Bio synthesis of silver nanoparticles from leaf extract of Andrographis paniculata leaf extract and its antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer activities

Biochemistry

Medicinal herbs Andrographis paniculata belong to the family 'Acanthaceae' with nick name Kalmegh, Maha tita and Kalpanath. It is a plant that completes its life cycle in a single growing season that can develop from 30-100cm towering. Over the past twenty years, interest in medicinal plants has grown enormously from the use of herbal products as natural cosmetics and for self –medication by the general public to the scientific investigations of plants for their biological effects in human beings.Beyond this pharmaceutical approach to plants, there is a wide tendency to utilize herbal products to supplement the diet, mainly with the intention of improving the quality of life and preventing the diseases of elderly people. India has been identified as a major resourceful area in the traditional and alternative medicines globally. Andrographis herb possesses very potent cell and antiulcerogenic effects of Andrograpolide (Madav et al., 1995).

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