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Ginseng rush: Asia's appetite for ginseng threatens the root in America

Wild American ginseng roots can be worth hundreds of dollars per pound, thanks to hungry markets in Asia who have prized the plant for its healing powers since ancient times. Its native to Appalachia, where locals have been ‘hunting’ it for generations, and operating in the shadows. But when prices...

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