IL6 and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Compared with the ALI group, Shenfu reduced wet/dry weight ratio (19.8%, 36.2%), and reduced the IL-2 (40.9%, 61.6%), IFN-γ (43.5%, 53.3%) TNF-α (54.1%, 42.1%), IL-6 (54.8%,70%), and IL-1β (39.9%, 65.1%), reduced serum uric acid (18.8%, 48.7%) and creatinine (17.4%, 41.1%).