| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| ANIT | α-naphthylisothiocyanate |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| AUC | area under the concentration–time curve |
| BCRP | breast cancer resistance protein |
| CE | collision energy |
| Cmax | maximum concentration |
| CXP | collision cell exit potential |
| DH | Da Huang |
| DP | declustering potential |
| HB | Huang Bo |
| HPLC | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| IS | internal standard |
| LLOQ | Lower limits of quantifications |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| MX | Mang Xiao |
| p-NP | p-nitrophenol |
| p-NPG | p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside |
| t1/2 | half-life of elimination |
| TBA | total bile acids |
| Tmax | time to reach the maximum concentration |
| TCM | traditional Chinese medicine |
| UPLC–MS/MS | ultraperformance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| UDCA | ursodeoxycholic acid |
| ZZ | Zhi Zi |