| Abbreviations | Full name |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| MC | Matricaria chamomilia L. |
| CN | Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. |
| 4-MUO | 4-Methylumbelliferone oleate |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| BV2 | a microglia |
| GSK-3β/Nrf2 | Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β/Nuclear factor E2 related factor 2 |
| QAMS | quantitative analysis for multi-components by single marker |
| GC-MS | gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| APAP | acetaminophen |
| MyoD | myogenic differentiation |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| c-Met | central mucoepidermoid tumor |
| Caco-2 | a colon cancer cell |
| VEGFR2 | vascular epidemal growth factor receptor-2 |
| Hep G2 | a liver cancer cell |
| HL-60 | a leukaemia cell |
| HeLa | a cervical cancer cell |
| Wnt5A | wingless integration-5A |
| Tcf4 | transfer cell factor 4 |
| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| MCF-7 | michigan cancer foundation-7 |
| MDA-MB-468 | a triple-negative breast cancer cell line |
| MRC-5 | medical research council cell strain 5 |
| MCh-AMP1 | Mean corpsular hemoglobin—ampicillin 1 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| MIC90 | minimun inhibitory concentration 90 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa beta |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| IC50 | half-maximal inhibitory concentrations |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| DPPH | the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| GSH-PX | glutathione peroxidase |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| FBG | fibrinogen |
| GSP | glycated serum protein |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| L-NNA | N-omega-nitro-L-arginine |
| Ang Ⅱ | angiotension Ⅱ |
| HLP | hyperlipidaemia |
| TC | serum total cholesterol |
| TG | triglyceride |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HDL-C | high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| β-Hex | β-hexosaminidase |
| RBL-2H3 | rat basophil leukemia |
| iTRAQ | isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| DMH | 1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine |
| TAC | total antioxidant capacity |
| tTG | tissue transglutaminase |
| PQ | paraquat |
| AMPK/GSK-3β | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| CPT1A | carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1A |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| LPO | lipid peroxidation |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| TAP | transporter associated with antigen processing |
| PCOS | polycystic ovary syndrome |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| HT22 | a hippocampal cell |
| CPZ | chlorpromazine |
| VAS | visual analogue scale |
| BPC | breast pain scale |
| MuRF1 | muscle ring finger-1 |
| TFAM | mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| EOS | eosinophils |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor β1 |
| CFs | cardiac fibroblasts |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| miR-155-5p | microRNA-155-5p |
| HPLC | High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| UV | Utlraviolet |