| ATs | Atractylenolides |
| AUC(0-t) | area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to infinity |
| CDKs | cyclin-dependent kinases |
| Cmax | peak plasma concentration |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CTGF | Connective tissue growth factor |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| GSH | glutathione |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MHC-I | major histocompatibility complex class I |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| MRT | mean residence time |
| RCC | renal cell carcinoma |
| t1/2 | biological half-life |
| Tmax | time to peak concentration |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |