Table 1.

Potential bioactive species for the treatment of NAFLD.

Biological Function of NAFLD	N	Bioactive Species.	Application Model	Ref.
Regulating lipid metabolism	(1)	Poria cocos	HFD-fed mouse, OA plus PA stimulated HepG2 cells	[95]
	(2)	Curcuma longa	HFD-fed mouse, OA plus PA stimulated HepG2 cells	[96]
	(3)	Citrus unshiu peel	HFD-fed rat, PA stimulated AML 12 cells	[97]
Alleviating oxidative stress	(4)	Lysimachia vulgaris var. davurica	Methionine-choline deficiency (MCD)-fed mouse	[101]
	(5)	Cichorium intybus	Streptozotocin-induced rat, Streptozotocin and niacinamide-induced rat, OA stimulated HepG2 cells	[104]
	(6)	Crataegus azarolus var. aronia	HFD-fed rat	[105]
Alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress	(7)	Coffea arabica	HFD-fed rat	[109]
	(8)	Amomum villosum var. xanthioides	Tunicamycin stimulated mouse and Huh7 cells	[110]
	(9)	Eucommia ulmoides leave	HFD-fed rat	[111]
	(10)	Ixeris dentata	PA stimulated HepG2 cells	[113]
	(11)	Vigna nakashimae	HFD-fed mouse	[115]
Alleviating inflammatory reaction	(12)	Cynanchum atratum	high-fat and high-fructose diet (HFHFD)-fed mouse	[117]
	(13)	Lycopus lucidus	HFD-fed mouse, OA plus PA stimulated HepG2 cells	[118]