AA	Ascorbic acid
ABTS	2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
ATCC	American Type Culture Collection
CAE	Caffeic acid equivalents
CCD	Central composite design
CFU	Colony-forming units
CLSI	Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
COX-1	Cyclooxygenase-1
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
d.e.	Dry extract
DPPH	2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
DW	Dry weight of plant material
EDTA-Na2	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt
EE	Ethnopharmacological extraction
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
GA	Gallic acid
GAE	Gallic acid equivalents
HPLC	High-performance liquid chromatography
IC50	Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
KA	Kojic acid
L-DOPA	3,4-Dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine
ME	Maceration extraction
MHB	Mueller–Hinton broth
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MTT	3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NA	Nutrient agar
PDA	Photodiode array
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
RA	Rosmarinic acid
RP	Reducing power
RSM	Response surface methodology
RUE	Rutin equivalents
SD	Standard deviation
SDA	Sabouraud dextrose agar
SDB	Sabouraud dextrose broth
TAC	Total antioxidant capacity
TFC	Total flavonoid content
TPA	Total phenolic acid content
TPC	Total phenolic content
TRIS	Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane
UE	Ultrasound-assisted extraction