Fig. 6.

Results of antimicrobial and antioxidant studies

(a) Photographs depicting the antimicrobial activities of S. nodiflora leaf extract, AgNP‐nodiflora, and AuNP‐nodiflora against different microbial strains (A – control, B – S. nodiflora leaf extract, C – AuNP‐nodiflora, and D – AgNP‐nodiflora, (b) Bar diagram depicting the ZOI (^a P  < 0.05, values compared to leaf extract and ^b P  < 0.05, values compared to AgNP‐nodiflora), (c) Dose‐dependent DPPH radical scavenging activity of AgNP‐nodiflora, AuNP‐nodiflora, and S. nodiflora leaf extract compared to ascorbic acid (^a P  < 0.05, values compared to leaf extract and ^b P  < 0.05, values compared to AgNP‐nodiflora