Research Article | Open Access
CYTOTOXIC EFFECT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF STEVIA AND FICUS BENGHALENSIS MEDIATED SILVER NANOPARTICLES
B. Amrithaa,Dr. Rajeshkumar Shanmugam,Dr.Lakshmi.T,
Pages: 3309-3316
Abstract
Introduction: Natural products of plants possess several biological activities including cytotoxic effect and antiinflammatory activity. Green nanoscience and technology have developed to a great extent with wide applications in catalysis, sensors, drug delivery, and biomedical purposes. There has been increasing research on the utilization of phytomolecules in the area of green synthesis. Silver Nanoparticles (AgNP) plays an important role in nanoscience,
nanotechnology and nanomedicine. AgNP has antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-antigenic and anti-cancer properties. Stevia rebaudiana belonging to the Asteraceae family is a perennial herb. Stevia leaf has
several steviol glycosides (SGs). Ficus benghalensis is an Ayurvedic plant used in the treatment of skin disease,diabetes and diarrhoea. It has been used extensively for the synthesis of silver, gold, and palladium NPs
Keywords
Stevia, Ficus benghalensis, Silver Nanoparticles, Anti-inflammatory, Cytotoxic effect