Ononin, a glucoside of formononetin found in A. mongholicus, exhibits antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in various cancers, including breast and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), by downregulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway and enhancing apoptosis markers like caspase-3 and caspase-9. Here, CASP9 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.