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Ethanol extraction from\n                      <jats:italic>Rubia yunnanensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      (RY-A) has gained attention for its potential neuroprotective effects, but its effects and mechanisms of action on CCH are unknown.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After 30\u00a0days of RY-A gavage treatment in a CCH rat model, its effects were evaluated using the Morris water maze test, cerebral blood flow measurements, and HE staining of the brain. These findings, combined with serum medicinal chemistry, RNA-seq, and metabolomics analyses, revealed the active compounds and mechanisms of RY-A in CCH rats. The results were further validated using assay kits and Western blot techniques.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RY-A treatment significantly attenuated neurological damage and improved cognitive function in CCH rats. Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry identified 511 blood-entry compounds of RY-A. RNA-seq and metabolomic analysis showed that RY-A might help to normalize changes in gene and metabolite expression caused by CCH. 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