Hindawi Publishing Corporation Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2016, Article ID 9025036, 17 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9025036 Research Article Systems Pharmacology Uncovers the Multiple Mechanisms of Xijiao Dihuang Decoction for the Treatment of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Jianling Liu,1,2 Tianli Pei,1,2 Jiexin Mu,1,2 Chunli Zheng,2 Xuetong Chen,2 Chao Huang,2 Yingxue Fu,2 Zongsuo Liang,3 and Yonghua Wang2 1 CollegeofLifeScience,NorthwestUniversity,Xi’an,Shaanxi710069,China 2Center of Bioinformatics, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China 3College of Life Science, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, China Correspondence should be addressed to Yonghua Wang; yh
[email protected] Received 21 December 2015; Revised 17 March 2016; Accepted 23 March 2016 Academic Editor: Hyunsu Bae Copyright © 2016 Jianling Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) are a group of systemic diseases characterized by fever and bleeding, which have posed a formidable potential threat to public health with high morbidity and mortality. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulas have been acknowledged with striking effects in treatment of hemorrhagic fever syndromes in China’s history. Nevertheless, their accurate mechanisms of action are still confusing. Objective. To systematically dissect the mechanisms of action of Chinese medicinal formula Xijiao Dihuang (XJDH) decoction as an effective treatment for VHF. Methods. In this study, a systems pharmacology method integrating absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) screening, drug targeting, network, and pathway analysis was developed.