Abstract:Objective:To systematically elucidate the multi-target mechanism of modified Poge Jiuxin Decoction in treating sepsis using network pharmacology and systems biology. Methods:Active components and their targets were screened via Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform(TCMSP)and Herb databases. Sepsis-related targets were retrieved from OMIM and GeneCards. Common targets were identified through venn analysis. Protein-protein interaction(PPI)networks were constructed using Cytoscape,with core targets selected. Gene Ontology (GO) functional annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment were performed via Metascape. R language visualized the network pharmacology profiles. Results: We identified 34 active components and 195 therapeutic targets for the Decoction, and 1 722 sepsis-related targets, yielding 102 drug-disease over lapping targets. PPI analysis revealed core targets primarily regulating inflammatory cascades and apoptosis. GO analysis showed molecular function(MF)enriched in protein kinase binding,transcription factor binding;cellular component(CC)focused on membrane rafts,external plasma membrane;biological process (BP)involved in response to bacterial molecules and cytokine stimulation. KEGG enrichment indicated key pathways including lipid and atherosclerotic metabolic pathways,NF-κB signaling pathways,and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/ protein kinase B(PI3K / AKT) apoptosis pathways, and had significant anti-inflammatory, antioxidant stress and apoptotic regulatory characteristics. Molecular connection verification shows that key components such as quercetin,β- sitosterol,kaempferol,naringenin and ginsenoside Rh2 can synergistically regulate core components such as estrogen receptor 1(ESR1),B-cell lymphoma 2(BCL2),caspase 3(CASP3),peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARG), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) through multiple targets expression of target genes. Conclusion: Modified Poge Jiuxin Decoction acts on core targets such as ESR1, BCL2, CASP3, PPARG and TNF through core components like quercetin, β - sitosterol, kaempferol, naringenin and ginsenoside Rh2, and regulates excessive inflammatory responses and improves organ dysfunction through key signaling pathways such as NF-κB/PI3K-AKT.