Augmented anticancer effect and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized by using leaf extract.

Background: is an evergreen tree species found in the Himalayan region of Pakistan. The tree possesses important secondary metabolites such as Taxol that has been implicated in treating breast, ovarian and colon cancer. Therefore keeping in view the importance of this plant species, silver nanoparticles were synthesized using aqueous leaf extract and evaluated for their anti-bacterial and anti-cancer properties.