About Dr. Ming Tao Jiang, MD, PhD - Founder of Marathon Ginseng

Ming Tao Jiang, MD, PhD grew up in Shandong, China, the native place of the legendary Sun Liang, the Lord of Ginseng Digger. Dr. Jiang received his medical education in Shandong Medical University between 1979 and 1988 and later obtained his PhD in medical research (Physiology) in Ontario, Canada.

Medical Research Career and Heart Disease Expertise

Before becoming a ginseng farmer in 2010, Dr. Jiang was a physician/medical scientist/professor in heart diseases for over 20 years. His research papers (1) have been cited over 1200 times as of 2024 for his pioneering work on the understanding of heart function in aging, ischemia and failure. In 2006, his conceptual-breakthrough work on heart protection via mitochondrial messengers was characterized as an important milestone by an editorial from the American Journal of Physiology (2).  

Life in Wisconsin - The Ginseng Capital of America

Dr. Jiang has been a resident of Wisconsin since 1996. In 2009, his family moved to Marathon County in Wisconsin, the Ginseng Capital of America, where his wife Dr. Lu practices medicine as a spine specialist serving the local ginseng farmers and other residents. His daughter Katherine is a graduate of UW-Madison Medical School specializing in Urban Medicine and a Family Physician in Seattle WA. His son Jason was a graduate of UW Madison and a MBA from Cornell Tech MBA living in New York city.

American Ginseng Cultivation and Medical applications

After15 years of hard work and many trials, he has transformed himself into a skilled ginseng farmer, producing premium ginseng roots from 3 to 10 years old. Because of his medical/research background, Dr Jiang has had unparalleled insights into how powerful American Ginseng can be as a super food in the US and Medicine in Asia, from wellness to applications in critical conditions. He became the Godfather to Anja Alvard from MN for saving her life twice in 2018 and 2022 with American Ginseng. https://youtu.be/3TyStXVUjXI

Media Coverage and Recognition

Dr. Jiang has been featured by China's national public television CCTV in a documentary series "Ginseng, The Legends" as well as other global media such as the World Journal and New York Times (2020) in the US, TV Tokyo (2023) in Japan, and South China Morning News in Hong Kong (2023), Nikkei Asia (2024).

Wild American Ginseng Conservation

Since 2017, Dr Jiang and Marathon Ginseng have provided millions of of free Ginseng Seeds to hundreds of forest farmers across the eastern USA from the Mississippi river to Appalachian mountains, for conservation and sustainable harvest of wild American Ginseng.

Awards and Community Recognition

Dr Jiang has won many distinguished community and business awards.

  1. 2024 "Person of the Year" Award by the Hmong American Center in Wausau, WI,
  2. 2024 Chinese American Charitable Giving Award from United Chinese American Alliance for his philanthropy and community volunteering
  3. 2023, "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award for Social Responsibility by the Wisconsin Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
  4. 2019 "Top Ten Outstanding Achievement" Award for his community services between 2009-2019 by Chicago China News and Digest.
  5. 2019 "Top 40 Businesspersons for 40 Years of US-China Trade" by the Sino-US Times in California.

Personal Life and Invitation

He enjoys hunting for wild ginseng in Wisconsin's Northwoods and entertaining friends from afar. You are welcome to join him for a special ginseng dinner next time you're in town!

Our Mission

We invite you to join his journey from self fulfillments to "Make the World Healthy/Happy/Harmonious Again with American Ginseng"

Research Publications and Media Coverage

  1. A list of Dr. Jiang's research publications and citations
  2. An editorial about "An Important Milestone" research by Dr. Jiang
  3. American and Chinese Language press reports about Dr. Jiang

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