AT12 Shenjingpizhixia (Nervous Subcortex)

Location

On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus.

Indications

Conditions for which AT12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using AT12

The 50 best-sourced of 90, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving, Withdrawal Restlessness – AT12, CVC02, CVC06, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 ↗)
• Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving, Withdrawal Restlessness – AT12, CVC01, CVC02, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 ↗)
• Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving – AT12, CVC01, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 ↗)
• Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent Flatus – AT12, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 ↗)
• Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Flatus – AT12, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 ↗)
• Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent Flatus – AT12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 ↗)
• Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent Flatus – AT12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 ↗)
• Stiffness Lumbar, Low Back Chronic Pain, Disability Functional – BL20, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34, GV03, GV04, AH03, AT12, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180 ↗)
• Stiffness Lumbar, Low Back Chronic Pain, Disability Functional – AH03, AT12, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Oral Pain, Cervicofacial Pain, Mucositis, Cancer Head-and-neck – LU07, LI04, AT07, AT12, HCS03, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.apjon.2021.11.002 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke – AT12, CYC11, HCS03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2014.01.006 ↗)
• Depression Cancer-related – AT12, IAC03 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1717290 ↗)
• Depression Cancer-related – AT12, CVC01, CYC08, CYC11 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1717290 ↗)
• Depression Cancer-related – AT12, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1717290 ↗)
• Pain, Insomnia, Itching, Pruritus, Scar Tissue Pain, Burn Scar – AT12, TF10 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.4.127 ↗)
• Constipation – AT12, CVC02, CVC06, CVC09, CYC05, HX02, IAC03 (doi:10.1186/s12877-023-03881-7 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – AT12, IAC03, SAC07, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – AT12, CVC06, CYC01, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – AT12, CVC02, SAC07, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – AT12, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – AT12, IAC03, IN01, TF10, TR03, TR10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – AT12, CYC08, TF06, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Incontinence Urinary – AT12, CYC11, CYC13, HX03, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.apjon.2025.100720 ↗)
• Incontinence Urinary – AT12, CVC02, CVC06, CYC11, CYC13, HX03, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04979-8 ↗)
• Fatigue Postoperative, Dyspnea Postoperative – AT12, CVC02, CYC05, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.21037/jtd-2025-966 ↗)
• Insomnia – AT12, CVC01, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122724 ↗)
• Spasm Facial – AT07, AT12, CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, EL10, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.01.008 ↗)
• Constipation, Urinary Retention, Postpartum Pain, Hemorrhage Postpartum – AT12, CVC06, CYC01, IAC03, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.010 ↗)
• Threatened Abortion, Subchorionic Hematoma – AT12, CVC01, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF09 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.10.004 ↗)
• Appetite Loss Cancer-related – AT12, CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC03, CYC08, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.21037/apm.2020.04.24 ↗)
• Depression – AT12, CVC01, CYC08, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200721-k0002 ↗)
• Insomnia – AT12, CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.1111/jog.15277 ↗)
• Insomnia – BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB20, GB21, GV14, AT12, CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.1111/jog.15277 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – AT12, HX08, IAC03, SC09 (doi:10.1155/2022/3130956 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Sleep Disturbance – AT12, CVC01, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000031330 ↗)
• Vomiting, Nausea – AT12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC08, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3390/healthcare12020218 ↗)
• Neuralgia Postherpetic – AT12, CVC01, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230925-k0005 ↗)
• Recovery Anesthetic – AT12, AT17, CVC01, CVC10, IAC03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240204-0002 ↗)
• Pain, Itching, Sleep Disturbance – AT12, TF10 (doi:10.1097/SAP.0000000000004193 ↗)
• Low Back Pain – AH03, AT12, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1093/pm/pnaf035 ↗)
• Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance – AT12, CVC06, CYC08, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000001498 ↗)
• Bladder Neurogenic – AT12, CVC06, CYC11, CYC13 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240245 ↗)
• Headache Tension-type – AT05, AT06, AT07, AT12, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-05063-x ↗)
• Anxiety – AT12, CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, EL12, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.15649/cuidarte.4728 ↗)
• Cognitive Impairment – AT07, AT12, CVC01, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fnhum.2025.1626528 ↗)
• Insomnia – AH03, AT12, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.sleepx.2025.100158 ↗)
• Insomnia – AT12, CVC01, CVC02, CYC08, CYC11, TF10 (doi:10.11606/s1518-8787.2025059006694 ↗)
• Diabetes Type-2 – AT12, CYC09, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000045912 ↗)
• Anxiety Preoperative – AT07, AT10, AT12, CVC01, CVC09, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S562267 ↗)
• Nausea Pregnancy, Vomiting Pregnancy – AT07, AT12, CYC01, CYC11, HCS05 (doi:10.1590/1518-8345.7235.4771 ↗)

Most often selected alongside AT12

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with AT12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• TF10Shenmen78 protocols
• IAC03Sympathetic53 protocols
• CVC01Heart31 protocols
• CYC08Liver27 protocols
• CYC11Kidney24 protocols
• IN01Endocrine23 protocols
• CVC06Spleen21 protocols
• CYC01Stomach15 protocols
• CVC02Lung11 protocols
• AT07Occiput10 protocols
• CYC05Large Intestine9 protocols
• AH03Lumbar8 protocols

Other points on the Auricular Points