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Simulated Wild-Grown Ginseng Takes Root on the Ozarks

Arkansas is one of 18 states legally allowed to export ginseng to China, where the forest-grown medicinal herb is in great demand. The plant is one of several that could be subject to tariffs proposed by the Chinese government. We hear from ginseng farmers and a ginseng broker about the current market for the plant in Arkansas.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.