Yunnan Baiyao is most famous for treating bleeding wounds, hemorrhaging, and severe traumatic injury, but can also be used for a range of internal disorders, heavy menstrual bleeding, and skin conditions. In some cases, it can be used to treat aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with backache, arthritis, strains, bruises, and sprains.
Studies are currently underway to see how Yunnan Baiyao can possibly manage cancer and other conditions. It has been used in surgery to prevent excessive blood loss.
In animals, Yunnan Baiyao has been used successfully to treat household pets with hemangiosarcomas, manage cancer treatment side effects, clotting disorders, and EIPH (exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage) in horses.