Asparagus racemosus (Asparagaceae) is a valuable medicinal plant native to tropical and subtropical India. It is utilised in Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha medicine. It is regarded as a feminine tonic in Ayurveda and is commonly used in ailments such as dysentery, diabetic retinopathy, inflammations, tumour, bronchitis, mental disturbance, hyperacidity, certain viral disorders, neuropathy, conjunctivitis, spasm, persistent fevers, and rheumatism. It is also useful in female infertility because it boosts libido and treats sexual organ inflammation, improves folliculogenesis and ovulation, prepares the womb for conception, prevents miscarriages, and acts as a postpartum tonic by increasing lactation and normalising the uterus and changing hormones. It is also used to denote leucorrhoea and menorrhagia. It is also used to treat epilepsy, kidney diseases, chronic fevers, excessive heat, stomach ulcers, and liver cancer, as well as to enhance milk secretion in nursing mothers and to regulate sexual behaviours. Steroid saponins are the primary active ingredients of Asparagus racemosus.

Ginseng has been around since prehistory. Shennong, also known as Emperor Yan, the Yellow Emperor, or one of the "Three Emperors" (the Emperor who is supposed to have founded herbal medicine some 5,500 years ago), is said to have tasted hundreds of plants in order to discover many medicinal herbs in China. For thousands of years, humans have used diverse plants as nutrients, beverages, cosmetics, dyes, and medicines to maintain health and improve quality of life. Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer is regarded the most valuable plant among herbs, particularly in Asia, and ginseng has been in the spotlight globally. Even in the Western world, where modern research facilities and highly qualified man-power are accessible and are thought to be capable of curing any difficult-to-cure condition, many people have recently been reported to use herbal medicine, particularly ginseng. Many scientists contributed papers on "Chemopreventive effects of ginseng" to the current collection of papers. I categorised this collection as follows to help readers grasp it better and easier: The spiritual aspect of ginseng in the Far East, the history of ginseng, ginseng nomenclature and geographical distribution, and the various ginseng products.