| SSd | Saikosaponin d |
| HFD | High fat diet |
| TAA | Thioacetamide |
| CCl4 | Carbon tetrachloride |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| CAT | Catalase |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κB |
| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| γ-GT | γ-glutamyltransferase |
| RB | Radix Bupleuri |
| FABP4 | Fatty acid-binding protein 4 |
| SREBP1 | Sterol regulatory element–binding protein 1 |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| FGF-21 | Fibroblast growth factor-21 |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| L-FABP | Liver fatty acid binding protein |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic initiation factor 2α subunit |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| AUC | Area under the curves |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling protein 1 |
| IHC | Immunohistochemical |