| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| AChE | Acetylcholine esterase |
| DL | Detection limit |
| DPPH | 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (radical) |
| EO | Essential oil |
| FIOCRUZ | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation) |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| HD | Hydrodistillation |
| IC50 | Median inhibitory concentration |
| ID50 | Median inhibitory dose |
| LC50 | Median lethal concentration |
| MFC | Minimum fungicidal concentration |
| MH | Monoterpene hydrocarbons |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MWHD | Microwave-assisted hydrodistillation |
| OM | Oxygenated monoterpenoids |
| OS | Oxygenated sesquiterpenoids |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PP | Phenylpropanoids |
| RI | Retention index |
| SD | Steam distillation |
| SH | Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons |
| spp. | Species (plural) |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |