| [M–H]− | Pseudomolecular Ion (deprotonated molecule) |
| 2D | Two Dimensional (experiment in NMR) |
| A. | Androsace |
| APCI | Atmospheric-Pressure Chemical Ionization |
| COSY | 1H-1H Correlated Spectroscopy (experiment in NMR) |
| ELSD | Evaporative Light Scattering Detector |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| EU | European Union |
| H. | Hottonia |
| HCOOH | Formic Acid |
| HMBC | Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation (experiment in NMR) |
| HRMS | High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
| HSQC | Heteronuclear Single Quantum Correlation (experiment in NMR) |
| LOD | Limit of Detection |
| LOQ | Limit of Quantification |
| LC | Liquid Chromatography |
| LC-MS | Liquid Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry Detector |
| LC-UV | Liquid Chromatography coupled with Ultraviolet Absorbance Detector |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| MS/MS | Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Spectroscopy) |
| P. | Primula |
| PSI | Primulasaponin I |
| PSII | Primulasaponin II |
| qHNMR | Quantitative Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Spectroscopy) |
| r | Coefficient of Correlation |
| r2 | Coefficient of Determination |
| RE | Relative Error |
| RSD | Relative Standard Deviation |
| sct. | Section |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| sg. | Subgenus |
| SPE | Solid-Phase Extraction |
| ssct. | Subsection |
| ssp. | Subspecies |
| SSI | Sakurasosaponin |
| TLC | Thin-Layer Chromatography |
| UAE | Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction |
| UHPLC | Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| var. | variety |