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Previous studies have confirmed that edible food plants and their bioactive compounds exert a protective effect against ALD. <jats:italic>Dracocephalum tanguticum<\/jats:italic> Maxim (<jats:italic>DTM<\/jats:italic>) is one of the important traditional Tibetan medicines in China with the effect of clearing away liver heat, used for the treatment of hepatitis. In this study, the <jats:italic>DTM<\/jats:italic> chloroform extract (<jats:italic>DtM-C<\/jats:italic>), ethyl acetate extract (<jats:italic>DtM-E<\/jats:italic>), and n-butanol extract (<jats:italic>DtM-B<\/jats:italic>) were obtained by ethanol extraction combined with fractional extraction. Acute ALD was induced in mice given intragastric ethanol. Serum and liver biochemical markers were detected by ELISA. Liver histological observation, Oil Red O, and Masson\u2019s trichrome staining were performed. Liver injury cells were induced by ethanol. The cell vitality was detected by using MTT colorimetry. The expressions of Nrf2, NF-\u03baB, STAT3, AP-1, CREB, HIF-1\u03b1, HO-1, NQO-1, GSTA1, IKB2, and Keap1 were detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to elucidate the mechanism of hepatoprotective effect, and the results were verified by using Western blot. The results of serum liver function indicators (ALT, AST, and ADH), serum hepatic lipid indicators (TC, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C), and lipid peroxidation indicators (ADH, MDA, SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px) in liver tissue and liver histological observation showed that <jats:italic>DtM-E<\/jats:italic> could improve liver function, alleviate fatty degeneration, edema, cell necrosis, and liver fibrosis caused by alcohol. <jats:italic>DtM-E<\/jats:italic> also increased the vitality of EtOH-induced liver injury cells, upregulated the mRNA expression of Nrf2, HO-1, NQO-1, and GSTA1, while downregulated the expression of Keap-1, p65, and NF-\u03baB. Western blot results were consistent with PCR. 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