| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| β-III tubulin | tubulin beta-3 chain |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CA | cinnamaldehyde |
| CCSM | corpus cavernosum smooth muscle |
| cGMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| CN | cavernous nerve |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| E | erectile |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| EL | erectile latency |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GTP | guanosine triphosphate |
| HN | high-dose cinnamon leaf extract nanoemulsion |
| HE | high-dose cinnamon leaf extract |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| I | induction |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| ICP | intracavernous pressure |
| IF | intromission frequency |
| IIEF | International Index of Erectile Function |
| IL | intromission latency |
| JECFA | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
| kcps | kilo counts per second |
| LF | long flips |
| LN | low-dose cinnamon leaf extract nanoemulsion |
| LE | low-dose cinnamon leaf extract |
| MAP | mean arterial pressure |
| MF | mount frequency |
| ML | mount latency |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| N | normal/control group |
| ND | not detected |
| nNOS | neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| O/W | oil in water |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDE5 | phosphodiesterase type 5 |
| PDI | polydispersity index |
| PTA | phosphotungstic acid |
| QF | quick flips |
| ROCK-II | Rho-associated, coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2 |
| SD | standard deviation |
| α-SMA | alpha-smooth muscle actin |
| SPSS | Statistical Product and Service Solutions |
| SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| TAIF | Taiwan Forestry Research Institute |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TMB | 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethyl-benzidine |
| TPR | total penile reflexes |
| TQS | triple quadrupole mass spectrometer |
| UPLC-MS/MS | ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| USFDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| W/O | water in oil |