Zainab Al-Taqi * ¹ and Saja Abu Galoun¹

1 Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of science, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Zainab Al-Taqi. E-Mail: zynabaltaqy1987@gmail.com.)

Received: 1/06/ 2025      Accepted: 24/12/ 2025

Abstract

The experiment was conducted on 36 female white mice isolated after mating and ensuring pregnancy. The mice were divided into a control group of 18 females treated with water only, and a group treated with the alcoholic extract of the dill plant, Anethium graveolens. The group was divided into two groups based on concentration (5% – 10%), each containing 9 females treated with the extract only. The number of doses (18, 12, and 6) corresponded to the three gestational periods in mice. The animals were then dissected, and fetuses were counted for statistical analysis. The results demonstrated the effect of the dill extract on reducing the number of fetuses in the 10% extract group during the first gestation period, which corresponded to 6 doses.

Keywords: Dill, Anethium graveolens, alcoholic extract, adverse effects, embryos count.

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