| AE | acetone extract |
| BE | n-butanol extract |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CYE | cyanidin chloride equivalents |
| DEX | dexamethasone |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| dw | dry weight |
| ECA | (–)-epicatechin |
| ELA-2 | elastase 2 |
| fMLP | N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine |
| FRAP | ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| GAE | gallic acid equivalents |
| GT | methyl salicylate 2-O-(6′-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (gaultherin) |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HYAL | hyaluronidase |
| IND | indomethacin |
| IL | interleukin |
| LOX | lipoxygenase |
| LPS | bacterial lipopolysaccharide |
| ME | methanol extract |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| MQ | quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranoside (miquelianin) |
| O2•‒ | superoxide anion |
| •OH | hydroxyl radical |
| PAT | procyanidin A-type trimer |
| PB2 | procyanidin B2 |
| QU | quercetin |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances |
| TFL | total content of flavonoids |
| TLPA | total content of low-molecular weight flavanols and proanthocyanidins (HPLC) |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor α |
| TPA | total proanthocyanidin content (n-butanol/HCl assay) |
| TPC | total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteu assay) |
| TPH | total phenolic content (HPLC) |
| TPHA | total content of phenolic acids |
| TSAL | total content of salicylates |
| TX | (±)-6-hydroxy-2,2,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox®) |
| WE | water extract |