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Herbal Alternatives: featuring American Ginseng

10/3/2019

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Herbal medicines have been around since the dawn of time. Plants are the original medicines and humans have evolved with the substances they create. Only recently in the past two hundred years have things changed with how we approach healing ourselves. Pharmaceuticals are a new invention, and one that many of us are learning come with a price. Many modern medications have seem to cause more side effects than the originally intended ailment caused. Others cause much worse and sometimes irreversible damage to the body and mind of the patient.
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A resurgence is being seen around the US, where millions are going back to the basics to original plant-based medicines for healing. I am part of a family of four generations of Herbalists who specialize in making natural medicines and body care products, and we’re finding that what we’re doing is of interest to people, and is very relevant in our modern age of ‘Big Pharma’ and lab-produced medications. The difference is that if the herbal blend and delivery method is well-researched and correct, then the result is a very gentle natural medicine with few side effects, if any at all. But no budding herbalist should take chances without establishing a proper foundation of knowledge, and with plenty of research and testing for each herbal concoction.

As a family, we work with over 100 different herbs from around the world, and near the top of the list for most effective, most powerful and beneficial is that of American Ginseng. American Ginseng grows wild in forests stretching from Ohio to Wisconsin, and is among the most prized wild plants in the country. Ginseng hunters go wild every year as they comb through the forests looking for ginseng roots that have aged 6+ years, because it’s worth money, but what’s more is that it’s one of the most powerful natural medicines. I have not had as much luck finding wild ginseng as more seasoned foragers, but I have recently teamed up with Dairyland Management in Wisconsin, who farms American Ginseng. But then again, it’s listed as an endangered species in many states due to over-foraging.

American Ginseng is deeply rooted in Native American culture and has been a popular export to China for hundreds of years, and for good reason. American Ginseng is a dynamic plant with stimulating and cooling properties. Ginseng is known for its mood improving, stress reducing, immune boosting and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as its positive effect for brain function, weight loss, sexual dysfunction, healthy lung function and its ability to lower blood sugar levels. We use American Ginseng for an energy boost in a tea and tincture, as well as for focus, and then we also use it as a topical for healthy hair. The benefits are undeniable, but there are some side effects like headache, sleep problems, digestive problems, changes in blood pressure and sugar levels, nervousness, etc. The key with herbal medicine is to dial in your dose, which depends on your body, age, and ailment, and everyone reacts differently to plants.
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To learn more about American Ginseng, visit Dairyland Management here.



(Photo by per_verdonk via Flickr. Root photo by eekim via Flickr)

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