The effect of Aloe vera extract on wound healing in Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus1867)

Herbs have a long history in treating diseases and are usually side effect free. The Aloe vera plant is well known in wound healing in human skin. This study was carried out to evaluate the healing effect of Aloe vera on experimentally wounded Mugil cephalus. For this purpose, four aquaria, each containing six wounded M.cephalus weighting 110±30g were prepared. Fish were anesthetized with clove oil (150 mg/L) and then skin wounds with 5 mm diameter and full thickness and circular shape were created by surgical punch on the left side of each fish biopsy. Aloe vera extract with different concentrations (0.1, 1,2 g/L ) was two times a week in three aquaria and one aquarium was used as a control treatment. Tissue samples were taken from the skin wounds at day 21 after wounding fish fixed in 10% formalin and then processed through routine histological methods. The results showed that fish wounds in the concentration 0.1 g/l Aloe vera were cured after three weeks (P