32-Title: Studies on the efficacy of fresh Aloe vera pulp on wound healing in calves

Authors: Abhishek Verma, Dharmendra Kumar, Anuradha Nema, TJ Sheikh, Mansi Shukla, Rajesh  Ranjan and Payal Jain

Source: Ruminant Science (2020)-9(1):155-158.

 

How to cite this manuscript: Verma Abhishek, Kumar Dharmendra, Nema Anuradha, Sheikh TJ, Shukla Mansi, Ranjan Rajesh and Jain Payal (2020). Studies on the efficacy of fresh Aloe vera pulp on wound healing in calves. Ruminant Science 9(1):155-158.

Abstract

Present study was conducted on 12 calves having fresh wound of size 16-25 cm2 anywhere on the body except joints to evaluate the wound healing using fresh Aloe vera leaf paste. These were randomly divided into two groups for further treatment. Wounds of group I were treated with normal saline solution whereas, that of group II were applied with Aloe vera leaf paste. Temperature pulse and respiration were recorded from 0 to 5th post-treatment day of each animal in both the groups. All the values fluctuated within the normal physiological range. Exudates and pain were of the lower degree in cases treated with Aloe vera as compared to normal saline solution treated group. Observation of wound on 20th day showed intense red colouration in wounds of normal saline solution treated group suggesting proliferative phase but the colour of the wound treated with Aloe vera were whitish brown suggesting almost healed wound. There was a significant difference between the treatment and control group in wound contraction rate on 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th post treatment day. An accelerated wound contraction was seen in Aloe vera treated group during all stage of wound healing wounds, which might be due to its property of initiating early angiogenesis, fibroblatosis and stimulating proliferation of keratinocytes.

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