| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | β-amyloid |
| pTau | Hyperphosphorylated Tau |
| TCMs | Traditional Chinese medicines |
| C. elegans | Caenorhabditis elegans |
| NDs | Neurodegenerative diseases |
| RE | R. carnea methanol extract |
| REF | R. carnea ether fraction |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| CGC | Caenorhabditis Genetics Center |
| NGM | Nematode growth medium |
| FUDR | 5-fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine |
| IPTG | Isoprophylthiogalactoside |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative Real-Time PCR |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| DHE | Dihydroethidium |