CVC09 Sanjiao (San Jiao)

Location

At the middle area from the inferior and lateral edge of the hole of the External Auditory Canal to the Nervous Subcortex. This is where the mixed branches of the Facial nerve, Vagus nerve and Glossopharyngeal nerve exit.

Indications

Conditions for which CVC09 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using CVC09

• Dizziness, Headache, Hypertension Intradialytic – CVC06, CVC09, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, TF04 (doi:10.1155/2021/9953986 ↗)
• Obesity, Obesity Abdominal – TB17, CVC09, CYC01, HCS02, HCS03 (doi:10.1186/s40200-014-0092-3 ↗)
• Bladder Discomfort Catheter-related – CVC09, CYC11, CYC13, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1155/nrp/3182987 ↗)
• Constipation – AT12, CVC02, CVC06, CVC09, CYC05, HX02, IAC03 (doi:10.1186/s12877-023-03881-7 ↗)
• Appetite Loss Cancer-related – AT12, CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC03, CYC08, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.21037/apm.2020.04.24 ↗)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative – ST25, ST36, CV04, CV08, CVC09, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, TF10 (doi:10.1155/2022/4957061 ↗)
• Chronic Kidney Disease Hemodialysis – CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC05, HX02, IAC03, IN01 (doi:10.1155/2022/4166420 ↗)
• Constipation – CVC02, CVC06, CVC09, CYC05, HX02, IAC03 (doi:10.1186/s12877-023-03881-7 ↗)
• Hypertension – CVC01, CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC08, TF10 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294306 ↗)
• Constipation – CVC09, CYC05, HX02, TF10 (doi:10.1177/10998004241236947 ↗)
• Lower Back Pain – CVC09, CYC08, CYC11, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038899 ↗)
• Recovery Gastrointestinal – CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, HCS02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240813-k0005 ↗)
• Anxiety Preoperative – AT07, AT10, AT12, CVC01, CVC09, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S562267 ↗)
• Diabetes – CVC09, CYC09, CYC10, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1716837 ↗)
• Diabetes – ST36, CVC09, CYC09, CYC10, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1716837 ↗)
• Insomnia Primary – AT07, CVC01, CVC02, CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC10, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000048357 ↗)
• Insomnia Primary – AT10, CVC01, CVC02, CVC09, CYC11, IN01 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000048357 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Xerostomia – LI02, LI11, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, GB20, CV23, GV20, XH03, CVC09, TF10 (doi:10.1177/1534735410378856 ↗)
• Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP15, CV06, CV09, CV12, CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, IN01, TF10, TR02 (doi:10.1038/nutd.2016.16 ↗)
• Anxiety Dental – CVC01, CVC09, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.862575 ↗)
• Myofascial Pain, Temporomandibular Disorder – CVC06, CVC09, CYC08, CYC11, EL05, EL06, HCS03, TF10 (doi:10.1155/2015/342507 ↗)
• Hyperlipidemia, Obesity – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST44, LV03, CVC09, TF10 (doi:10.1142/S0192415X05003132 ↗)
• Constipation – AH15, AT07, AT10, AT12, CVC09, CYC05, IN01, TF03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Obesity – LI04, LI11, ST21, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP15, PC06, LV03, CV04, CV12, CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC08, HCS03, IN01, TF10, TR02 (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2015.010 ↗)
• Constipation, Xerostomia, Hemodialysis Complication – CVC06, CVC09, CYC05 (doi:10.1097/jnr.0000000000000378 ↗)
• Discomfort Urination, Catheter-related Bladder Discomfort, Bladder Discomfort Catheter-related – CVC09, CYC11, CYC13, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (Dong Y, Long D, Fang B, Song S, Liao P, Li T, Li L.. Auricular Acupressure for Preventing Postoperative Catheter‐Related Bladder Discomfort in Male Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nursing research and practice, 2026)
• Hyperlipidemia, Obesity – ST40, SP03, BL20, BL23, CV03, CV04, CV12, GV04, CVC06, CVC09, CYC11, CYC13, IN01 (Pang Tingtinga et al.. [Clinical observation on obesity and hyperlipidemia of yang deficiency of spleen and kidney syn- drome in female patients treated with warm acupuncture combined with auricular acupuncture].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2015)
• Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, Abdominal Pain – CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC08, CYC09, CYC10, IAC03, TF10 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• Obesity – ST34, ST36, ST40, SP04, PC06, CVC02, CVC09, CYC01, IN01, TF10, TR02 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Smoking Cessation – XU21, CVC02, CVC09, HCS03, IN01 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside CVC09

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CVC09. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• TF10Shenmen19 protocols
• CVC06Spleen14 protocols
• CYC01Stomach11 protocols
• IAC03Sympathetic10 protocols
• IN01Endocrine10 protocols
• CYC05Large Intestine8 protocols
• CYC08Liver8 protocols
• CYC11Kidney8 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
• CVC02Lung6 protocols
• CVC01Heart5 protocols
• AT12Nervous Subcortex4 protocols

Other points on the Auricular Points