| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| BSA | bovine albumin serum |
| Ci | Cistus incanus |
| EA | ellagic acid |
| EC50 | half maximal effective concentration |
| GA | gallic acid |
| GAE | gallic acid equivalent |
| IC50 | half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| ME | myricetin equivalent |
| MGO | methylglyoxal |
| QE | quercetin equivalent |
| PCA | principal component analysis |
| RCS | reactive carbonyl species |
| PLS-DA | partial least squares-discriminant analysis |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SET | single electron transfer |
| TFC | total flavonoid content |
| TPC | total phenolic content |
| TPC-TFC | total non-flavonoid polyphenols |