The chemical name of tranexamic acid is p-aminomethylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid, trans-4-aminomethyl-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid.
Tranexamic acid is frequently used in surgeries with high risk of blood loss such as cardiac, liver, vascular and large orthopedic procedures.

Heart surgery
Tranexamic acid is commonly used in cardiac surgery, both with and without cardiopulmonary bypass. Tranexamic acid replaces aprotinin.

Menstrual bleeding
Tranexamic acid Used as firstline nonhormonal treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and heavy bleeding associated with uterine fibroids. A recent study showed patients treated with tranexamic acid are more likely to develop thrombosis and necrosis in their fibroids, and may result in pain and fever.

Whitening effect
Clinical studies for years have proved that tranexamic acid can dilute spot effectively and rapidly, which helps to demonstrate a perfect white and bright skin. The spot-removing effect of tranexamic acid is about 50 times over Vitamin C, and 10 times over AHA. The concentration limit of usage is 2%-3%, and in cosmetics the amount is around 0.5%

1. Used as whitening cosmetics
2. It is widely used clinically in the fields of surgery, internal medicine, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, etc. to treat various bleeding diseases and abnormal bleeding during surgery, etc.