In traditional Chinese medicine, Asian ginseng cools, but North American ginseng warms the body. A fresh pound can go for $200, and dried it can go up to $800 and higher. This has given rise to legislatures creating newly defined crimes. Keep in mind “crimes” are created. Governments declare actions criminal all the time that don’t have to be, like making moonshine or “ginseng larceny.” Lest you think this is quaint, please note that ginseng is a billion-dollar industry. The wild growth in the mountains is so fine, not like the mass-produced pesticide-sprayed variety that comes by the regular
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