Yale Study Finds Federal Regulations for Wild American Ginseng May Not Reflect Plant Health

Yale Study Finds Federal Regulations for Wild American Ginseng May Not Reflect Plant Health

A new study published in *Environmental Research Letters* indicates that current federal regulations for wild American ginseng may not accurately reflect the biological health of the plants. Researchers from Yale University found that existing management criteria, which primarily rely on plant age and leaf count, often fail to predict the specific traits necessary for long-term