| DBD | Danggui Buxue Decoction |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| PCoA | Principal Coordinates Analysis |
| PLS-DA | Partial least squares discriminant analysis. |