The hot and dry weather this year will reduce the ginseng harvest in Arkansas:
“Hot, dry weather and new federal regulations are expected to significantly reduce the amount of wild ginseng harvested this year in Arkansas.
American ginseng, or Panax quinquefolius, is a slow-growing, long-lived plant native to North America. It’s claimed to cure ailments as varied as impotence and fatigue.
Most ginseng root is dried and exported to Asia.
Landon Anglin, who has gathered the perennial herb for more than 40 years near Mena, said the plants — which tend to thrive on the moist, shady, northern slopes of hardwood forests — are “burned up” this summer.
Wild ginseng has been protected since 1975 by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which monitors U.S. ginseng harvests and exports, annually reviews the biological and trade status of ginseng to determine if its export would be detrimental to the species’ survival.”
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