Ginseng The Divine Root
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Ginseng The Divine Root
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Author : David A. Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Release Date : 2006-06-23
Ginseng The Divine Root written by David A. Taylor and has been published by Algonquin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-23 with Health & Fitness categories.
The story behind ginseng is as remarkable as the root itself. Prized for its legendary curative powers, ginseng launched the rise to power of China's last great dynasty; inspired battles between France and England; and sparked a boom in Minnesota comparable to the California Gold Rush. It has made and broken the fortunes of many and has inspired a subculture in rural America unrivaled by any herb in the plant kingdom. Today ginseng is at the very center of alternative medicine, believed to improve stamina, relieve stress, stimulate the immune system, enhance mental clarity, and restore well-being. It is now being studied by medical researchers for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, and Parkinson's disease. In Ginseng, the Divine Root, David Taylor tracks the path of this fascinating plant—from the forests east of the Mississippi to the bustling streets of Hong Kong and the remote corners of China. He becomes immersed in a world full of wheelers, dealers, diggers, and stealers, all with a common goal: to hunt down the elusive "Root of Life." Weaving together his intriguing adventures with ginseng's rich history, Taylor uncovers a story of international crime, ancient tradition, botany, herbal medicine, and the vagaries of human nature.
Ginseng And Other Medicinal Plants
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Author : A. R. Harding
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-15
Ginseng And Other Medicinal Plants written by A. R. Harding and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-15 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants" (A Book of Valuable Information for Growers as Well as Collectors of Medicinal Roots, Barks, Leaves, Etc) by A. R. Harding. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Book Of Ginseng
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Author : Sarah Harriman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
The Book Of Ginseng written by Sarah Harriman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Ginseng categories.
The Book Of Ginseng
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Author : Sarah Harriman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Book Of Ginseng written by Sarah Harriman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Ginseng categories.
Herbs And Roots
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Author : Tamara Venit Shelton
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Herbs And Roots written by Tamara Venit Shelton and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with Chinese categories.
An innovative, deeply researched history of Chinese medicine in America and the surprising interplay between Eastern and Western medical practice Chinese medicine has a long history in the United States, with written records dating back to the American colonial period. In this intricately crafted history, Tamara Venit Shelton chronicles the dynamic systems of knowledge, therapies, and materia medica crossing between China and the United States from the eighteenth century to the present. Chinese medicine, she argues, has played an important and often unacknowledged role in both facilitating and undermining the consolidation of medical authority among formally trained biomedical scientists in the United States. Practitioners of Chinese medicine, as racial embodiments of "irregular" medicine, became useful foils for Western physicians struggling to assert their superiority of practice. At the same time, Chinese doctors often embraced and successfully employed Orientalist stereotypes to sell their services to non-Chinese patients skeptical of modern biomedicine. What results is a story of racial constructions, immigration politics, cross-cultural medical history, and the lived experiences of Asian Americans in American history.
Ginseng And Other Medicinal Plants A Book Of Valuable Information For Growers As Well As Collectors Of Medicinal Roots Barks Leaves Etc
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Author : Arthur Robert Harding
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-26
Ginseng And Other Medicinal Plants A Book Of Valuable Information For Growers As Well As Collectors Of Medicinal Roots Barks Leaves Etc written by Arthur Robert Harding and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-26 with Medical categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Growing And Marketing Ginseng Goldenseal And Other Woodland Medicinals
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Author : Jeanine Davis
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2014-05-06
Growing And Marketing Ginseng Goldenseal And Other Woodland Medicinals written by Jeanine Davis and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-06 with Gardening categories.
The most comprehensive, truly practical guide to the cultivation of woodland botanicals
Ginseng Its Cultivation Harvesting Marketing And Market Value With A Short Account Of Its History And Botany
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Author : M. G. Kains
language : en
Publisher: Frazer Press
Release Date : 2008-05
Ginseng Its Cultivation Harvesting Marketing And Market Value With A Short Account Of Its History And Botany written by M. G. Kains and has been published by Frazer Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05 with Gardening categories.
Ginseng. Its Cultivation, Harvesting, Marketing and Market Value, with a Short Account of Its History and Botany. Originally published in 1899. During recent years, the news has been spread far and wide by the press that the consumption of ginseug in China is enormous; that our native forest supply is rapidly decreasing; tllnt thc price paid by our dealers is steadily advancing; that the plant can be cultivated, and that there is a considerable margin of profit in growing it. This book has been supplied to the reader as a pratical working manual for the growing of this crop. The information in this books pages has been gathered from many reliable sources such as agricultural journals, reports, and bulletins. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Deep Down
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Author : Karen Harper
language : en
Publisher: MIRA
Release Date : 2018-01-15
Deep Down written by Karen Harper and has been published by MIRA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-15 with Fiction categories.
Evil takes root… As a child, Jessie Lockwood spent many hours helping her mother, Mariah, count the endangered ginseng plants hidden in the local woods of Deep Down, Kentucky. There she learned to appreciate the tiny Appalachian town—and ginseng’s healing powers. Now a PhD, she’s made her home in Lexington, even though that meant leaving Deep Down and her beloved mother—and Sheriff Drew Webb, the man she secretly loved. When Jessie is notified that her mother never returned from her last walk in the woods, she comes home to Deep Down—and to Drew. As Jessie and Drew race to find her mother, several suspects emerge: an agent for those who market the herb for its life-giving properties; Mariah’s disgruntled suitor; and an old Cherokee desperate to protect the sacred tribal herb. In the mist of legend and fear, only two things make sense to Jessie. At any cost, she is desperate to find her mother. And she can’t help falling desperately in love with Drew all over again. Originally published in 2009
Ginseng Dreams
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Author : Kristin Johannsen
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2006-03-10
Ginseng Dreams written by Kristin Johannsen and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-10 with Health & Fitness categories.
American Ginseng has a strange and perilous history. It has one of the longest germination periods of any known species, and only two environments in the world have offered the ideal growing conditions for wild ginseng. The first was the forests of northern China, which disappeared over a millennium ago, and the sole remaining habitat is the Appalachian Mountain region of eastern North America, an area now threatened by logging and mining. Chinese legend says that ginseng is the child of lightning. The two elemental forces of water and fire fight in an eternal struggle, pouring down rain and snow and blasting the earth with lightning. If that lightning happens to strike a spring of water, the water disappears and in its place grows a ginseng plant—the fusion of yin and yang, water and fire, darkness and light, and the life force that moves the universe. American ginseng has become perhaps the most treasured of all herbal medicines, promising good health and longevity to those who consume it. Fortunes have been made and lost on the plant, which was America’s first export to China—before our nation even existed. The strange, twisted, man-shaped root today commands as much as two thousand dollars a pound in the hot, noisy ginseng markets of Hong Kong, and a wealthy collector might pay as much as $10,000 for a single, perfect specimen. Ginseng Dreams: The Secret World of America’s Most Valuable Plant unfolds ginseng’s past and its future through the stories of seven people whose lives have become inextricably bound to it: a huckster, a field researcher, a farmer, a ginseng “missionary,” a criminal investigator, a broker, and a cancer researcher. Each of these individuals brings a different perspective to the elusive root—and each is consumed by a different dream. Kristin Johannsen threads her way though remote woodlands in the Appalachians to observe the fragile plants slowly putting out leaves as part of a three-year growing cycle, during which time the ginseng is vulnerable to both poachers and growing suburban sprawl. She contrasts this with the huge commercial growing fields of Marathon County, Wisconsin, where among potato fields and paper mills, ninety percent of the country’s ginseng is produced. Johannsen explores the brisk black market trade in the panacean root and the efforts to save the wild species and its native habitat, and she ends her story in the laboratory, where researchers are investigating ginseng’s anti-cancer properties. An absorbing journey into the many worlds of this mysterious and potent plant, Ginseng Dreams tells the extraordinary story of America’s little-known natural treasure and the spell it casts on those who seek it.