Alchemy in Nature: The Role of <i>Lawsonia inermis</i> Extract Choice in Crafting Potent Anticancer Metal Nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: Phyto-nanotechnology provides an eco-friendly approach for synthesizing biocompatible metal nanoparticles (NPs) with therapeutic potential. Lawsonia inermis (LI) has been historically valued for its diverse medicinal applications, especially its exceptional biological potency against various skin diseases, attributed to its rich abundance of bioactive compounds. Therefore, herein, plant-based iron and zinc NPs were biofabricated via sustainable and simple methods, using crude extracts of the aerial parts of LI as reducing, coating, and stabilizing agents. Since the extraction method affects the type of extracted phytocompounds, two extraction approaches─aqueous and hydro-alcoholic─were applied to determine the influence of the extraction route on the physicochemical and biological p

SUBMITTER: El-Fitiany RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759054 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature