AA	ascorbic acid
AAPH	2,2′-azobis-(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride
ABTS	2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)
AE	acetone dry extract (direct extraction)
AG	astragalin
BE	n-butanol dry extract (direct extraction)
BF	n-butanol fraction (fractionated extraction)
β-SIT	β-sitosterol
CA	(+)-catechin
Caco-2	Caucasian colon adenocarcinoma immortalised human colon adenocarcinoma cell line
CAE	liquid extract prepared with 0.1 M aqueous citric acid
CB1	cinnamtannin B1
CHA	chlorogenic acid
CCHA	cryptochlorogenic acid
CHE	chloroform dry extract
COX-2	cyclooxygenase 2
CYE	cyanidin chloride equivalents
DCF	2,7-dichlorofluorescein diacetate
DEF	diethyl ether fraction (fractionated extraction)
DEX	dexamethasone
DGK	wintergreenoside B
DGQ	wintergreenoside A
DPPH	2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) radical
dw	dry weight
EAE	ethyl acetate dry extract (direct extraction)
EAF	ethyl acetate fraction (fractionated extraction)
EC	effective concentration
ECA	(−)-epicatechin
ELA-2	neutrophils elastase 2
Erk	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FDI	feeding deterrent index
FLC	total flavonoids determined by HPLC-PDA as sum of aglycones after acid hydrolysis
fMLP	N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine
FRAP	ferric-reducing antioxidant power
GAE	gallic acid equivalents
GST	glutathione S-transferase
GT	methyl salicylate 2-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside (gaultherin)
GV	guaijaverin
H2O2	hydrogen peroxide
HP	heparin
HY	hyperoside
HYAL	hyaluronidase
IC	inhibitory concentration
IND	indomethacin
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IL	interleukin
IQ	isoquercitrin
KA	kaempferol
KG	kaempferol 3-O-glucuronide
LA	linoleic acid
LOX	lipoxygenase
LPS	bacterial lipopolysaccharide obtained from Escherichia coli O111:B4
MBC	minimum bactericidal concentration
MDA	malonyldialdehyde
ME	methanol–water dry extract (75:25, v/v)
MEC/ME	methanol–water dry extract (75:25, v/v) obtained by direct extraction of the raw material with a solvent
MED	defatted methanol–water extract (75:25, v/v) obtained by preliminary extraction of the raw material with chloroform in a Soxhlet apparatus, followed by extraction with a methanol–water solution (75:25, v/v)
MFD	minimum fungicidal dose
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
MMP-9	matrix metalloproteinase 9
MQ	miquelianin
NBT	nitro-blue tetrazolium chloride
NCHA	neochlorogenic acid
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-B
OA	oleanolic acid
O2•−	superoxide radical anion
•OH	hydroxyl radical
ORAC	oxygen radical absorbance capacity
PB2	procyanidin B2
PCA	protocatechuic acid
PE	petroleum ether dry extract
p-HBA	p-hydroxybenzoic acid
PH	methyl salicylate 2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside (physanguloside A)
QCT	quercitrin
QU	quercetin
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SC	scavenging concentration
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SPHA	total content of simple phenolic acids derivatives of hydroxycinnamic and hydroxybenzoic acids determined by the HPLC-PDA-fingerprint
TBARS	thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances
TCHA	total monocaffeoylquinic acid content determined by HPLC-PDA-fingerprint
TFL	total flavonoid content determined by HPLC-PDA-fingerprint
TG	methyl salicylate 2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-[O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→6)]-O-β-D-glucopyranoside
TLPA	total proanthocyanidin content determined by HPLC-PDA-fingerprint
TNF-α	tumour necrosis factor α
TPA	total proanthocyanidin content determined by n-BuOH/HCl spectrophotometric method (Porter’s method)
TPC	total phenolic content determined by Folin–Ciocalteu assay
TPH	total phenolic content determined by HPLC-PDA-fingerprint
TPHA	total content of phenolic acids determined by HPLC-PDA-fingerprint
TSAL	total salicylate content determined by HPLC-PDA-fingerprint
TX	(±)-6-hydroxy-2,2,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox®)
UA	ursolic acid
WE	water dry extract (direct extraction)
WR/WF	water residue/fraction (fractionated extraction)
XO	xanthine oxidase