Ginseng has been used for thousands of years as an herbal medicine to boost energy and enhance focus. But not all ginseng is created equally, and there is a huge price difference between ...

As Thompson roves from the Wisconsin Ginseng Festival to a Korean wholesale auction and wild ginseng boutiques in China, his supple, brushy ink lines render the scenes in poignant detail.

Wild ginseng is disappearing from Southeast parks at an alarming rate. Tradition endures in the Appalachian Mountains, where collecting ginseng root is a custom that stretches back to Daniel Boone.

That ginseng is grown commercially on farms in Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada. In contrast, wild American ginseng is an ...