In this upper Midwestern state known for dairy, beer and Harley-Davidson motorcycles, ginseng growers want to make sure that the bitter root also gets its due. So they’ve organized the first ...

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 ...

It’s early Saturday as I set out to meet Madison Woods, ginseng expert. She has agreed to meet with me, but has one request: I must keep mum about the exact location of her home in the Ozarks, where ...

Demand from China is driving sales of the cultivated root from Canada—and encouraging poachers in the U.S. During a visit to a traditional Chinese apothecary in Hangzhou in November, Prime Minister ...