Controlling bleeding is important, and here are some tips!
First, if you have access to professional medical help...USE IT!
This is directed to those times when access is not available, and you must respond to survive. I am not a Doctor, so this is my best cut at what I would do. First of all, everyone needs a comprehensive First Aid kit, just like everyone needs a fire extinguisher!
You hopefully, will never need it; but better to have and not need, than to need and not have it! I have had arterial bleeding myself, and it is NOT fun; but you need to be ready before you have the problem!
Here is a good article on rescue bleeding control, read it twice!
https://www.survivopedia.com/first-aid-for-bleeding-what-to-do/?source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2019-04-25-Stop-Bleeding-Steps&utm_source=survivopedia&utm_medium=email&utm_content=linktext
Here is a home made bleeding control First Aid supply, there is one mistake in this. The "dried stinging needed", should read "dried stinging nettle". With that change it should work well!
Here are the ingredients needed to make a natural astringent powder:
Dried stinging needed
Dried yarrow
Turmeric powder
Dried comfrey root or leaf
Cinnamon powder
Bentonite clay
Instructions
Measure one tablespoon of each of the ingredients listed above. Use a coffee grinder to grind all the herbs into a fine powder. Add the clay to the ingredients and mix well. Once you’re done mixing, make sure you store the astringent powder in a sealed jar.
When dealing with an injury, just apply the powder and press lightly. It takes about one minute to stop the bleeding. For larger or deeper wounds, it make take a few tries.
If you want to make the astringent powder into a gel (for easier application), you can use raw honey or coconut oil. Raw honey can be used for any type of bleeding would, while coconut oil should be used only for light bleeding. Since coconut oil is greasy, it can repel blood in heavy bleeding and will make it harder to stop the bleeding.
My personal herbal choice is dried and powdered shepards purse in a poultice. I keep a commercial hemostasis package in my First Aid kit along with a military style Tourniquet and compression bandages. Not because I want to use them, but because I feel they are a required First Aid supply!
I have gone a little further, in that I also have the ability to stitch a wound shut in my First Aid Kit too, for extreme emergencies!