Antifertility Effect of Alcoholic Extract of Mentha arvensis L. Leaves in Swiss Albino Mice

Preeti Gupta

Abstract: The effect of the Alcoholic extract of the leaves of Mentha arvensis was investigated. A dose of 10 mg alcoholic extract was dissolved in 50% alcohol and administered to Swiss albino female mice from day 7-9 post-coitum. The 10 mg alcoholic dose proved to be 100% effective in causing pregnancy interruption. Postcoital administration of the pregnancy interceptive doses of the alcoholic extract of the leaves of Mentha arvensis from day 7 to 9 pc. caused a significant decline in the uterine sialic acid content on day 12 pc. in relation to the mean control value.

Keywords: Mentha arvensis, leaves, Alcohol extract, pregnancy interruption, antifertility, sialic acid, uterus