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Ginseng Dreams
Kristin Johannsen
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Description for Ginseng Dreams
Tells the story of a natural treasure and the spell it casts on those who seek it. This book unfolds ginseng's history and its future through the stories of seven people whose lives center on it: a huckster, a field researcher, a farmer, a ginseng "missionary," a criminal investigator, a broker, and a cancer researcher. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
For thousands of years, cultures around the world have relied on herbal medicine for healing. Only recently have Americans flocked to once-suspect botanical treatments for the promise of good health and longevity. Among the most treasured of these plants is American ginseng, revered by millions of Asians as a virtual panacea that sustains every system of the human body. In Ginseng Dreams, Kristin Johannsen chronicles the remarkable world of the mysterious plant that commands as much as two thousand dollars a pound. She unfolds ginseng's history and its future through the stories of seven people whose lives center on it: ... Read more
For thousands of years, cultures around the world have relied on herbal medicine for healing. Only recently have Americans flocked to once-suspect botanical treatments for the promise of good health and longevity. Among the most treasured of these plants is American ginseng, revered by millions of Asians as a virtual panacea that sustains every system of the human body. In Ginseng Dreams, Kristin Johannsen chronicles the remarkable world of the mysterious plant that commands as much as two thousand dollars a pound. She unfolds ginseng's history and its future through the stories of seven people whose lives center on it: ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813123844
SKU
V9780813123844
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99-50
About Kristin Johannsen
Kristin Johannsen, a travel and environmental writer for nearly twenty years, is the coauthor of Ecotourism in Appalachia: Marketing the Mountains. Her articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and many other publications.
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