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Here, we report the antioxidant activity of CAR, its protective effect on liver fibrosis and its inhibitory capacity on hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation. CAR was tested for the inhibition of lipid peroxidation and as a free radical scavenger. CAR had higher inhibitory capacity on lipid peroxidation than probucol, \u03b1-humulene and \u03b1-tocopherol. Also, CAR showed high scavenging activities against hydroxyl radical and superoxide anion. The activity of 5-lipoxygenase, an enzyme that actively participates in fibrogenesis, was significantly inhibited by CAR. Carbon tetrachloride-treated rats received CAR at 2, 20 and 200\u00a0mg\/kg. CAR significantly improved liver structure, and reduced fibrosis and the expression of<jats:italic>Col1a1<\/jats:italic>,<jats:italic>Tgfb1<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>Timp1<\/jats:italic>genes. Oxidative stress was used to establish a model of HSC activation with overproduction of extracellular matrix proteins. CAR (1 and 10\u00a0\u03bc<jats:sc>m<\/jats:sc>) increased cell viability and significantly reduced the expression of fibrotic marker genes. 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