Soybean is an important crop, with processed soybeans being the second largest source of vegetable oil and the largest source of animal protein feed in the world. The aim of this study was to review its pharmacological effects for animals. This review article was carried out by searching studies in PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, and Iran Medex databases .The initial search strategy identified about 105 references. In this study 53 studies was accepted for further screening and met all our inclusion criteria (in English, full text, therapeutic effects of soybean and dated mainly from the year 1998 to 2016).The search terms were “soybean”, “therapeutic properties”, “pharmacological effects”, “application for animals” . The result of this study was indicated that this plant is useful for Milk yield activity, Photosynthetic yield activity, Phagocytic capacity, Effect on growth, anticancer effect in animals. This plant is beneficial for both human and animal usage. Various combinations and numerous medicinal properties of its coat, cake, extract, oil, and leaves demand further and more studies about the other useful and unknown properties of this multipurpose plant.
