| AMF | amentoflavone |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| C/EBP | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein |
| CPT1α | carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1α |
| FABP | fatty acid binding protein |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLUT | glucose transporter |
| HbA1c | glycated hemoglobin |
| HOMA-IR | homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| IRS | insulin receptor substrate |
| NEFAs | non-esterified fatty acids |
| OGTT | oral glucose tolerance test |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| SLC27A4 | solute carrier family 27 member 4 |
| SREBF1 | sterol regulatory element-biding transcription factor 1 |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| UCP | uncoupling protein |
| VS | Viburnum stellato-tomentosum |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |