| ZZX | Zhi zhu xiang |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| HPLC | High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| OFT | Open Field Test |
| EPM | Elevated Plus Maze Test |
| CRF | Corticotropin releasing factor |
| ACTH | Adrenocorti cotrophic hormone |
| CORT | Cortisol |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| DA | Dopamine |
| DOPAC | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| HVA | Homovanillic acid |
| HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
| 5-HIAA | 5-hydroxy-3-indoleacetic acid |
| PLSR | Partial least squares regression |
| HPA | The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis |
| EBS | Empty bottle stimulation |