| 3CLpro | 3C-like protease |
| ACE2 | angiotensin converting enzyme II |
| Akt1 | serine/threonine kinase 1 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Calu-3 | human bronchial epithelial cells |
| CCK-8 | cell counting kit-8 |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease-2019 |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FRET | fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| HPLC | high performance liquid chromatography |
| MEM | Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| Mpro | Main protease |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SB | Scutellaria barbata D. Don |
| SD | standard deviation |
| TCM | traditional Chinese medicine |
| TMPRSS2 | transmembrane serine protease 2 |
| VeroE6 | monkey kidney epithelial cells |
| Vpp | viral pseudoparticles |
| WHO | World Health Organization |