"From the familiar potato to the not-so-familiar salsify, Nature wisely concentrates a host of health benefits in roots, such as fiber, vitamins, powerful antioxidants, and healing phytonutrients. Roots shows how easily (and inexpensively!) these nutritional powerhouses can be transformed into delicious snacks, treats, smoothies, juices, meals, desserts, and even beauty products"--

"The harvesting of wild American ginseng (panax quinquefolium), the gnarled, aromatic herb known for its therapeutic and healing properties, is deeply established in North America and has played an especially vital role in the southern and central Appalachian Mountains. Traded through a trans-Pacific network that connected the region to East Asian markets, ginseng was but one of several medicinal Appalachian plants that entered international webs...