Faba bean tannin and soybean saponin freez-dried extracts prevented CCl4-induced chronic liver damaged in rats. Also the extracts improved the deposition of collagen and slightly the repair of hepatocytes. We suggested that these extracts can suppress the onset and reduced liver fibrosis induced by CCl4 in rats. However, the mechanism and active components of these extracts require further studies.

Amal M.H. Abdel-Haleem is a Researcher at the Food Technology Research Institute,Egypt.She received her PhD / 2004 Depart. Biochem., Fac. Agric., Cairo Univ., Egypt. Her scientific routine work is analyzing legumes and cereals chemically, physically and technologically. Her research interest is in the area of treating diseases with natural sources