Abstract:Objective: To investigate the protective effects and its mechanism of Chaihu Shugan San(CHSGS) on hepatic fibrosis in rats. Method: The immunohepatic fibrosis model was induced by intraperitoneal injection of porcine serum to rats.Seventy Wistar rats were divided into seven groups:blank group, model group, CHSGS high-dose group, mediate-dose group and low-dose group, prevention group, colchicin contrast group. Except the black groups, the other groups were injected with pig's serum without inactivation into abdominal cavity, twice per week and 0.5 mL each time, for 10 weeks. The prevention group was injected the stomach with the medicines(CHSGS 6.3 g·kg-1·d-1,10 weeks), the other treatment groups were treated as the prevention groups 6 weeks after modeling for 4 weeks. Then rats were randomly taken for decollation in six groups at the end of the 10th week:colchicin contrast group 0.5 mL·kg-1·d-1,CHSGS low-dose, mediate-dose and high-dose groups (3.5,6.3,12.6 g·kg-1·d-1).The changes of the serum biochemical indicator of the hepatic function and hepatic fibrosis were detected respectively. Result: Compared with model group,the serum content of alanine aminotransferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase (AST),r-glutamyl endopeptidase(GGT), alkaline phosphatase(ALP) and typeⅠ,Ⅲ,Ⅳcollage, hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (LN) were depressed obviously in treatment groips,the content of hydroxyproline(HYP) in liver tissue was significantly lower in CHSGS mediate-dose group. Conclusion: Chaihu Shugan San has an effect on hepatic fibrosis model rats.