I was wondering how sangers use ginseng. I heard in Pritts book that people would chew fresh root for energy and I was wondering if other ginseng people used the root themselves or were just in it for the money and the fun of the search. I have been using a capsule of Korean panax and was impressed with it's properties. That is the main reason I would like to grow it and help to re-introduce it in our area. If it didn't work I wouldn't do it just on a speculation basis. A few years back a gentleman with deep pockets started a huge red deer farm , thousands of animals. Well a few years later viagra hit the market. You can probably guess how long he stayed in business. He chips wood for a plant now from that location. My point is the Asians KNOW it works as well as millions of others so , I can only see a bright future for the sale of this commodity. What worries me is climate change a will ginseng be able to survive. I live far enough north that I think my patch will survive and the price may go sky-high if it struggles elsewhere. If so wild ginseng will be even more rare in the wild. We use to get about 15 to 20 feet of snow where I live and the last few winters you could barely ride a snowmobile. My greatest worry is the roots not being insulated with deep snow. Anyway I was wondering how people used there own root , tea , leaf tea , root chewing etc .
