| 1,25-(OH)2D3 | 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3; |
| 1-OHase | 1α-Hydroxylase; |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase; |
| AUC0-t | Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero (0) h to time (t); |
| BMC | Bone mineral content; |
| BMD | Bone mineral density; |
| Ca | Calcium; |
| CaBP | Calcium binding protein; |
| CaSR | Calcium-sensing receptor; |
| Cmax | Maximum plasma concentration; |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide; |
| CT | Calcitonin; |
| DPD | Deoxypyridinoline; |
| EAF | Ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of EE; |
| ER | Estrogen receptor; |
| ERE | Estrogen receptor α/β-mediated estrogen response element; |
| FGF-23 | Fibroblast growth factor-23; |
| FLL | Fructus Ligustri Lucidi; |
| FLL-EAF | Ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of EE; |
| FLL-EE | FLL ethanol extract; |
| FLL-WF | Water-soluble fraction of EE; |
| K | Drug clearance rate constant from the central chamber to the outside in the one-compartment model. |
| MRT | The average time of drug molecules retained in vivo after rapid intravenous infusion; |
| Nox4 | NADPH oxidase 4; |
| NFATc1 | Nuclear factor of activated T cell-c1; |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor of kappa B; |
| OA | Oleanolic acid; |
| OCN | Osteocalcin; |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin; |
| OVX | ovariectomized; |
| PTH | Parathyroid hormone; |
| RANK | Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B; |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand; |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species; |
| T1/2 | The time taken a drug to clear from the highest concentration to half of this level; |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine; |
| Tmax | Time at maximum plasma concentration; |
| TRAP | Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase; |
| TRPV6 | Transient receptor potential vanilloid 6; |
| UA | Ursolic acid; |
| VDR | Vitamin D receptor. |