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The gut microbiome altered in response to the infection might influence the disease progression and the treatment outcome. Cangma Huadu (CMHD) granules, an in-hospital preparation of traditional Chinese medicine, have been shown to be favorable in the clinical treatment of influenza. However, the effects and mechanisms of CMHD granules on severe influenza pneumonia and its mechanisms are not well-known. In this study, a lethal influenza A (H1N1) A\/Puerto Rico\/8\/34 virus (PR8)-infected mice model was established, and the 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) V3\u2013V4 region sequencing of the intestinal microbiome was conducted. We revealed that the oral administration of CMHD granules protects mice against higher mortality, enhanced weight loss, overwhelmed interferon-\u03b3 concentration, lung viral titers, and severe lung pathological injury in PR8-infected mice. CMHD granules\u2019 administration downregulated the levels of interleukin (IL)-1\u03b2, tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1, and malondialdehyde, while it upregulated the levels of IL-10, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase. Subsequently, it decreased the protein ratio of B-cell lymphoma-2\/Bcl-2-associated X and the expression of cleaved caspase-3. The diversity and compositions of the gut microbes were altered profoundly after the administration of CMHD granules in PR8-infected mice. A higher abundance of <jats:italic>Bifidobacterium<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Parasutterella<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Bacteroides<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Faecalibaculum<\/jats:italic> was observed in the CMHD group, and a higher abundance of <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Turicibacter<\/jats:italic> was observed in the positive drug Ribavirin group. The linear discriminant analysis effect size also revealed a higher proportion of <jats:italic>Bacteroides<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Bifidobacterium_pseudolongum<\/jats:italic> characterized in the CMHD group. These results demonstrated that CMHD granules are a promising strategy for managing severe influenza and attenuating severe lung damage <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> reducing viral titer, inflammatory responses, and oxidative stress. 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