An integrative pharmacology-based study on the efficacy and mechanism of essential oil of Chaihu Guizhi Decoction on influenza A virus induced pneumonia in mice

Chaihu Guizhi Decoction (CGD) has a long history of use in China for the treatment of influenza, which involves the use of a variety of aromatic herbs. Our previous studies have found that the contents of aromatic constituents in CGD affected the efficacy of treatment of influenza-infected mice, suggesting a clue that essential oil from CGD may play a relatively important role in ameliorating influenza induced pneumonia.