Ginseng diggers : a history of root and herb gathering in Appalachia /

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"The harvesting of wild American ginseng (panax quinquefolium), the gnarled, aromatic herb known for its therapeutic and healing properties, is deeply established in North America and has played an especially vital role in the southern and central Appalachian Mountains. Traded through a trans-P...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manget, Luke (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2022]
Temas:
Herb industry > Appalachian Region > History.
Root crops > Appalachian Region > History.
Hunting and gathering societies > Appalachian Region > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
Herb industry
Hunting and gathering societies
Root crops
Appalachian Region
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: From "roots and herbs" to "crude botanical drugs"
  • The journey of Ewing's roots : American ginseng and the China trade
  • Appalachia's first ginseng boom and the evolution of commons culture
  • Marketing the mountain commons : Calvin J. Cowles and the origins of the botanical drug trade
  • Mountain entrepreneurs : the Civil War and the botanical drug boom, 1861-1919
  • Nature's emporium : root diggers and herb gatherers in post-Civil War Appalachia
  • "Beasts in the garden" : class, conservation, and cultivation
  • Progress and ginseng : the growth of Sang Digger stereotype
  • Epilogue: The decline of root and herb gathering and the fate of commons.

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