CVC10 Qiunao (Thalamus)

Location

At the midpoint of the lower line of the interior Antitragus.

Indications

Conditions for which CVC10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using CVC10

• Heartburn, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Regurgitation Acid – GV20, CVC10, CYC01, HCS05, TF10, MS03 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2024.11.012 ↗)
• Heartburn, Regurgitation, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) – GV20, CVC10, CYC01, HCS05, TF10, MS03 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2024.11.012 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain – CVC10, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s12871-020-01187-4 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – CVC10, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – CVC02, CVC10, IAC01, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – CVC10, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – CVC10, TF02, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – CVC10, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Experimental Pain – CVC10, TF10 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain – CVC02, CVC10, IAC01, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.pain.2004.08.021 ↗)
• Labor Pain – CVC10, HX04, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102413 ↗)
• Musculoskeletal Pain – CVC10, TF10 (doi:10.1007/s10549-023-07072-1 ↗)
• Musculoskeletal Pain – CVC10, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2023.1279420 ↗)
• Migraine – CVC10, TF10 (doi:10.7759/cureus.60369 ↗)
• Recovery Anesthetic – AT12, AT17, CVC01, CVC10, IAC03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240204-0002 ↗)
• Diabetes Type1 – CVC10, CYC09 (doi:10.1186/s13256-024-04994-2 ↗)
• Seizure Psychogenic-nonepileptic – LI04, LI10, ST36, GV20, XH03, CVC10 (doi:10.7759/cureus.82845 ↗)
• Procedural Pain – CVC10, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s12887-025-06126-1 ↗)
• Labor Pain – AT02, AT15, CVC10, HX04, IN01, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo33 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain – CVC10 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2026.1722394 ↗)
• Dyspareunia, Atrophy Vaginal, Dryness Vaginal – CVC10, HX04, IN01, IN02, TF09 (doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2025.101193 ↗)
• Procedural Pain – CVC10, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fped.2020.615008 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – CVC10, CYC11, HCS02, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s13063-021-05622-w ↗)
• Hot Flashes – CVC02, CVC10, IN01, IN02, TF10 (doi:10.6118/jmm.21008 ↗)
• Sexual Difficulties in Women – AT17, CVC10, HCS02, IN02, SC10, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.18502/ijps.v17i3.9726 ↗)
• Insomnia Menopausal, Sleep Quality Poor – CVC02, CVC10, TF10 (doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_243_22 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain – CVC10, HCS02, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.ijotn.2023.101035 ↗)
• Anxiety, Stress Occupational – CVC10, HCS02, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1590/1518-8345.1761.2843 ↗)
• Labor Pain, Labor Prolonged – AT02, AT15, CVC10, HCS02, HX04, IAC03, IN01, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_141_17 ↗)
• Flammer Syndrome – LI04, ST01, SP06, BL01, BL18, BL23, TB05, GB20, GB37, LV03, CV06, GV20, CVC01, CVC10, CYC08, CYC11, EL10 (doi:10.1007/s13167-017-0096-4 ↗)
• Flammer Syndrome – LI04, ST36, SI03, BL01, BL20, BL23, KD03, GB20, LV03, CV06, GV20, XH07, CVC01, CVC10, CYC08, CYC11, EL10 (doi:10.1007/s13167-017-0096-4 ↗)

Most often selected alongside CVC10

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CVC10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• TF10Shenmen24 protocols
• TF08Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)8 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences5 protocols
• HCS02Ear Center5 protocols
• IN01Endocrine5 protocols
• CVC02Lung4 protocols
• HX04External Genital4 protocols
• IAC03Sympathetic4 protocols
• IN02Ovary4 protocols
• TF09Pelvis (Pelvic Cavity)4 protocols
• CVC01Heart3 protocols
• CYC11Kidney3 protocols

Other points on the Auricular Points