What kind of a root can possibly cost $18,000?

[compuwiz1]

I didn't have time to ask questions, because we had to get on the street car, but last time I was in S.F., in ChinaTown, I saw some kind of a root that had an $18,000 price tag attached to it.

What is this, what's it do, and why does it cost so much? :shocked:

 

[everman]

Truffle?

 

[Howard]

For traditional medicine, I'm thinking. Was it a LARGE root?

 

[dannybek]

it makes your dingdong reach the clouds....

 

[Barfo]

$18,00 chinese currency?

 

[dquan97]

ancient ginseng root probably

 

[HardcoreRobot]

manroot

 

[jpeyton]

Tiger penis soup!

 

[uhohs]

ginseng

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: Howard
For traditional medicine, I'm thinking. Was it a LARGE root?

Yes, it was about a foot and a half long, and had a few branches. Ginseng, at least the good stuff sells for $500 - $600 per pound, but this might have weighed 2lbs.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Most expensive root I've seen, taken at a shop in Chicago's older Chinatown:

http://fuzzybabybunny.smugmug.com/gallery/2527675#141245450-L-LB

 

[randomint]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Tiger penis soup!

Goat-liver broth!

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: randomint

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Tiger penis soup!

Goat-liver broth!

Makes you a monster in the bedroom... if your partner doesn't pass out from your breath

 

[BillGates]

It's the main ingredient of superstitious bullsh*t belief stew.

 

[Vonkhan]

prolly caters to the same insecure idiots who believe that eating tiger penis will help them compensate for their size and / or performance

 

[jagec]

root access to Microsoft.com?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: everman
Truffle?

Yes, because those Truffle Roots are so rare.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: jagec
root access to Microsoft.com?

I laughed.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: BillGates
It's the main ingredient of superstitious bullsh*t belief stew.

yup, damned suckers.

but atleast with root they harm nothing. other stuff like bear bile or whatever is produced in rather cruel fashion.

 

[Mo0o]

Ginseng im guessing

 

[IamElectro]

Ginseng

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: BillGates
It's the main ingredient of superstitious bullsh*t belief stew.

yup, damned suckers.

but atleast with root they harm nothing. other stuff like bear bile or whatever is produced in rather cruel fashion.

That's acutally a very good point - at least they aren't (illegally) killing endangered animals for some trivial part of it.

 

[Geocentricity]

Originally posted by: BillGates
It's the main ingredient of superstitious bullsh*t belief stew.

LOL

Asian medicine (most) works. Why else do you think developed countries like the US and Euros are having herbal crazes?

Not to brag, but the Chinese have been using utensils to eat way before the Caucasian nations thought of using bread to scoop up food.

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity

Originally posted by: BillGates
It's the main ingredient of superstitious bullsh*t belief stew.

LOL

Asian medicine (most) works. Why else do you think developed countries like the US and Euros are having herbal crazes?

Not to brag, but the Chinese have been using utensils to eat way before the Caucasian nations thought of using bread to scoop up food.

Not to say that asian medicine doesn't work, but it's popularity probably has less to do with its effectiveness and more to do with it's trendiness.

I mean seriously, who better to accept some kind of off the wall medical solution than some crackpot celebrities?

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: Howard
For traditional medicine, I'm thinking. Was it a LARGE root?

Yes, it was about a foot and a half long, and had a few branches. Ginseng, at least the good stuff sells for $500 - $600 per pound, but this might have weighed 2lbs.

Yep, there we go.