Nanotechnology in Medicinal Plants

Abstract

<div>Nanoparticles have immense applications in plants from mass propagation to</div><div>phyto-drug extraction and augmentation. Alongside, nanoparticles are also manifested</div><div>as potential drug vehicles for carrying curative agents to the targeted tissues or part,</div><div>accompanying control delivery of drugs to the infected site. Advancement in</div><div>nanotechnology directed towards the transformation of metallo-drugs at the nanoscale</div><div>brings new dimensions in therapeutics from the treatment of multidrug-resistant</div><div>microbes to chemotherapies of tumors. With the nano-advancement, not only metals</div><div>and their oxides are transformed at the nanoscale but also the potential phyto agents,</div><div>proteins, and hormones are transformed into nanosized entities which change the entire</div><div>fundamentals of therapeutic and curative practices. A lot of changes in medicine, drug</div><div>delivery system and drug formulation as commenced just because of nanotechnology.</div><div>The current chapter highlights nanotech advancements in the area of medicinal plant</div><div>propagation, drug augmentation and extraction methodologies along with their</div><div>limitations and future prospects.</div>