Record of Empress Dowager Cixi Use of American Ginseng
In medical case records of the Qing Dynasty, ginseng imported from the United States was a common remedy. This can be seen in Empress Dowager Cixi's case record. American ginseng appears in this record of Cixi's diagnosis and treatment by imperial physicians Zhang Zhongyuan and Dai Jiayu. (Collection of Imperial Palace Museum.)