Table 4.

Plant-mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles

Plant	Plant part	Precursor	Responsible phytoconstituent	Operating condition	Size (nm)	Shape	Reference
Coptis chinensis	Leaf	AgNO3	-	Room temp.; dark	6-45	Spherical	23
Phyllanthus pinnatus	Stem	AgNO3	Phytochemicals	Room temp.; sterility	below 100	Cubical	141
Parkia speciosa	Leaf	AgNO3	Polyphenols	60°C; pH 11.0	26-39	Spherical	142
Plantago major	All	AgNO3	-	85°C; dark	10-20	Spherical	130
Avicennia marina	Leaf, stem and root	AgNO3	-	Room temp.; shaking	About 75	Spherical	131
Origanum vulgare L.	Aerial part	AgNO3	-	-	2-25	Cubic	143
Gossypium hirsutum	Shoot	AgNO3	-	60°C; shaking	20-100	Spherical	144
Flacourtia indica	Leaf	AgNO3	Phenolic, lignin and sterols	50°C	14-24	Spheroid	145
Walnut	Fruit	AgNO3	-	37-40°C; shaking; dark	About 31.4	Spherical	128
Cleome viscosa L.	Fruit	AgNO3	-	Room temp.; dark	20-50	Spherical	146
Alpinia katsumadai	Seed	AgNO3	Phytochemicals	Room temp.; shaking; dark; pH 10	About 12.6	Quasispherical	147
Ocimum Sanctum	Leaf	AgNO3	Quercetin	-	250-600	Spherical	129
Mimosa Pudica	Root	AgNO3	-	Room temp.	35-42.5	Spherical	148
Aloe vera	Leaf	AgNO3	Lignin, hemicellulose, and pectins	100°C or 200°C; shaking	70.70 ± 22, 192.02 ± 53	Spherical	149
Carambola	Fruit	AgNO3	Polysaccharide and ascorbic acid	Stirring at 40°C	10-40	Face-centered-cubic	150
Anogeissus latifolia, Boswellia serrata	Gum ghatti, gum olibanum	AgNO3	-	121°C, 15 psi	5.7 ± 0.2; 7.5 ± 3.8	-	151