WAUSAU, Wisconsin (Reuters) -The cool woodlands of central Wisconsin boast soils packed with Ice Age mineral deposits that make the area perfect for the cultivation of ginseng, a medicinal root that ...

Thompson revisits the setting of his Eisner-winning graphic novel Blankets in this bighearted examination of ginseng farming in rural Wisconsin. Growing up in Marathon, Wis. (population “barely 1,200” ...

WAUSAU — Few crops compare to American ginseng. The beige root resembles a cross between a carrot and a turnip and above ground a combination potato and strawberry plant. The complexity, vulnerability ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Editor’s note: The fascinating history of American ginseng and the many people involved in its current cultivation, harvest, trade, medicinal use, ...

The harvest season for wild ginseng opened on Tuesday. American ginseng commerce is tightly regulated by the federal government, as it is listed on an appendix to a treaty called CITES. The CITES ...

Ginseng is commonly associated with Asian countries such as China and South Korea and is often touted for it's medicinal benefits. People claim it can help with almost any ailment you might have. The ...

Eisner winner Craig Thompson’s latest graphic novel, Ginseng Roots—an exploration of ginseng farming in rural Wisconsin—has autobiographical elements and a global scope. But it’s a very different work ...