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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.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Ginseng hunting season is getting started, but the U.S. Forest Service said it would be paused in two national forests this year to preserve the wild ginseng population. In a release ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The ban on ginseng harvesting in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests ...

There is good and bad news about ginseng collection and production in Pennsylvania, and likely much of Appalachia, according to a new study conducted by Penn State researchers. On the positive side, ...

HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. (WDRB) – Ginseng harvesting season started Sept. 1, and the hunt is on for the wild plant worth hundreds of dollars. Ginseng is used in teas, medicines, energy drinks and ...

Ginseng is a staple of herbal medicine from China to Appalachia. It even grows in Hamilton County. But be careful who you tell. A detour into the world of illegal ginseng poaching. The Saigon Market, ...

In the rugged hills of Watauga County, there grows a highly sought-after medicinal plant that can fetch more than $1,000 per pound on the black market. It's become a prime target for poachers and a ...

China has slapped a 15 percent tariff on American ginseng, causing some in the hills and hollers of Arkansas to predict a price drop. Trevor Mills, owner of Mills Ginseng Roots and Herbs in Harrison, ...

There is good and bad news about ginseng collection and production in Pennsylvania, and likely much of Appalachia, according to a new study. There is good and bad news about ginseng collection and ...