DISCUSSION
Brine shrimp lethality bioassay (BST) is an
efficient
, rapid and inexpensive assay for testing
the bioactivity of plant extracts. It is an excellent
choice for elementary toxicity investigations
based on the ability to kill laboratory
-
cultured
Artemia
naupli [13]. Studies have demonstrated
a positive correla
tion between the brine shrimp
lethality and oral lethality test in mice in medicinal
plant research [14]. In the present study, the
brine shrimp lethality bioassay was performed to
assess the preliminary toxicity of
Mentha spicata.
Even though the brine sh
rimp test does not
provide any adequate information regarding the