is a well-known herbal medicine with a variety of pharmacological effects. Studies have found that has pharmacological effects such as antioxidant, antitumor, anti-aging, anti-liver fibrosis, and immunomodulation. The main active components of include triterpenoids, polysaccharides, sterols, peptides and other bioactive components. Among them, the triterpenoids and polysaccharide components of have a wide range of anti-liver fibrotic effects. Currently, there have been more reviews and studies on the antioxidant, antitumor, and anti-aging properties of . Based on the current trend of increasing number of liver fibrosis patients in the world, we summarized the role of extract in anti-liver fibrosis and the effect of extract on liver fibrosis induced by different pathogenesis, which were discussed and analyzed. Research and development ideas and references are provided for the subsequent application of extracts in anti-liver fibrosis treatment.