Ginseng supply
Hank Schultz authored an excellent article which significant implications for herbal and botanical supplement manufacturers. His September article on the state of US wild ginseng stocks highlighted an important and little discussed aspect of a popular ingredient.
Reader feedback supported the importance and timing of the article, with one commenter thanking us for, “another timely article on a prized but threatened member of North America's medicinal plant biodiversity.
“I hope every US and Chinese supply chain stakeholder takes note of Dr. McCoy's [director of the Germplasm Repository at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville] comments regarding the need to preserve American Ginseng's genetic diversity,” added the commenter.
Please click on the following link to read the full article: Planning needed to ensure health of US wild ginseng stocks in face of huge Chinese demand, experts say