The hemostyptics with complicated mechanism are commonly used in clinic

and the study of hemostyptics is the attention-attractive issue.Owing to few side effects

and abundant resources

natural compounds from medicinal plants and traditional Chinese medicines possess unique advantages and good potential in prevention and treatment of hemorrhage.Researchers have made great efforts in the field of botanical hemostyptics

and have found some medicinal plants

natural compounds and compound preparations

such as flavonoids

alkaloids and quinones.In this article

recent advances in the research of the botanical

traditional Chinese drugs

active constituents

compound preparations and the action mechanisms of these agents were reviewed.