episode 092: American Ginseng
Red berries of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). Photo by Sara Jackson
The guest on this episode of rootbound is Sara Jackson. Sara tells Steve about the most valuable wild forest botanical in North America and the understanding that “valuable” has many meanings. Wild American Ginseng is a plant with a lot of lessons to give.
WildAmericanGinseng.org - a great start to learning about (Panax quinquefolius)
Samgye-tang (Korean ginsegen chicken soup)
Ginseng: The Man-Root That Has Shaped Mankind
A preliminary review of studies on adaptogens
Joseph-François Lafitau
Wild Ginseng, Wood Thrushes, and Climate Change: A Survival Story
@Batcavebotanicals - Sara’s instagram
A link tree put together by Sara
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