Dr. Jeanine Davis, NCSU Department of Horticultural Science

Medicinal Herbs & Non-Timber Forest Products

Information from NC State University and other North Carolina Sources

The NEW N.C. Consortium on Natural Medicines contains information for health providers, consumers, and growers. The Consortium is composed of a highly qualified group of experts led by faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
N.C. Herb Association
Goldenseal Information.
Sources Of Goldenseal Seeds, Plants or Roots - NC Cooperative Extension Information Leaflet 123.
Care and Planting of ginseng seeds and roots - NC Cooperative Extension Information Leaflet 127.
Seed And Plant Sources For Medicinal Herbs And Botanicals - NC Cooperative Extension Information Leaflet 129.
Production of Medicinal Herbs-by J.M. Davis
Cultivating Native Woodland Botanicals-by J.M. Davis
Medicinal Plants with a Potential Niche Market for Propagators-by J.M. Davis and R.E. Bir
Pictures, Information and Yield Estimates of Medicinal Herbs Currently being Researched at N.C. State University
NC Herb Businesses
Ginseng: A Production Guide for North Carolina - North Carolina State University
Ginseng Regulations in North Carolina - What You Need to Know - NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Information from Other Sources

Information on herbs and ginseng - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases - USDA Agricultural Research Service
Everything Herbal - Links to many herb web sites.
International Herb Association
Growing ginseng in the forest or in an agroforestry system - Virginia Cooperative Extension
Washington State University Vancouver Research and Extension Unit - Information on agronomic crops, baby corn, bamboo, edamame, fruit, ginseng, portable hoophouse, and more.
Washington State University Ginseng Production Guide
Alternative Nature-a good source of herb production links
ATTRA-excellent resource for all kinds of alternative agricultural enterprises
Ginseng Production in the Pacific Northwest-from Washington State University
HerbNet-The gateway to many sites on herbs and the herb industry
Info from Clemson University on Beneficial Insects and the Klamath Beetle
Medicinal Herb Farm
Producing and Marketing Wild Simulated Ginseng in Forest and Agroforestry Systems
Purdue University-a great source of information on new crops
USDA Forest Farming Information on goldenseal, ginseng, and mushrooms

Herbs for Health

(This is beyond the scope of our work and outside our expertise however, we are getting so many inquiries that we are providing this information as a service to our website visitors.)

Non-Timber Forest Products

Non-Timber Forest Products and Markets - Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, and Top of the Ozarks RC&D in Missouri.
Non-Timber Forest Products, United States - Institute for Culture and Ecology
Shiitake and other mushrooms - North Carolina State University
Goldenseal - North Carolina State University
Horticulture Information Leaflet #122 on Shiitake Mushroom sources HTML version or PDF version - North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Cultivating Native Woodland Botanicals - North Carolina State University
Producing and Marketing Wild Simulated Ginseng in Forest and Agroforestry Systems - Virginia Cooperative Extension
Forest Farming - USDA National Agroforestry Center
Cultivation of Ramps - North Carolina State University
2004 Ramp Festivals
Care and Planting of ginseng seeds and roots - North Carolina State University
Ginseng: A Production Guide for North Carolina - North Carolina State University
Ginseng Regulations in North Carolina - What You Need to Know - NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services

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