| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| CE | Capillary electrophoresis |
| GC | Gas chromatography |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| lncRNA | Long noncoding RNA |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |