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Ginseng (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ n s ɛ ŋ /) [1] is the root of plants in the genus Panax, such as Korean ginseng (P. ginseng), South China ginseng (P. notoginseng), and American ginseng (P. quinquefolius), characterized by the presence of ginsenosides and gintonin. Ginseng is common in the cuisines and medicines of China and Korea.
From 2000 through 2007, ginseng root harvesters made about $22 million to up to $43 million each year on average from selling ginseng root found in the wild, according to the Agriculture Department.
Angelica sinensis, commonly known as dong quai (simplified Chinese: 当归; traditional Chinese: 當歸; pinyin: dāngguī; Jyutping: dong1 gwai1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kui) or female ginseng, is a herb belonging to the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China. A. sinensis grows in cool high altitude mountains in East Asia.
Ginseng is also grown under forest-based, wild-simulated conditions, which require 6–10 years (or more) before harvest. [69] Based solely on yield, forest farming may be 1/10 as productive as commercial cultivation. [39] American ginseng is commercially cultivated in Canada (60%), United States (30%), and China (7%). [70]
Ginseng season runs through Nov. 30. West Virginia 'seng diggers have been looking to make money from the golden root for nearly 200 years. It has been used for centuries in North America and Asia ...
Many of the terms in the cant often relate to food, animals, ginseng sizes and nature-related terms. Ginseng were divided depending on the age of the plant, with terms existing for young (1 year old) ginseng (내피, naepi), 100-200 year old ginseng (오구, ogu) and 200-500 year old ginseng (육구).
Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo, the city prospered as a trade centre that produced Korean ginseng. Kaesong now functions as North Korea's light industry centre. During the Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945, the city was known by the Japanese pronunciation of its name , "Kaijō". [ 2 ]
Collecting American ginseng to assist the Asian traditional medicine trade has made ginseng the most harvested wild plant in North America for the last two centuries, which eventually led to a listing on CITES Appendix II.