Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and other Woodland Medicinals

Jeanine Davis is an associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Horticultural Science with NC State University. For over 25 years, she has focused on helping farmers increase their profitability by diversifying into new crops and organic agriculture. Jeanine is passionate about medicinal herbs and is in demand as a conference speaker and workshop leader in North Carolina and beyond. She also maintains several websites (ncherb.org, ncorganic.org, and ncspecialtycrops.org), aimed at supporting small- to medium-scale commercial growers. W. Scott Persons is the author of American Ginseng: Green Gold and is widely recognized as an expert in the growing and marketing of wild-simulated and woods-cultivated ginseng. For over 30 years, his Tuckasegee Valley Ginseng Farm has supplied planting stock and consultative assistance to ginseng farmers across North America. Dr. Persons presents extensively on woodland ginseng production and has helped establish operations in countries all over the world including New Zealand and Argentina.

List of Tables
Preface I (Scott Persons)
Preface II (Jeanine Davis)
Author Biographies
Abbreviations and Definitions (Jeanine Davis)
General Introduction (Jeanine Davis and Scott Persons)

Part One: American Ginseng (Scott Persons)
1. American Ginseng: Its Life Cycle, Range, Related Species, and Government Regulation (Scott Persons)
2. History of the Ginseng Trade: Ancient China to the New Millennium (Scott Persons)

Part Two: A Ginseng Grower's Manual (Scott Persons)
3. Under Artificial Shade (Scott Persons)
4. Wild-Simulated Planting (Scott Persons)
5. Woods Cultivation (Scott Persons)
6. The Harvest: Picking Berries and Stratifying Seeds, Digging and Drying Roots (Scott Persons)
7. Business Decisions and the Future Market Outlook (Scott Persons)
8. A Grower Tells His Own Story: Oscar Wood (Scott Persons)
9. Ginseng Resources
10. Ginseng References

Part Three: Other Species of Green Gold: Goldenseal and Ramps (Jeanine Davis)
11. Goldenseal: Its History, Range, Description, Uses, and Government Regulation (Jeanine Davis)
12. Goldenseal Growing Instructions: Methods, Care, Protection, Harvesting, and Marketing (Jeanine Davis)
13. Goldenseal Growers' Stories (Jeanine Davis)
14. Ramps: History, Description, and Uses (Jeanine Davis)
15. Ramps Growing Instructions: Methods, Care, Protection, Harvesting, and Marketing (Jeanine Davis)
16. Ramps Growers' Stories (Jeanine Davis)

Part Four: There Are Many Other Woodland Medicinals You Can Grow (Jeanine Davis)
17. Bethroot (Jeanine Davis)
18. Black Cohosh (Jeanine Davis)
19. Bloodroot (Jeanine Davis)
20. Blue Cohosh (Jeanine Davis)
21. False Unicorn (Jeanine Davis)
22. Galax (Jeanine Davis)
23. Mayapple (Jeanine Davis)
24. Pinkroot (Jeanine Davis)
25. Spikenard (Jeanine Davis)
26. Wild Ginger (Jeanine Davis)
27. Wild Indigo (Jeanine Davis)
28. Other Forest Botanicals Growers' Stories (Jeanine Davis)

Part Five: Growing Woodland Medicinals in the Home Garden (Jeanine Davis)
29. Making the Perfect Woodland Garden Site (Jeanine Davis)
30. Choosing the Plants to Grow in Your Garden (Jeanine Davis)
31. How to Grow a Garden in the Woods (Jeanine Davis)
32. Ginseng - A Horticultural Challenge (Scott Persons)
33. Making Some Simple Products from Your Woodland Medicinals (Jeanine Davis)
34. Home Gardeners' Stories (Jeanine Davis)


Part Six: Sustainable Wild-harvesting (Jeanine Davis)
35. What Is Wild-harvesting? (Jeanine Davis)
36. Why There Will Always Be a Place for Wild-harvesting (Jeanine Davis)
37. Rules and Regulations for Wild-harvesters (Jeanine Davis)


Part Seven: Supplemental Information (Jeanine Davis)
Appendix 1: Forest Botanicals Bought and Sold in the United States and Canada (Jeanine Davis)
Appendix 2: Prices Paid for Forest Botanicals from 2004 through 2013 (Jeanine Davis)
Appendix 3: Interesting and Helpful Calculations, Tables, and
Miscellaneous Information (Jeanine Davis)
Appendix 4: Good Agricultural, Collection, and Manufacturing Practices (Jeanine Davis)
Appendix 5: Joe-Ann McCoy's Disease List (Joe-Ann McCoy)
References and Resources for Parts Three through Six
Comprehensive Resource Directory
Index