Goldenseal Under Cultivation

The most comprehensive, truly practical guide to the cultivation of woodland botanicals Not all saleable crops are dependent on access to greenhouses or sun-drenched, arable land. Shade-loving medicinal herbs can be successfully cultivated in a forest garden for personal use or as small-scale cash crops. Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and other Woodland Medicinals is a complete guide to these increasingly popular botanicals, aimed at aspiring and experienced growers alike. In this fully revised and updated edition, authors Jeanine Davis and W. Scott Persons show how more than a dozen sought-after native species can generate a greater profit on a rugged, otherwise idle woodlot than just about any other legal crop on an equal area of cleared land. With little capital investment but plenty of sweat equity, patience, and common sense, small landowners can preserve and enhance their treed space while simultaneously earning supplemental income. Learn how to establish, grow, harvest, and market: Popular medicinal roots such as ginseng, goldenseal, and black cohosh; Other commonly used botanicals including bloodroot, false unicorn, and mayapple The nutritious wild food, ramps, and the valuable ornamental galax. Packed with budget information, extensive references, and personal stories of successful growers, this invaluable resource will excite and inspire everyone from the home gardener to the full-time farmer. Jeanine Davis is an associate professor and extension specialist with North Carolina State University. Her focus is helping farmers diversify into new crops and organic agriculture. W. Scott Persons is the author of American Ginseng: Green Gold and an expert in growing and marketing wild-simulated and woods-cultivated ginseng.

Goldenseal was traditionally used by the Native Americans as a multi-purpose remedy and is one of the most popular herbs on the market today. In this practical guide, Tony Hosemans offers, via his personal experiences, hands-on instructions designed to help readers cultivate, grow and profit from this high demand medicinal herb. This medicinal herb was used as a prescription by doctors for over 200 years in North America, prior to the invention of anti-biotics. With the advent of "super-bugs" usage of anti-biotics now have potentially a limited time frame. This book will be of interest to individuals seeking to reap substantial rewards, utilizing minimal acreage, from their own herb growing, or to any green thumb wishing to learn more about this exciting herb. Includes detailed Australian growing conditions for Golden seal & Black cohosh with additional information on other herbs of rising interest: Bearberry Blue Cohosh Bloodroot American Ginseng Siberian Ginseng Blue Flag Leopard Lilly Smudgeing Herbs---Native American Incense