@article{article_543364, title={The effects of mint tea (Mentha spicata labiatae) consumed during pregnancy on postnatal morphometric development}, journal={Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute}, volume={7}, pages={29–40}, year={2019}, DOI={10.24998/maeusabed.543364}, author={Şener, Emine Hilal and Desdicioğlu, Kadir and Yüzbaşıoğlu, Neslihan and Malas, Mehmet Ali}, keywords={Mint (Mentha spicata L.) tea,developmental anatomy,morphometry,gestation}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">To investigate the effects of mint ( <i>Mentha
spicata L. </i>) tea consumed during pregnancy on prenatal maternal weight,
length of pregnancy and morphometric development of pups in postnatal period. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Twelve female (7 in
mint tea group and 5 controls) and 6 male (used for mating) Wistar albino rats
weighing 190-210 g
were used in the study. Throughout the pregnancy, the mint tea group was given
4 ml of mint ( <i>Mentha spicata L. </i>) tea
at the same time every day and the control group was given 4 ml of commercial
drinking water by gavage. Weights of pregnant rats in both groups were measured
three times a week throughout the pregnancy. After the pups were born,
morphometric growth parameters pertaining to the body, cranium, thorax and
limbs were measured during newborn and lactation periods and adulthood. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Pregnant rats in the MT group gained less weight during gestation than
the control rats. Morphometric parameters were measured on a total of 66 pups
born to rats in both groups (46 pups in the MT group; 20 pups in the control
group and measurements of pups born to rats in the MT group were smaller than
the control group (p<0.05). Morphometric parameters measured after six weeks
showed a significant difference between females in the MT and control groups,
with the females in the MT group having smaller measurements (p<0.05). There
was no significant difference in morphometric parameters between males in the
MT and control groups. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Mint tea consumption during pregnancy has a negative effect on maternal
weight gain and certain postnatal morphometric parameters, more prominently in
female progenies. Therefore mint ( <i>Mentha
spicata L. </i>) tea consumption during pregnancy calls for caution.  </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University}