RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ginseng harvest season in Virginia begins on Sept. 1. For those interested in collecting this valued plant, there’s several regulations to be aware of — because violating them ...

As Appalachian ginseng turns from rural tradition to global commodity, the Forest Service is trying to keep foragers at bay. By Katie Myers/Grist Published Oct 6, 2024 12:00 PM EDT This story was ...

American ginseng, sister of the Asian wonder herb and the premier medicinal plant harvested in the United States, has two obstacles to long-term survival here: man and deer. That’s the conclusion of ...

Emily Cataneo is a journalist and fiction writer whose work has been published in Slate, NPR, the Boston Globe, and Atlas Obscura, among other publications. This story originally featured on Undark.

Now is the time to be walking in the woods, especially if you enjoy mushrooms and strong onions. “Pennsylvania has a very exciting time, come spring. Some foragers live for this time of year," said ...

Like morel mushroom hunters - or maybe even more so - ginseng diggers are quiet about their hobby. If you've got a secret spot where you find the red-berried plant with roots worth more than $700 per ...

Though the ginseng root is a mainstay of Chinese medicine, it's as American as apple pie: in fact, for over 300 years, Americans have exported ginseng to China. Today an acre of ginseng can bring a ...

Take an ordinary root. Endow it with restorative capacities and a pungent flavor a bit like sarsaparilla or anise. Make it elusive to capture, and you've got a commodity worthy of myth—and, in the ...

EAST LIVERPOOL – As a dealer of ginseng, Mitchell McCullough considers himself part of an American tradition going back to Daniel Boone. He’s been involved in the ginseng trade since the age of 18, ...

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 ...