ICEGEE 2025

Green Synthesis of Medicinal Plants Mediated
Nanoparticles and Their Applications

LAHORE, PAKISTAN
April 10, 2025

Symposium Organizer:

Organizer:

Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan

Chair:

Dr. Ghulam Yaseen

Assistant Professor in University of Education

Personal Bio

Dr. Ghulam Yaseen is a Young distinguished researcher of the Botany, currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan. Meanwhile He is working as guest editor, member of editorial board of the various Journals, and completed various reviews of the assigned by the various journals. His research integrates methodological approaches from ethnopharmacology, natural product research, public health research, and anthropology. His group's research is based on a transdisciplinary perspective integrating approaches from the biomedical and social sciences with an overall aim of tackling the fast-changing global health needs. His research interest includes the floristic inventory, Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal and aromatic plants. Pharmacological studies include anti -malarial, anti-diabetic, antiviral, anxiolytic activity, antimicrobial and antioxidants activities etc. In addition, the lab has applied metabolomics to species authentication and active identification of bioactive compounds. He has published more than 50 research papers (Impact Factor: >160); 10 Book Chapters, organized 10 conferences/seminars/symposiums; participated in >30 national and international conferences/seminars/symposiums. His citations exceeded >2300 with H-index (20) and i10 index (35). More than 25 undergraduates, masters and doctoral students have graduated under my supervision since 2017. He has worked as Assistant Professor (IPFP) in the Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi-Pakistan. He has worked visiting faculty member in Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid -i- Azam University, Islamabad. He has thought various courses at BS and M.Sc. level. He also worked as Research Associate in an International project on Digitization of Flora of Pakistan with special reference to Data mobilization and Georeferencing of Plant occurrence from Pakistan funded by GBIF. He serves in various journals as active reviewer and play important role in improvement of manuscripts.

Committee Members:

Prof. Dr. Abrar Hussain Director, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan [email protected]
Dr. Zahra Noreen Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan [email protected]
Dr. Anis Ali Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan [email protected]

Call for Papers:

Scope and Information for participants:

The symposium is confined to synthesize the nanoparticles from most important medicinal plants and their applications in drug discovery development. The following important themes will be discussed and shared with participants: To synthesize green nanoparticles by green method using medicinal plants; To characterize physiochemical properties of the synthesized nanoparticles in terms of size, morphology, and structural properties; To determine and discuss the application of synthesized nanoparticles in the drug discovery development. Specific themes to be addressed include but not limited to:

Nanoparticles

Drug discovery

Medicinal plant

Natural products

Pharmaceutical products

Active biocompounds

Goal/Rationale:

The plant medicinal plants with multifaceted biological characteristics that make them socio economically important species on one hand and an important species for herbal drugs on the other. Although pharmacological and medicinal applications of the medicinal plant have received due attention, its general biological synthesis of nanoparticles from the medicinal plants of Pakistan is lacking behind. Also, the toxicity-bioactivity relationship of medicinal plant-based nanoparticles, which plays a key role in validating its medicinal aspects, has not been focused upon. Evaluating these basic facets may improve its commercial utilization and pave ways for novel applications. The nanoparticles mediated from medicinal plants may exhibits potential against various biological activities.

Background:

The medicinal plants are important for the health care of most of the people in the world. Traditional herbal medicines are getting significant attention in global health discussions. Out of the total 422,000 flowering plant reported from the world, more than 50,000 are used for medicinal purposes. About 60% of the world population and 80% of the population of developing countries rely on traditional medicine. More than 4.5 billion people in the developing world rely on medicinal plants as components of their healthcare. Medicinal plants are globally valuable sources of new drugs. There are over 1300 medicinal plants used in Europe, of which 90 % are harvested from wild resources; in the United States, about 118 of the top 150 prescription drugs are based on natural sources. Furthermore, up to 80 % of people in developing countries are totally dependent on herbal drugs for their primary healthcare, and over 25 % of prescribed medicines in developed countries are derived from wild plant species. Pakistan has a unique biodiversity, having nine major ecological zones. Due to its unique climate, the country is very rich in medicinal and endemic plants distributed in its large area. According to an estimate, almost 6,000 wild plant species are present with nearly 600 species being used for medicinal purposes.
Several parts of the herbal plant such as leaf, stem, fruit, seed, bark, and roots are used to acquire many phytochemicals. Medicinal plants are also gaining popularity among the western population because they have minor or no side effects if administered properly. Besides medicinal use, plants are increasingly used in cosmetics and nutraceutics. Herbal medicines have been proved to be highly effective to treat a wide range of diseases, including gastrointestinal disorders.
Nanotechnology is described as a comprehension and manipulation of materials within the range of 1100 nm, exploiting phenomena to facilitate innovative uses. It has garnered significant attention due to the unique properties at the nanoscale, enabling engineers and scientists to manipulate matter in novel ways. Nanotechnology has been adopted in various sectors, including health, food and agriculture, environment, electronic, and textile. Among the most studied aspects of nanotechnology is the preparation and manipulation of nanoparticles, considered as the primary underlying element. Nanoparticles and nanostructured materials are gaining increasing attention for integration into multidisciplinary science. Their super tiny size provides a large surface area to volume ratio, resulting in unique physical and chemical properties. These properties contribute to excellent antibacterial and catalytic performance, as well as magnetic and electrical properties, leading to the development of functional materials in various fields such as semiconductors, electronics, sensors, antibacterial agents, and more.
Before the development of the green synthesis method, the nanoparticles were conventionally synthesized through some methods and techniques, including alcohothermal, hydrothermal, sol-gel, precursor sublimation technique, plasma-chemical, gamma radiation, electrochemical, microwaveassisted hydrothermal, sonochemical, magnetron sputtering, reduction, and reverse microemulsion combined with reduction method. Due to its simplicity and ease, the reduction-precipitation method is the most favorable among the conventional synthesis methods. The plant extract is the most favorable of all-natural sources to synthesize nanoparticles because of its natural abundance. Additionally, it is easy to find and prepare, safe, consume low energy, and in some cases, it can also maintain the growth and stability of formed nanoparticles. The preparation of plant extract is quite simple. The advantages of plant extract-mediated nanoparticle synthesis are: i. simple procedure (ambient conditions), ii. zero contamination because all from natural plant extract biocompatible byproduct, iii. free toxicity from hazardous chemical solvents in synthesis, iv. The nature traits of reducing and capping agents synchronize, v. environmental benign, vi. the potential to produce nanoparticles on a large scale, vii. cost-effective, and viii. well, define size and shape of nanoparticles may produce.

Topics

The main topics of this symposium are listed below.

Nanoparticles and Medicinal Plants

Nanoparticles
Drug Discovery
Medicinal Plant
Natural Products
Pharmaceutical Products
Active Biocompounds

Meanwhile, submissions aligned with the overall conference theme are also welcome.

Environmental Science

Atmospheric Environment
Environmental Analysis and Methods
Environmental Biology
Environmental Catalysis
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Climatology

Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Governance and Management
Maritime Environment
Nano Materials and Nanotechnology
Water Environment

Geoscience

Engineering Geology
Geochemistry
Geographic Information System
Geographical Environment
Geo-microbiology

Geophysics
Natural Disasters and Engineering
Natural Resource Management
Repair Science
Soil Science

Ecology

Atmospheric Science
Biome
Climate Change
Ecosystem
Geography
Geologic Record
Geology
Glaciology

Hydrology
Marine Pollution and Large Scale Solutions
Meteorology
Oceanography
Physical Geography
Plate Tectonics
Volcanology

Bioscience and Bioengineering

Agriculture, Aquaculture, Animal Husbandry, and Forestry
Bio-Resources Utilisation
Biodiversity
Bioenergy and Biofuels
Biomedicine, Biosystem, and Biochemistry
Bioprospecting and Industrial Biology
Conservation Biology
Dynamic Stabilisation Law
Electrical/Bio-Synthetics

Food Biotechnology
Food Nutrition and Health
Food Process Design and Engineering
Food Safety and Quality Control
Land-Use Pattern
Mechanical/Biosensor
Omics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
Sustainable Development
Techno-Biology and Bioengineering

Submission:

Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full papers that include title, abstract, introduction, tables, figures, conclusion and references. It is unnecessary to submit an abstract in advance. Please submit your papers in English.

Each paper should be no less than 4 pages. One regular registration can cover a paper of 6 pages, and additional pages will be charged. Please format your paper well according to the conference template before submission. Paper Template Download

Please prepare your paper in both .doc/.docx and .pdf format and submit your full paper by email with both formats attached directly to [email protected]

Important Dates:

Process	Date & Time
Submission Deadline	April 3, 2025
Symposium Date	April 10, 2025
Notification of Acceptance	7-20 workdays

Fees (VAT Included)	Amount
Registration and Publishing Fee (6 pages included)	$450
Additional Page (per extra page)	$40

Publication:

Symposium Proceedings

Accepted papers of the symposium will be published in Theoretical and Natural Science (TNS) (Print ISSN 2753-8818), and will be submitted to Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI), Crossref, CNKI, Portico, Engineering Village (Inspec), Google Scholar, and other databases for indexing. The situation may be affected by factors among databases like processing time, workflow, policy, etc.

Publication info

Title: Theoretical and Natural Science (TNS)
Press: EWA Publishing, United Kingdom
ISSN: 2753-8818, 2753-8826 (electronic)

This symposium is organized by ICEGEE 2025 and it will independently proceed the submission and publication process.

The papers will be exported to production and publication on a regular basis. Early-registered papers are expected to be published online earlier.

Symposium Info:

Title: Green Synthesis of Medicinal Plants Mediated Nanoparticles and Their Applications

Date: April 10th, 2025 (UTC +5)

Venue: Main Auditorium, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan

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