Mountain people have gone ‘sangin for as long as I can remember. It’s always been valuable, going back to colonial times. A good sized “man root” with four prongs can fetch $1K, and an especially big, old, gnarly one can bring ten times that. American indian tribes held ginseng in a very similar regard as the Chinese, as far as purported health benefits and uses. It grows in every state east of the Mississippi.
American Indians are Asian Siberians, right?
Does it grow in the Florida Panhandle?
I would sort of like to make some extra cash.