| BE | n-butanol extract |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CYE | cyanidin chloride equivalents |
| DEX | dexamethasone |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| dw | dry weight |
| EAE | ethyl acetate extract |
| ELA-2 | neutrophils elastase 2 |
| fMLP | N-formyl-l-methionyl-l-leucyl-l-phenylalanine |
| FRAP | ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| GAE | gallic acid equivalents |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HYAL | hyaluronidase |
| IND | indomethacin |
| IL | interleukin |
| LOX | lipoxygenase |
| LPS | bacterial lipopolysaccharide |
| ME | methanol–water (75:25, v/v) extract |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| O2•− | superoxide anion |
| •OH | hydroxyl radical |
| QU | quercetin |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAAVNA | N-succinyl-alanine-alanine-valine p-nitroanilide |
| SPHA | total content of simple hydroxybenzoic and hydroxycinnamic acids (HPLC) |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances |
| TCHA | total content of chlorogenic acid isomers (HPLC) |
| TFL | total content of flavonoids (HPLC) |
| TLPA | total content of low-molecular-weight flavanols and proanthocyanidins (HPLC) |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor α |
| TPA | total proanthocyanidin content (n-butanol/HCl assay) |
| TPC | total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteu assay) |
| TPH | total phenolic content (HPLC) |
| TPHA | total content of phenolic acids (HPLC) |
| TSAL | total content of salicylates (HPLC) |
| TX | (±)-6-hydroxy-2,2,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox®) |