| 5-LOX | 5-lipoxygenase |
| ABTS | 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| COSY | Correlated spectroscopy |
| COX1 | Cyclooxygenase 1 |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 enzymes |
| DAD | Diode array detection |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| EC50 | Half maximal effective concentration |
| EI-MS | Electron ionization mass spectrometry |
| EO | Essential oil |
| FID | Flame ionization detector |
| GC | Gas chromatography |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| GI | Growth inhibition |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylases |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| HRESIMS | High-resolution electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| IC50 | The half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| ID50 | Infectious dose 50 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| IL-12 | Interleukin-12 subunit p40 |
| LC50 | Median lethal concentration |
| LD50 | Median lethal dose |
| LDL | human low density lipoprotein |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LTB4 | leukotriene B4 |
| ITS1/2 | Internal transcribed spacer 1 and 2 |
| MBC | Minimum bactericidal concentration |
| MECC | Micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| mPGES | Microsomal PEG2 synthase |
| MTS | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| PTP1B | Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PGF1α | Prostaglandin F1 alpha |
| PLA2 | Phospholipase A2 |
| SFE | Supercritical fluid extraction |
| sub-MIC | Sub-minimum inhibitory concentration |
| TBH | Tert-butyl hydroperoxide |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TPA | 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate |
| TRPA1 | Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1 |
| UV-VIS | Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy |
| VSV | Vesicular stomatitis virus |