IL17A and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: The outcomes of GO enrichment and KEGG enrichment analyses indicated that the active ingredients within the root of Prismatomeris connata Y. Z. Ruan regulate pathways associated primarily with immunity, such as the TNF signaling pathway, IL-17 signaling pathway, pathways associated with the coronavirus disease COVID-19, and pathways associated with cell differentiation, such as Th17 cell differentiation and sites of polarized growth in IPF therapy (Figure 3B).