The Perception of Ginseng in England and America, 1600-1800

This paper aims to redress serious imbalances in the research on ginseng. Most accounts of ginseng treat it as an exclusively East Asian commodity, and are dominated by the natural sciences. Ginseng, however, was much discussed in England and America in the early modern period: the discussion encomp...

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Main Author: Heasim SUL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for the History of Medicine 2016-08-01
Series:Uisahak
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Online Access:http://www.medhist.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjmh-25-2-273.pdf