Shuwen Zhang et al. and Xi Chen et al. found that XBJI significantly reduced TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 levels in mice with sepsis, prevented neutrophil infiltration of lung and kidney, modulated T helper cell (Th) 1/Th2, Th17, and Tregs balance, reduced inflammatory response, and improved survival rate in mice with infectious shock (Zhang et al., 2006; Chen et al., 2018).