Dukang fish (Bagroides melapterus) mucus as a traditional medicine for the community of the Pegagan Ilir ethnic, Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia
1 Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indralaya, Indonesia.
2 Department of Agricultural Socio-Economic, Agribusiness Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indralaya, Indonesia.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, 21(02), 022–025.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2022.21.2.0417
Publication history:
Received on 25 September 2022; revised on 31 October 2022; accepted on 03 November 2022
Abstract:
Some fish have scaly bodies and some do not. Scales on fish serve to protect the fish from parasitic infections. The fishes without scales and mucus serve to protect fish from parasitic infections. The fish mucus is antibacterial. The dukang fish (Bagroides melapterus) is one of the endemic species of Indonesia. This species has no scales. The dukang fish produce more mucus than some other freshwater species. The use of dukang fish mucus as a wound medicine has long been carried out by the Pegagan Ilir ethnic. This article reviews the use of dukang fish by the Pegagan Ilir ethnic as a traditional medicine for wound healing and its bio-ecology and economy.
Keywords:
Bagroides melapterus; Dukang fish; Fish mucus; Traditional medicine
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