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Appalachian ginseng fever reshapes Kentucky mountains
In Kentucky Appalachia, wild ginseng roots fetch up to 525 dollars a pound as hungry herbal hunters flood the hills. The plant's rising price draws families and locals into secretive digging amid poverty, with fears of overharvesting and potential endangerment by 2000 as markets surge and demand climbs.
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Appalachia
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Kentucky
Tim Brown
Wilcox Natural Products
Southern Illinois University
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