CPhGs	Phenylethanol glycosides from cistanche
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
HSC	Hepatic stellate cells
mAb	Monoclonal antibody
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor-β1
IC50	Inhibition of 50% of cell growth activity
ECM	Extracellular matrix
TCHM	Chinese and herb medicine
TC	TGF-β1 + CPhGs
TE	TGF-β1 + echinacoside
TA	TGF-β1 + acteoside
p-smad2	phosphorylation of smad2
p-smad3	phosphorylation of smad3
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
HPLC	Liquid chromatography
RIPA	Radioimmunoprecipitation assay
RT-PCR	Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis