European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Today s crossword Harvest time for Ginseng by sob Dvorchak associated press or Trappel de Olanko scours he Backwoods of southwestern Pennsylvania in search of Ginseng a wild Root that fetches 1125 a Pound and is valued As a cure All i ,. Soma parts at the world. But to Gal one Pound the 66-year-old Danko must dig up 350 plants and walk five to 10 my Lea Over rugged Snake infested terrain it in t a Itury Man s Job. You d better have a Good set of legs. You be got to get Back in the Remote area. You Don t find it along the Road said Olanko a Ginseng user Tor 20 years. If you Don l know what you re Boking for. You can tramp right Over it. There Are tricks to it said Danko Al most it s Side Money. I Don t know in anybody can make a living off thl is Harvest time Lor the Plant which grows wild in the Eastern United states and is cultivated in Wisconsin. Most of the crop winds up half the world away in the bustling Markels of Hong Kong and other Oriental cities. The . Ginseng Harvest was Worth $50 million last year according to the . Fish and wildlife service. The Plant is not an endangered species but its Export is bound by a 1975 treaty signed by 92 countries. In Asia Ginseng is revered As a Panacea and aphrodisiac to the soviet Union the Root is ingested by cosmonauts fighter pilots athletes and others with stressful jobs but . Experts say More research is needed to Tysl the Plant s medicinal and sexual Powers. Hall the world thinks it s greatest thing that Ever existed. The other Hall thinks it s a joke said Walter Lewis a botanist at Washington University in Missouri. I can t say it s useful at All. We just Don t know enough about it. It s an Enigma. But in an article published in 1986, Lewis wrote there is no evidence that sexual drive and performance Are enhanced by ingesting this although Ginseng is cultivated in Asia demand there has far outstripped Supply and North America is considered the last natural bastion of the Root the fish and wildlife service said. Some one million pounds is cultivated each year in the United states about 95 percent of in in Wisconsin. Since buyers consider the farm grown variety to be far less potent than the wild Root it sell for $30 a Pound. About 160,000 pounds of wild Ginseng was collected in 1985. A Nieng is known a Man Root because the spindly and forked Root can roughly resemble a male human form. The Plant s generic name is a snap a greek work meaning All roots Are ground to make a Bitte Masting Tea or potion used to relieve such aliments As upset stomach and High blood pressure. In North America. Jesuit priest discovered Ginseng in 1714, and Daniel boons was in Early exporter according to Federal records. The Plant grows in Shady sloping mountainous areas and woodsmen Are secretive about where they find their patches. Hall of the 32 Stales where Ginseng grows have adopted regulations to meet Federal rules about the Harvest and Sale of Ginseng seeds to make sure the Stock is replenished. About 5 percent of the Domestic Ginseng stays in the a let a it known a the Man Root Beauta irem emboss a mate Auma form. United Stales mainly in health Lood store Stock like granules and capsules. In Asia the roots Are sold at auction. It s one of the most expensive and popular herbs in China said David Law an International trader with Sun Ming Hong .a. Of new York City which exports about 200,000 pounds a year. In my own experience it does t do any Good for me. Medically we cannot Lind any evidence Ginseng can do wonders. Psychologically in can do wonders. The mind is very Strong Law said. By Eugene Sheffer across scary Down 1 forum of two Grant s 1 docile a male Swan hallmark 2 general 8 Castle 41 trouble Bradley ditch 42 letter 12 minor after Prophet Syrma 13 Eskimo 45 Large knife Sandwich 14 seaweed to beetles 15 they re 48 part of decorated Spring 40 pro 17 bring up nobls50 Wood wind 51 French Christ 18 epic in a Lille or Arthur 20 disdain21 River Island 22 stadium cheer 28 Huey and 32 Awny 3 Spanish painter4 Viper 5 baie of a Cut Diamond motive Genus 7 Runden vehicle wonder. Land cloture 9 table 52 ending 10 culture for medium acquit 11 Mountain 53 sacks Lake solution tune 2ft mint it Kimono uthes 20 weaken 21 Bull of practical jokes�2 sett s col league 23 aries24"on a grecian urn 25 deface26 Pom off 27 Yale Man 28 network 29 ill you in my dreams 31 not Many 34 make lace 35 tree trunk 37 one 38 Charlie or no Dom 39 comedian Jay. 2-3 Hubert a the Onty thing Tjw went off plaw4bd was a alarm oock., Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday february 3,1987
