Herbal Actions

Styptic

Stops bleeding on contact

Styptics (haemostatics) help stop bleeding — applied to a wound or taken to curb internal bleeding — chiefly through their astringent, tissue-tightening action. Filter to antihaemorrhagics for herbs used for heavier internal bleeding.

Styptic is a sub-action of Astringent. Where astringent tightens and tones tissue, styptic is its narrower, more targeted form.

Herbs with a styptic action (5)

Calendula Calendula officinalis Horsetail Equisetum arvense Rhubarb Rheum palmatum Senna Cassia angustifolia Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica