Hepatoprotective action mechanism and quantification of soyasaponin Bb in Abri Herba by HPLC and network pharmacology.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The herb of Abrus cantoniensis Hance (AC) is an important Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and is also used as an herbal tea with hepatoprotective action. Soyasaponin Bb is one of the pharmacodynamic substances of AC for the herb's effective pharmacological activity. This study aims to investigate the anti-fibrotic and hepatoprotective activities of soyasaponin Bb in vivo and in vitro experiments, mechanism by network pharmacology and quantification by HPLC.