| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| AP1 | Activator protein 1 |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| JNK | Jun N-Terminal Kinase |
| JAK | Janus kinases |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| IASP | International Association for the Study of pain |
| NSAIDs | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| BHA | Butylated hydroxyanisole |
| NAChRs | Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| iNOs | Nitric oxide synthase, inducible |
| LOX | Lipoxygenases |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| TNFα | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1-beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| HO-1 | Heme Oxygenase-1 |
| GCLC | γ-glutamyl cysteine synthetase catalytic subunit |
| NAD(P)H | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| ELSE | E. speciosa methanol extract |
| TRPV1 | Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 |
| RMV | Rostral ventrolateral medulla |
| XO | Xanthine oxidase |
| XOI | Xanthine oxidase inhibitor |
| BDE | Second bond dissociation enthalpy |
| EDG | Group Electrondonators |