Many studies have investigated the role of antioxidant drugs and plant-derived compounds in the prevention of oxidative stress. In the present study, the alcoholic and aqueous extracts of T. asiatica roots were evaluated for in vivo antioxidant activity using CCl4-intoxicated rats. CCl4 is a widely used toxicant for experimental induction of liver toxicity in laboratory animals [38]. It induces lipid peroxidation in experimental animals and causes severe hepatic injury [39]. CCl4 is converted to the reactive trichloromethyl radical (CCl3), which readily interacts with molecular oxygen to form the trichloromethyl peroxy radical (CCl3O2). These free radicals bind covalently to macromolecules