| ALE | Acidic Metabolite |
| BLE | Basic Metabolite |
| BM | Botanical Medicine |
| BUS | Butanol solution |
| CAE | Crude Aqueous Extract |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| Conc. | Concentration |
| EtOH | Ethanolic* |
| FAS | Fat Soluble |
| GSH | Glutathione Peroxidase |
| Hb | Haemoglobin |
| HbF | Foetal Haemoglobin |
| HbS | Sickle Haemoglobin |
| IR | Intra Red (analysis) |
| LE | Leaf Extract |
| MPPIs | Metalloproteinase Inhibitors |
| MV | Mean Value |
| MWS | Methanol Water Soluble |
| NLE | Neutral Metabolite |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review |
| RBCs | Red Blood Cells/Erythrocytes (synonym) |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SCA | Sickle Cell Anaemia |
| SCD | Sickle Cell Disease |
| SCs | Sickle cells/Drepanocytes (synonym) |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| TLC | Thin Layer Chromatography (Procedure) |
| WAS | Water Soluble |