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Plants having antioxidants, free radical scavenging activities, and anti-inflammatory constituents are believed to be hepatoprotective in nature. <jats:italic>Grevillea robusta<\/jats:italic> (GR) is native to the subtropical environment. Its <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> antioxidant, cytotoxic, and free radical scavenging activities are known, while the effect on liver fibrosis and cirrhosis remains elusive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective and antifibrotic effects of <jats:italic>Grevillea robusta<\/jats:italic> plant. GR leaf extract (GREE) was prepared from the hydroethanolic extract (70%). Polyphenol and flavonoid contents and the <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> antioxidant activity of the extract were determined. <jats:italic>In vivo<\/jats:italic> hepatitis was induced in Wistar rats by continual IP injections of CCl<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>. GREE was administered by oral gavage at a dose of 100, 300, and 500\u00a0mg\/kg of body weight once daily for 4\u00a0weeks. Variations in rat\u2019s body weight, liver-to-body weight ratio, serum alanine aminotransferases, gamma-glutamyltransferase, liver histology, and cellular markers of liver fibrosis were evaluated. Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (<jats:italic>p &amp;lt; 0.05<\/jats:italic>) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (\u03b3-GT) (<jats:italic>p &amp;lt; 0.001<\/jats:italic>) were decreased in the treatment group compared with the disease control group. RBC count was increased (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) in the treatment group compared with the disease control group. The expression of alpha-SMA was downregulated to 40% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) and that of collagen was decreased by 9% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) compared with the disease control group. Extracellular matrix deposition and necrotic areas were also decreased as compared to the disease control group. 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