| AFLP | Amplified fragment length polymorphism |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| EAE | Enzyme-assisted extraction |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 or 2 |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| GACP | Good Agricultural and Collection Practices |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practices |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography-Mass spectrometry |
| MAE | Microwave-assisted extraction |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NSAIDs | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| OH | Hydroxyl |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PI3K/Akt | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B |
| PLE | Pressurized liquid extraction |
| RAPD | Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SFE | Supercritical fluid extraction |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SSR | Simple sequence repeats |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UAE | Ultrasound-assisted extraction |
| UPLC | ultra-performance liquid chromatography |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |