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Xi-Cleft points treat acute conditions and pain. What is an additional action of Xi-Cleft points located on yin channels?

They treat psycho-emotional disorders (e.g. shen disturbance)
They treat disorders of blood (e.g. bleeding, blood stasis)
They stop diarrhea
They revive consciousness and rescue from collapse

Xi-Cleft points on yin channels treat disorders of blood. For example: LU-6 can treat coughing up blood. SP-8 can be used for dysmenorrhea due to blood stasis. HT-6 and PC-4 can be used for Heart pain due to blood stasis. KI-5 is used for a variety of menstrual disorders.

Source: "Point Categories." A Manual of Acupuncture, by Peter Deadman et al., Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications, 2007, pp. 38-39 [Q832]