Effect of phenolic compounds of leaves extractes from mentha spicata and mentha longifolia on sex hormones level of female rats

الملخص EN

The present work aimed to study the effect of phenolic compounds of Mentha spicata and Mentha longifolia on sex hormones level which including follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone(LH), estrogene and progesterone in female rats. Tow doses (200 and 400 mg/kg) from each plant were used and the animals were injected intraperitonially for 30 days as one dose/day.

The results indicated that phenolic extractes of M.

spicata and M.

longifolia caused a significant increase (P<0.05) in plasma (FSH), (LH), estrogene and progesterone when compared with control group, which treated with normal saline.