*Ginseng has been used heavily throughout the Orient for thousands of years due to its unique medicinal and mystical qualities.
*While its mystical uses (i.e. carrying a human-shaped root in one's pocket for good luck and good health) are puzzling to most of us in the west, the medicinal properties of ginseng are now quite well-known the world over.
*For centuries the Chinese, Koreans, and other Asian peoples have sought out and paid a premium for American ginseng because of its increased potency over their own native varieties, and their desire for the precious root is still just as strong today.