American ginseng, (Panax quinquefolius)

We only have a few wild Ginseng plants at the PGT so I’ve been out planting seeds. Ginseng used to be common but it is so valuable as herbal medicine that it was over harvested. The plant is now rare in most of North America.

I took the picture of the ginseng seeds shown above here at the PGT on August 19th, 2006. And no, I won’t tell you where the plants are!