Effect of spearmint (Mentha spicata Labiatae) teas on androgen levels in women with hirsutism

AKDOGAN M., TAMER M. N., Cure E., Cure M. C., Koroglu K., DELIBAS N.

PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH, cilt.21, sa.5, ss.444-447, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ptr.2074
  • Dergi Adı: PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.444-447
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Mentha spicata Labiatae, known as spearmint and Mentha piperita Labiatae, known as peppermint can be used for various kinds of illnesses in herbal medicine and flavoring in industry. M. spicata Labiatae grows on the Anamas plateau of Yeniparbademli town of Isparta, located in southwest part of Turkey. In this town, clinicians thought that consumption of tea steeped with M. spicata or M. piperita caused a diminished libido. Because antiandrogenic effects of spearmint and peppermint were found previously in rats, it was decided to observe the effect of this herbal tea on the androgen levels in hirsute women.