Ginseng valued at $350 per pound as harvesting season begins

WDRB ^ | September 6, 2017 | Katrina Helmer

[Berlin_Freeper]

HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. (WDRB) – Ginseng harvesting season started Sept. 1, and the hunt is on for the wild plant worth hundreds of dollars.

Ginseng is used in teas, medicines, energy drinks and supplements. This year, freshly harvested ginseng could fetch $75 to $100 per pound. Once dried, the roots could sell for up to $350 per pound. The price tends to increase toward the end of the season. A few years ago, the value reached upwards of $1,000 per pound.

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Ginseng 101 - Where to Find - How to Harvest

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The Largest Root That I Have Ever Got To Record

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[Vaquero]

The bit coin or junk bond of folk medicine. Perhaps if the bear gal bladder doesn’t work.

[VietVet876]

I’ve been using that stuff for over 40 years and can still keep up with much younger bucks. Off the tee, anyway.

[hanamizu]

Had an old neighbor who roamed the woods looking for ginseng. He kept the locations to himself, naturally. Made for some nice extra money for himself.

[M-cubed]

Hell....glass eels (elvers) in Maine went for $2400 a lb. not too long ago..... but, ...most of the guys were only getting 6-8 pounds a nite .....It ain’t like the old days....its a short season now...

[Garth Tater]

"freshly harvested ginseng could fetch $75 to $100 per pound. Once dried, the roots could sell for up to $350 per pound. "

It loses 2/3rds of its weight when it dries - plus a little more when you knock the dirt off it and trim it.

The size of the root adds to the price. Age adds even more. It's hard to find really old roots out there anymore and if you have a well tended patch you better hide it real good or you'll show up and find it all gone - even the littlest plants.

I remember when it was $800 or $900 a pound. Then they started growing it commercially... The Chinese are really finicky about their ginseng and are still willing to pay a premium for the natural roots. Don't ask me how they can tell the diff.

[Berlin_Freeper]

The valuable plant is considered endangered, because it’s being over-harvested and most of it is exported overseas.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Ginseng is quite nice as pick-me-up. Gives you a lift without caffeine, it also lowers blood sugar and, depending on what kind you take, may give your immune system a boost. All of that according to WebMD.

I can't seem to find their page for bear gallbladder. Perhaps you could provide a link?

[Berlin_Freeper]

Federal forestry efforts to re-establish Kentucky’s wild ginseng population continue with a second year of harvest prohibition.

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Teen Who Survived 11 Days In Smokies 'May Have Been Looking For Ginseng'

[M-cubed]

God Bless you Brother!...we'd make a good team in the scrambles..my strength now is chip and putt....

Lowest Putts in my neck of the woods breaks the ties....

[Vaquero]

I have no idea. It’s an Asian folk medicine. I’ll ask my future DIL. She’s of that ethnic group. Maybe she knows.

But I’m going hunting in November. I heard there are lots of bear in my deer camp of late. Might take a bruin if a large one presents itself. I’ll let you know.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Know the Law

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chemical markers

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"Ginseng, Root of Life.”

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... Bobo's disappearance led to a massive search of the fields, farms and woods of West Tennessee. Her case received national attention, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it was the most exhaustive and expensive investigation the agency ever conducted.

Two men looking for ginseng found Bobo's remains

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and Possession of Ginseng (Class B Misdemeanor).