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. 2022 Apr 12;14(4):844. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040844

Table 1.

List of the bioactive constituent(s) in different plants used for green synthesis of IONPs in the current SR.

Plant Bioactive Constituent(s) Ref.
Carum carvi L. essential oils; monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes [1]
Composite of Psidium guavaja; Moringa oleifera flavonoids [2]
Brown Seaweed, Sargassum muticum polysaccharides [3]
Trigonella foenum-graecum saponin, alkaloids [4]
Kappaphycus alvarezii polysacharides [5]
Persea Americana polysacharides [6]
Papaver somniferum; Papaveraceae alkaloids [7]
Glycosmis mauritiana; Rutaceae Flavanone [8]
Lemon; Citrus triterpenoid [9]
Rhamnella gilgitica ω-phenylpentaene fatty acid amide diglycosides [10]
Composite of Psidium guavaja; Moringa oleifera phenolic acids, flavonoids, isothiocyanates, tannins, saponins [11]
Sida cordifolia alkaloids [12]
corn of Z. mays L flavonoid glycosides, polyphenols [13]
Coriandrum sativum terpenoids, polyphenols [14]
Coriandrum sativum flavonoids [15]
Leucas aspera; Lamiaceae alkaloids, flavonoids [16]
Neem (Azadirachta indica) sitosterol, polyphenolic flavonoids [17]
Skimmia laureola saponins, tanins, flavonoids [18]
Rheum emodi flavonoids [19]
Fenugreek saponins [20]
Aloe vera/Flax seed flavonoids, terpenoids, polysacharides, tannins, sterols/polysacharides, alkaloids [21]
Hyphaene thebaica phenols and flavonoids [22]
Withania coagulans alkaloids, steroidal compounds [23]
Couroupita guianensis; Lecythidaceae carotinoids and sterols [24]
Green seaweeds, U. prolifera, U. flexuosa, U. linza, U. intestinalis, U. clathrate, one brown seaweed, S. boveanum polysacharides [25]
Satureja hortensis essential oils; terpinene [26]
Laurus nobilis L. essential oils [27]
Aloe vera flavonoids, terpenoids, polysacharides, tannins, sterols/polysacharides, alkaloids [28]
A. haussknechtii essential oils; terpenes [29]
Green seaweeds, U. prolifera, U. flexuosa, U. linza, U. intestinalis, U. clathrate, one brown seaweed, S. boveanum polysacharides [30]
Terminalia bellirica; Moringa oleifera phenolic acids, flavonoids, isothiocyanates, tannins and saponins [31]
Rhus punjabensis polyphenols and flavonoid [32]
Lactobacillus casei flavons [33]
Punica granatum flavonoids, polysaccharides, tannins [34]
Lagenaria siceraria polyphenols [35]
Passiflora foetida flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides and phenolic compounds [36]
Argemone mexicana flavonoids, oils [37]
Acorus calamus flavonoid, monoterpene, quinone, sesquiterpene, phenyl propanoid [38]
Platanus orientalis; Platanaceae flavonoids [39]
Phoenix dactylifera phenolic acids [40]
Psoralea corylifolia coumarins, flavonoids, meroterpenes [41]
Enterobacter sp. Mediated - [42]
Punica granatum flavonoids, complex polysaccharides, tannins [43]
Honey flavonoids [44]
Coconut water fatty acids, minerals and amino acids [45]
- - [46]
Musa ornate/Zea mays saponin, carotene, total flavonoid, lycopene, alkaloid and flavonoid/flavonoid glycosides, polyphenols [47]
Green tea lignans, minerals, polysacharides [48]