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The present study was conducted to evaluate the aqueous extract of<jats:italic>Zizyphus lotus<\/jats:italic>L. fruit against carbon tetrachloride- (CCL<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>-) induced liver damage in Wistar rats. The animals were daily treated with the aqueous extract of<jats:italic>Zizyphus lotus<\/jats:italic>L. fruit using two doses separately 200 and 400\u2009mg\/kg body weight for 14 days. CCL<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>was injected intraperitoneally (1\u2009ml\/kg body weight) at two times, 7<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>and 14<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>days. At the end of the treatment, rats were sacrificed, and the blood was collected for the assessment of biochemical parameters. Moreover, the body weight as well as liver weight was determined. 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