PPD	pseudoprotodioscin
TCM	Traditional Chinese Medicine
DXXK	Di’ ao Xin Xue Kang
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
A375	human malignant melanoma cell line
L929	murine connective tissue fibroblast cell line
Hela	human cervical adenocarcinoma cell line
IC50	half-maximal inhibitory concentration
TG	triglyceride
SREBP	sterol regulatory element-binding protein
ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
THP-1	human acute monocytic leukemia cell line
HMGCR	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase
FAS	fatty acid synthase
ACC	acetyl-CoA carboxylase
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
PCSK9	proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
B16F1 cells	mouse melanoma cell line
HepG2 cells	human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line
GSH	glutathione
ROS	reactive oxygen species
ADME	absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
t1/2	half-lives
Cmax	maximum serum concentration
AUC	area under the curve
DM	diabetes mellitus
T1DM/T2DM	type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
TGFβ1	Transforming Growth Factor-βeta 1
Smad2	Sma and Mad-related protein 2
Smad3	Sma and Mad-related protein 3
UPLC	ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography
HPLC-Q/TOF-MS	high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometry
HPLC-ELSD	high-performance liquid chromatography with evaporative light scattering detection
UPLC-QTOF/MS	ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry
UHPLC-MS/MS	ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry
NIRS	near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy
LC–ESI-MS	liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–mass spectrometry
LC-MS	liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
LC-ESI/MS/MS	liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
GGTF	Guge Fengtong preparation
HPLC-DVD	high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection
HPLC-QAMS	high-performance liquid chromatography with quantitative analysis of multi-components by a single marker
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
SOD	Superoxide Dismutase
MDA	Malondialdehyde
Mn-SOD mRNA	Manganese-Superoxide Dismutase messenger Ribonucleic Acid
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-αlpha
FIB	fibrinogen
DP	Dioscorea Panthaica Prain et Burkill
PT	prothrombin time
TT	thrombin time