determine the effect of aloe vera and aerobic exercise on lactate de-hydrogenase in male athletes

aloe vera is a medicinal plant as antioxidants reduce cell damage and used. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aloe vera on lactate de-hydrogenase after a period of aerobic exercise in male athletes.methods this study applied the method according to the nature of the study, based on semi-empirical research and a review of the pre-test, post-test supplements and placebo groups, respectively. in this study,20 male students weight was 64.85 ± .51 and height was 172.05 ± 6.4 were randomly assigned to two groups of imam ali college of physical education supplement (n = 10) and placebo (10 people). then aerobic training was conducted for 4 weeks in the supplemented group were taking 3 capsules, each capsule contains 2 grams of dried aloe vera and placebo group were taking 3 capsules containing dextrin daily after every meal. to determine the index of ldh were used and blood samples were collected 24 hours before and after each test cooper with student in the lab. to describe data, analytical data, and for the mean and standard deviation of repeated measures anova and independent t-test was used for comparison between groups significance level was p ≤ 0.05.the use of aloe vera during aerobic exercise significantly, cautious reduced ldh (p=0.006) in the supplement group compared to placebo was 15% reduction. conclusion: overall the findings of this study showed that aloe vera reduces lactate de-hydrogenase. this result may reflect the role of aloe vera has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.