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The History of American Ginseng   A historical outline of one of the world's most famous herbs.

1/24/2015

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1704 – Ginseng sent to Paris by Michael Sarrasin for study.



1711 – Jesuit Father Jartoux goes to China. By 1713 word from Jartoux reaches London about Ginseng, including his prediction that it could be found in Canada.



1717 – Father Joseph Francis Lafitau, a missionary among the Iroquois, finds Ginseng after reading Jartoux’s description.



1720 – Canadian company formed to ship Ginseng to China.



1754 – Chinese received shipments of Ginseng that was harvested out of season, improperly dried, and adulterated with other roots. American colonists already had received news of the Ginseng trade and had begun to harvest it.



1759 – As Canadian-Chinese trade dwindled, Peter Kalm, a Swedish botanist, predicted that Ginseng would be extirpated through overhervesting.



1798 – Andre Michaux, a French botanist, noted that Ginseng was being overharvested.



1862 – The Ginseng trade reaches its most “productive” year, with 622,761 pounds reaching China.



1886 – George Stanton starts farm that simulates wild growing conditions.

Ginseng was listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia from 1842 – 1882.
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Get to Know Your Herbs

1/24/2015

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I think that the more someone knows the herbs they are using, the better. If you have seen herbs grow through all phases of their lives and experienced them through touch, taste, smell, sight, as well as observation, you will have a more intimate understanding of their nature than if you merely know them bound up in a capsule. A deep level of intimacy with plants can be valuable for the world of herbs is a world of subtleties. The better you know the plants, the better you will be able to apply your judgment in using them at appropriate times.


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An Example of Cheng Man Ching's Herbalism and Application

1/20/2015

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I just found this website today and this story.  I was attempting to find some reference to Cheng Man Ching teaching herbal medicine as I can't imagine such a devoted teacher of tai chi chuan and such and accomplished herbalist not teaching about herbal medicine.
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50 Ways to Love Your Liver

1/20/2015

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