Preface

The term “Green” makes us recall something natural, eco-friendly, economical, non-hazardous and environmentally friendly. Nowadays, we are living in a world where we largely depend on medicines to cater to health issues. In this era, the pharmaceutical industry has become an important part of our lives. We know that the formation of medicines requires three main components i.e. reagent, solvent, and energy but the use of hazardous chemicals results in the formation of medicines with harmful effects. There is a strong need to generate medicines that do not harm the body and cure disease with ease. In this way, green synthesis is found to be very effective in producing pharmaceutical products having very little consumption of sources as well as less waste production with the development of new methods and resources of synthesis. This book aims to know the qualities of nanoparticles obtained from plants through green approaches of synthesis. The content of this book gives information about different methods of synthesis of green nanoparticles by using various metal salts and different characterization techniques used to identify them. Along with that, this chapter elaborates on the use of green nanoparticles alone in the form of medicines as well as with synergism with various preexisting drugs. The mechanism of action of these green nanodrugs is also explained. So, this book provides comprehensive knowledge of green nanomedicines that have the ability to replace harmful and costly medicines.

This book will be very helpful for postgraduate students and scholars who have selected nanoparticles as their area of research. This will provide them an insight into the topic and related targets.

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