Wild ginseng is the tiger of the plant world.
Like the tiger, it has long been revered as a source of traditional medicine. Also like the tiger, it is threatened in the wild and the focus of much international attention. Both species of ginseng illustrate and underscore what impact increasing scarcity of wild resources will have on more and more traditional medicines. An Appendix II listing will not ban international trade in Asian Ginseng. If successful, the listing will require that all international trade in Asian Ginseng harvested from the wild be conducted with government-issued permits.