The effect of phenolic extract of mint (Mentha spicata) in the fertility of male laboratory mice

The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of the phenolic extract of the Mentha spicata plant on the fertility of laboratory mice. Where the phenolic compounds were extracted using the Reflex condenser from the leaves of the Mentha spicata plant and it was chemically detected. In the current study,)Albino Mice of the musculus Mus type were used at an age ranging between (12-11) months. The group was randomly divided into three groups. The first group was injected with physiological solution (0.9% Nacl) as a control group, the second group was injected with the phenolic extract of the Mentha spicata plant (100 mg/kg), the third group was injected with the phenolic extract of the Mentha spicata plant at a concentration (200 mg/kg). The phenols were dissolved in physiological solution (0.9% Nacl), and all individuals of these groups were injected through the peritoneal membrane I.P. at a rate of 0.5 ml per animal per day for a period of 30 days. The results showed that the phenolic extract of Mentha spicata leaves caused a significant decrease (P