ABSTRACT
The plant mediated biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is an attractive method for commercial fabrication of nanomaterials with indispensable environment protection attributes. The central theme of this article is to provide an approach for replacing the influence of certain harmful chemicals like sodium borohydride, dimethyl formamide, hydra-zine hydrate, ethylene glycol, etc. in the fabrication of AgNPs, with plant extracts for overcoming the drawbacks. The present chapter comprehensively focuses on the common techniques and principles for the fabrication of AgNPs by the utilization of some common plant biomass. The content focuses on the information of specific plant species, plant part employed, size of produced nanoparticles, etc. In addition to it, the nanomedicinal applications of AgNPs as anti-cancer (in vivo and cell-line), anti-diabetic, anti-parasite (malaria, dengue, and filariasis), anti-inflammatory, anti-platelet, theranostic utility, and anti-microbial (bacteria and fungi) as 196well as their impact on environment have been highlighted exclusively. The probable mechanisms of actions of AgNP-based products (Acti-coat®, SilvaSorb®, Silverline®, ON-Q-SilverSoaker®) exerted via various biochemical pathways as well as the plausible mechanism of formation of reduced silver forms from plant extracts are also shown exhaustively.
