Abstract: Owing to the restriction of most antibiotic feed additive for livestock in the European Union (EU) in 2006. A great effort has been devoted towards developing antibiotic alternatives to stabilize the health and growth performance in livestock. Therefore, various substances have been suggested such as feed enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids and phytogenic feed additives among which phytogenic feed additive were generally consisted of herb, spices and botanical. The study is concerning a kind of herb named Korean wild ginseng which had already been used in Eastern Asia countries. Researchers reviewed the current state of knowledge of Korean wild ginseng as well as the understanding of mechanism involved in promotion of productivity and health statues of animals.