Ginseng Sold for Quarter of a Million Dollars!

When i lived in Korea there was a story about about a guy who had rented a cabin in the wilderness for vacation. In that cabin he found a ginseng root and couldn't resist...he ate the whole thing. Turned out that the cabin was owned by a wild ginseng hunter who had recently discovered the find of his life: a c. 300 year old ginseng root that he figured to worth nearly $500,000.

No word on why he would have left such a valuable thing around for the renters, especially Korean renters who just can't say no to ginseng.

Must be the same guy who bought the 1787 Chateau Lafite.

From what I've learned from Chinese history. The significance of Ginseng especially age and size can fetch a ton of cash.

This plant grows wild in the woods behind my house. I sometimes make tea out of it.