A Delve into The Novel Field of Essential Oil-Based Silver Nanoparticles and Its Anti-Inflammatory Potential

The overall interest in natural products is ever-increasing which clearly explains the involvement of various essential oils in different aspects of the day-to-day lives of common people. These pharmacologically relevant agents are categorized as secondary metabolites of plants extracted from different tissues of plants. And show pharmacological activities like anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, larvicidal, etc.

The synthesis of metal nanoparticles has been developed by including different polymers, capping agents, and metal sources in the reaction. With the advancement of research, biological capping agents are being used for synthesizing metal nanoparticles like plant extracts, algae, fungi, etc. Essential oil is a newly added member of this list of capping agents. In the case of other metallic nanoparticles produced from biological capping agents, it was seen that the therapeutic activity of the plant material is also present within the produced nanoparticle. Similarly, for essential oil-derived nanoparticles, the therapeutic efficacy of the oil will be present within the nanoparticle. So, essential oils derived from plants like Eucalyptus, Clove, Lavender, etc. can be used to create nanoparticles that can act as anti-inflammatory agents. With work initiating on cumin oil and other oils like turmeric oil, it can be understood that the field of essential oil-derived nanoparticles is gaining much traction. The poster will present a cumulation of knowledge and show the available literature related to the anti-inflammatory potential of essential oil-mediated silver nanoparticles.