Ginseng has been the prized “root of strength” in Chinese medicine for centuries, and American ginseng was a woodland medicine of Indigenous peoples before it became a major export to China. Here’s how the two ginsengs differ in tradition, what modern studies show for energy and fatigue, and who should be careful with it.
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