SP08 (Earth'S Cure)

Location

3 thumb widths below sp9 on the line connecting tip of the medial malleolus and sp9.

Indications

Conditions for which SP08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using SP08

• Period Short, Period Scanty, Period Low, Period Light, Warm Kidney Yang, Conduct Blood Downward, Hypomenorrhea Menstrual, Hypomenorrhea Luteal, Period Short, Period Scanty, Period Low, Period Light, Warm Kidney Yang, Conduct Blood Downward, Hypomenorrhea Menstrual – SP08, SP10, CV03 (doi:10.1016/S0254-6272(09)60059-5 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Qi-blood Stagnation, Mood Changes – LI04, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL32, LV03, CV03, CV06 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep239 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Mood Changes, Qi-blood Deficiency – ST36, SP06, SP08, BL17, BL20, BL32, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep239 ↗)
• Infertility Female, Ivf Failed Embryo Transfer, Infertility Repeated Ivf Failure – ST29, ST36, SP06, SP08, SP10, HT07, KD03, PC06, LV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-60 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Abdomen Lower Pain – ST36, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL23, BL32, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2015/752194 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Pelvic Pain – SP06, SP08, CV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2015/735690 ↗)
• Cough, Headache, Common Cold, Sore Throat, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 ↗)
• Dizziness, Headache, Syncope, Menstrual Pain, Uterine Bleeding Dysfunctional, Dysmenorrhea Severe, Menstruation Irregular, Clots Menstrual – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST29, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SI03, BL23, BL32, BL62, KD03, KD06, KD07, KD14, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV04, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-224725 ↗)
• Fatigue, Vomiting, Nausea, Anemia, Epigastric Pain, Loss Of Appetite, Cancer Gastric Advanced – ST28, ST29, ST36, SP08, SP10, SP15, PC06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2022/8701779 ↗)
• Infertility Female, Implantation Failure, Ivf Recurrent Failure – ST29, ST36, SP08, SP10, BL23, KD03, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s12958-022-00997-0 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain, Cold-dampness Pattern – SP06, SP08, SP10 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230026 ↗)
• Urinary Dysfunction, Pelvic Pain, Prostatitis Chronic, Quality-of-life Pain – LI04, SP06, SP08, TB05, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-1 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary, Abdominal Pain, Menstrual Pain – SP08 (doi:10.2147/PPA.S27127 ↗)
• Proteinuria, Nephropathy Transplant – SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10 (doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 ↗)
• Hyperlipidemia, Hyperglycemia, Diabetic Nephropathy, Proteinuria – LI04, LI11, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, LV03, CV12 (doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 ↗)
• Herpes Zoster, Acute Pain, Skin Blisters – LI04, ST25, ST36, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SI03, GB34, CV12 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034920 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Inflammation Joint – ST34, ST36, SP08, SP09, KD03, GB34 (doi:10.2196/54970 ↗)
• Fatigue, Dizziness, Dysmenorrhea, Nausea, Menstrual Cramping Pain – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST30, ST36, SP08, HT07, BL62, KD03, PC06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S498184 ↗)
• Fatigue, Dizziness, Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Diarrhea, Dysmenorrhea Primary, Abdominal Pain, Menstrual Pain – ST29, SP04, SP06, SP08, BL32, CV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S537971 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Secondary, Adenomyosis – SP06, SP08, BL32 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.022 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain – SP06, SP08, SP09 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.170989 ↗)
• Locked-in Syndrome, Quadriplegia, Stroke Pontine Infarction – LU10, LI04, LI11, SP03, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, KD02, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.13045/jar.24.0058 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain, Cramping Uterine – ST36, SP06, SP08, BL32, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.09.006 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain, Cramping Menstrual – SP06, SP08, CV04 (doi:10.2147/jpr.s579686 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – ST36, SP06, SP08, BL23, BL32, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2018.05.014 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – SP06, SP08, BL23, BL32 (doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2025.000208 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain – SP06, SP08, BL32, LV03, CV04 (doi:10.13192/j.ljtcm.2010.06.155.buyq.042 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – SP06, SP08, BL32, LV03, CV04 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2010.09.013 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain – SP06, SP08, SP10, BL32, LV03, CV03 (doi:10.27167/d.cnki.gjinu.2022.002164 ↗)
• Hip Pain, Osteoarthritis Hip – ST40, SP08, GB29, GB30, GB34 (doi:10.7759/cureus.109641 ↗)
• Edema, Perimenopause, Idiopathic Swelling – ST34, ST36, ST40, SP08, SP10 (doi:10.1155/2022/2196782 ↗)
• Stasis Blood, Stasis Blood – SP04, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL17, BL18, PC06, LV03, CV17 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture — point group actions)
• Blood Stagnation, Blood Stagnation – LI16, ST37, ST38, SP08, SP10, BL17, KD18 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Qi Deficiency – LI15, SP08, BL23, BL32, BL33, KD03, KD22, KD27, XB02L2 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Hypomenorrhea, Menstrual Irregular – SP08, SP10, CV03 (Zhang Hai-jie. 76 Cases of Hypomenorrhea Treated by Acupuncture to Regulate the Menstrual Cycle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 177-178)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – ST25, ST36, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL23, BL32, KD03, GB34, GB39, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV04 (XIONG Hong-da. cited in ZHAO Li & LI Pei. A Survey of Acupuncture Treatment for Primary Dysmenorrhea. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 71-73)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – SP08, BL18, BL23, BL32 (LIU Xing-dong. cited in ZHAO Li & LI Pei. A Survey of Acupuncture Treatment for Primary Dysmenorrhea. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 71-73)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – SP08 (WANG Zhao-jing. cited in ZHAO Li & LI Pei. A Survey of Acupuncture Treatment for Primary Dysmenorrhea. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 71-73)
• Cough, Headache, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Throat Sore, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (Heo JS, Yang SY, Lim SA, Lee JM, Kang JY, Sun SH, Kim HG, Kang W, Cho JH. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(6): 724-729)
• Limbs Numbness, Limbs Pain, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Abnormal Sensation Limbs – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST09, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB34, CV04, CV06 (ZHANG Cheng, MA Yuan-xu, YAN Ye. Clinical Effects of Acupuncture for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 13-14)
• Lassitude, Edema, Anorexia, Obesity Abdominal, Oliguria, Abdominal Fullness – SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SP14, SP15 (Wu J, Li Q, Chen L, Tian D. Clinical research on using acupuncture to treat female adult abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and exuberant dampness. J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(3): 274-278)
• Absent Periods, Obesity, Acne, PCOS, Oligomenorrhea, Hirsutism – LI04, ST25, ST36, ST40, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SP15, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, GB26, CV04, CV12 (Yu LQ, Liao YJ, Wu HA, Zhao JM, Wu LY, Shi Y, Fang JQ. Effects of electroacupuncture and Chinese kidney-nourishing medicine on polycystic ovary syndrome in obese patients. J Tradit Chin Med 2013; 33(3): 287-293)
• Irregular Menstruation, Delayed Menstrual Cycle, Liver Qi Stagnation – SP08, SP10, LV02, LV05 (Cai XM, Wu J. The Mind-Tranquilizing and Menstruation-Regulating Method for Acupuncture Treatment of Delayed Menstrual Cycle - A Clinical Controlled Study. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 35-38)
• Lumbar Pain, Low Back Pain – ST36, SP08, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL33, BL40, BL60, BL62, KD01, LV03 (贾红玲张学伟张永臣. 数据挖掘技术在针灸治疗腰痛古代文献中的应用. 针灸临床杂志 ., 2013 [CNKI])
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – SP06, SP08, CV04, CV06 (刘阿庆马静董海军曹亮贾承明陈昌波李颖祺吴雷涛. 针刺治疗原发性痛经84例疗效观察. 中医临床研究 ., 2017 [CNKI])
• Obesity;menstrual Disorder – LI04, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST28, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP08, BL17, BL20, BL23, KD03, KD08, GB31, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV09, CV12 (Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147)
• Excess, Dysmenorrhea – LI04, SP08, SP10, BL32, LV03, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Excess, Dysmenorrhea, Cold Pain, Cold Pain – LI04, ST27, ST29, SP08, SP10, BL32, LV03, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Excess, Dysmenorrhea, Stomach Distending Pain, Stomach Distending Pain – LI04, ST28, SP08, SP10, BL32, KD14, LV03, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Other points on the Spleen Meridian