Table 3.

Plant-based green-synthesized IONPs with anti-fungal activity.

Plant Family/Part Used	NPs Size/Morphology	Anti-Fungal Effect against	Ref.
Papaver somniferum; Papaveraceae/-	38 ± 13 nm/Spherical	Fusarium solani, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigates, Aspergillus niger and Mucormycosis	[7]
Ulva flexuosa, J.Agardh/aqueous extract	12.3 nm/Cubo-spherical	moderate anti-fungal activity	[25]
Satureja hortensis/essential oil	10 nm/-	Candida Albicans	[26]
Laurus nobilis L./leaves extract	8.03 ± 8.99 nm/Spherical	Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium spinulosum	[27]
Green seaweeds; U. prolifera, U. flexuosa, U. linza, U. intestinalis, U. clathrate, one brown seaweed, S. boveanum	10.05 ± 1.2 nm/Cubo-spherical crystalline	Candida Albicans and Aspergillus niger	[30]
Platanus orientalis; Platanaceae/leaves	30–40 nm/Spherical	Aspergillus niger and Mucor piriformis	[39]