It cools blood to stop bleeding. It is used for excessive menstruation, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, hematemesis, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, and hematochezia caused by reckless flow of hot blood, with the blood appearing bright red or purplish red. It is also applicable to dysfunctional uterine bleeding, uterine fibroid bleeding, various bleeding disorders, simple purpura, and primary thrombocytopenic purpura that present the above syndromes.

It is an exclusive dosage form and a Class B product in China's National Medical Insurance Catalog. Duanxueliu Tablets is a single-herb TCM preparation developed from Duanxueliu (a potent hemostatic herb listed as one of the "Top Ten Anhui Medicinal Herbs") using advanced modern TCM preparation technology. It has been included in Clinical Medication Guidelines for Chinese Patent Medicines and is recommended for the treatment of gynecological bleeding