Vol. 7, Issue 12, Part A (2025)

Aquaculture has become the fastest growing food sector providing more than half of the fish supply chain. Tilapia is an important finfish aquaculture species because of its affordability, high-quality protein and nutrients, tolerance to high-density aquaculture, and reputation for disease resistance, tilapia farming has become a significant part of aquaculture. There was severe challenge occurred due to disease outbreaks, high stocking density and overuse of antibiotics. Tilapia was infected with several bacterial and viral infection, among them TiLV show severe loss to tilapia farming. Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is a new virus that has had a significant impact on the global tilapia farming. Compared with chemical drugs and antibiotics, natural medicines have lesser side-effects, produce drug resistance, and exhibit low toxicity to the water environment. Most of the medicinal compounds can effectively improve the growth performance and disease resistance for aquatic animals. The present review summarizes the antiviral activities of natural compounds and their importance against fish virus. Furthermore, usage of homeopathy and herbal medicines will have positive impact on the prevention or treatment of viral diseases in aquaculture. This article will have clear explanation about herbal and homeopathy medicines which will combat viral disease in Aquaculture sector.