Dukang fish (Bagroides melapterus) mucus as a traditional medicine for the community of the Pegagan Ilir ethnic, Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia

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. 

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