About Ankaferd
Ankaferd Blood Stopper® is described in the literature as a folkloric medicinal plant extract1. Today it is a standardised mixture of extracts from five plants2, approved by the Turkish Ministry of Health for local application in dental and superficial bleeding3.
01 · Origin
The story in three chapters: what is documented, with sources, and what we are still confirming with the manufacturer.
Chapter I · Tradition
A 2008 paper describes Ankaferd Blood Stopper® as a folkloric medicinal plant extract1. It is entirely herbal, made from five plants. Its earlier history as a remedy is being documented with the manufacturer.
Chapter II · Ankara
Its introduction was supported by research at the haematology department of Hacettepe University, Ankara4, and by the publication of findings; the product was not developed at the university. Its proposed mechanism, a rapid protein network centred on fibrinogen, has since been reviewed in detail5.
Chapter III · Recognition
Beyond that approval, it is used in Turkish hospitals and ambulances for external bleeding, and is described as the first Turkish medical product officially recognised by the Ministry4 (primary sources to follow).
02 · The herbarium
The product is a standardised mixture of extracts from five plants2. Each is drawn here as a herbarium sheet, with one detail under the loupe.
Plate I01 / 05
Thyme Lamiaceae, the mint family
Many slender stems rise from a woody base, set with small paired leaves and ending in clustered whorls of tiny flowers.
Plate II02 / 05
Liquorice Fabaceae, the legume family
An upright stem with feather-like (pinnate) leaves, spikes of small pea-type flowers, a cluster of flattened pods and a length of cut root.
Plate III03 / 05
Grape vine Vitaceae, the grape family
A woody cane with broad, lobed and toothed leaves, coiling tendrils and a hanging bunch of grapes.
Plate IV04 / 05
Lesser galangal Zingiberaceae, the ginger family
Leafy shoots with long, narrow leaves in two ranks rise from a ringed, knotted rhizome; the tallest ends in a spike of flowers.
Plate V05 / 05
Stinging nettle Urticaceae, the nettle family
A single upright stem with paired, coarsely toothed leaves and slender flower strands hanging from the leaf axils.
Why there are no claims per plantThe published work studies the combined, standardised mixture5. We do not attribute any effect to a single plant. Traditional-use and phytochemical notes will be added only with references.
03 · Timeline
Regulatory milestones and key publications, with their dates. One earlier origin has no single date.
2007
The Turkish Ministry of Health grants intermediate-product permission (per the manufacturer).
2008
Goker, Haznedaroglu and colleagues publish “Haemostatic actions of the folkloric medicinal plant extract Ankaferd Blood Stopper” in the Journal of International Medical Research1.
2012
First CE certificate as a Class III medical device under Directive 93/42/EEC, notified body TSE (per the manufacturer).
2013
Endobronchial instillation for haemoptysis, a retrospective series of 20 patients6.
2017
Analyses aimed at explaining its pleiotropic effects appear in SAGE Open Medicine2.
2017
A pharmaceutical licence is granted (per the manufacturer).
2020
A review of the proposed mechanism and clinical use in the Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences5.
2025
A narrative review of its wider, still investigational, therapeutic potential, calling for controlled trials3.
No fixed date
Described as a folkloric medicinal plant extract1; there is no single date for its earlier use as a remedy.
From 2008
Its introduction was supported by research at the haematology department of Hacettepe University and the publication of findings1; the product was not developed at the university.
04 · Quality & manufacturing
Contaminant testing reported in the literature, next to the manufacturing documentation we are still gathering.
Contaminant screen
As reported5
| Tested for | Reported result |
|---|---|
| Heavy metals Pb · Cd · Hg · As | Negative |
| Pesticides | Negative |
| Aflatoxins | Negative |
| GMO material | Negative |
| Dioxins | Negative |
01
Five plants, identified and sourced. Sourcing details to follow.
02
An extract from each plant. Method to be documented.
03
The five extracts combined as a standardised mixture2.
04
Contaminant screen reported negative5. Batch release: to be confirmed.
Certification & manufacturing site to be confirmed
05 · Company
Team profilesThe founder, medical and quality teams will be introduced here once their details are confirmed. We will not show people or photographs before then.
For healthcare professionals
Ask about composition, evidence, availability or the Instructions for Use. Enquiries from clinicians, pharmacists and procurement teams are welcome.
