| SSB1 | Saikosaponin B1 |
| ALI | Acute lung injury |
| PPI | Protein–protein interaction |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| BALF | Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| H&E | Hematoxylin–eosin |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| BR | Bupleurum Radix |
| SSA | Saikosaponin A |
| SSD | Saikosaponin D |
| RMSD | Root mean square deviation |
| RMSF | Root mean square fluctuation |
| Rg | Radius of gyration |
| SASA | Solvent-accessible surface area |
| DXMS | Dexamethasone |
| RSD | Relative standard deviation |
| QC | Quality control |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PLS-DA | Partial least squares-discriminant analysis |
| VIP | Variable importance in projection |
| TPM | Transcripts per million |
| DEG | Differentially expressed gene |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BC | Betweenness centrality |
| BP | Biological process |
| MF | Molecular function |
| CC | Cellular component |