--- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > I wonder how Catskill or New England ginseng compares > > > (it is supposedly "hotter")? > > > > I don't know; it was my friend who studied extensively > > with Ron, not me. But I do know that *none* of the > > herbs he prescribes ever come from anywhere but the > > valleys in China he knows about, and was taught about > > by his teachers. He once advised me that the ginseng > > he's tested from America wouldn't even be allowed to > > be sold in China. > > > > Then again, he was the one making the profits from > > the herbs he went to China to collect, so his point > > of view may have been slightly colored by that. > > A mechanical engineering manager friend of mine, along with his 2 sons > harvested wild genseng from the mountains of NE PA for years. Their > best markets, he said, were in Japan and China. This was in the early > 1980's. It surprised me. I didn't even know that it grew here. > > JohnY
I was surprised to hear the same about Quebec. Apparently there is a huge market for harvesting wild ginseng. But it is illegal to do so, so those who do it are poachers. > > > > > > His customers include rock stars and movie stars > > and the like, who have no trouble paying his prices. > > The Stones won't go on tour without a set of his > > specially-brewed teas for every member of the band > > and the crew. They have learned from sad experience > > that if even one member of the crew gets sick while > > on tour, it can jeapordize a show. No one has gotten > > even a cold since they've been drinking the teas. > > Mel Gibson ordered a special yang tea for all of > > the extras in the battle scenes in "Braveheart," > > because he wanted a certain level of ferocity in > > the Scot warriors. He was happy with the results. > > > > I was once visiting my friend at Ron's and he had > > just finished brewing up Billy Idol's special tea. > > He had some left over, so he gave it to me to > > drink. I basically had a hardon for a week. Billy > > pays a great deal more for his tea than I could > > ever afford, but I guess it's worth it to him if > > it allows him to...uh...keep it up on stage. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/zAINmC/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
