama up to the foothills of New York and further west, pointed leaves with jagged edges and small, bead-like red ...