Abbreviation or Symbol	Full Name
AUC	The area under the concentration–time curve
AUC 0→∞	AUC from time zero to infinity
AUC 0→ t	AUC from time zero to test time
BBR	berberine
BP	Berberine-loaded solid polymeric particle
BPm	BP of microsphere
BPmix	BP of mixed morphology
BPn	BP of nanosphere
C max	Peak concentration
DCM	Dichloromethane
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
F rel	Relative bioavailability
ICB	Traditional inclusion complexes of BBR
MRT	Mean residence time
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
SAS	Supercritical antisolvent process
SEDS	Solution-enhanced dispersion by supercritical fluids
T max	Time of peak concentration
β-CD	β-cyclodextrin
λ	Initial mol ratio of BBR to β-CD
λ′	Mol ratio of BBR to β-CD in product