Methyl ferulic acid, which is the primary monomer constituent of herbal medicines including Ferula assafoetida L., Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., and Lycopodium selago L., can alleviate the progression of liver fibrosis through HSC-suppressing function via the TGF-β1/SMAD and NOX4/ROS signaling pathways (47). The gene discussed is TGFB1; the disease is Hepatic fibrosis.