TF08 Zigong（nu）/neishengzhiqi（nan） (Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male))

Location

At the front edge of the depression in the Triangular Fossa.

Indications

Conditions for which TF08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using TF08

• Premature Ejaculation – BL18, BL23, GB20, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV20, TF08, MS04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231215-k0004 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain – CVC10, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s12871-020-01187-4 ↗)
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) – CVC02, CYC08, CYC11, IN02, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.4103/abr.abr_111_23 ↗)
• Perioperative Pain – TF08, 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 ↗)
• Menstrual Pain – CYC08, CYC11, IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0665 ↗)
• Constipation, Urinary Retention, Postpartum Pain, Hemorrhage Postpartum – AT12, CVC06, CYC01, IAC03, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.010 ↗)
• Labor Pain – CVC10, HX04, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102413 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea – CYC08, CYC11, IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1089/acu.2023.0062 ↗)
• Anxiety, Postoperative Pain – AH15, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_1246_22 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Distress Psychological – CYC11, IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1620/tjem.2024.J076 ↗)
• Labor Pain – AT02, AT15, CVC10, HX04, IN01, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo33 ↗)
• Sleep Postpartum, Fatigue Postpartum, Fever Epidural-related – IAC03, IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1788646 ↗)
• Menopause – AT15, IAC03, IN02, IN03, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1080/13697137.2026.2645641 ↗)
• Labor Pain, Depression Postpartum – AT12, IAC03, IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.02.004 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – CVC10, CYC11, HCS02, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s13063-021-05622-w ↗)
• Sexual Difficulties in Women – AT17, CVC10, HCS02, IN02, SC10, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.18502/ijps.v17i3.9726 ↗)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, CV06, CV12, CYC01, CYC05, TF08 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20211181 ↗)
• Anxiety, Infertility Ivf – IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1038/srep05028 ↗)
• Infertility Ivf – LI04, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP08, SP10, PC06, LV03, CV06, GV20, AT15, IN01, TF08, TF10 (europepmc.org ↗)
• Premenstrual Syndrome – AT10, AT15, CYC08, CYC11, HCS02, HX04, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_120_16 ↗)
• Stress, Infertility Female – AH15, AT15, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF09, TR01 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_105_16 ↗)
• Labor Pain, Labor Prolonged – AT02, AT15, CVC10, HCS02, HX04, IAC03, IN01, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_141_17 ↗)
• Anxiety Labor – AT09, IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1590/1518-8345.2471.3030 ↗)
• Labor Pain, Labor Prolonged – AH15, CVC06, HCS02, HX04, TF08, TF09, TF10 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – AT12, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF08, TF10 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Transvaginal Oocyte Retrieval Procedure Pain – ST36, TB08, GV20, TF08 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• PCOS – CV03, CV04, XC01, CVC06, CYC11, IN01, TF08 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Infertility Ivf – ST29, SP08, PC06, LV03, GV20, IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1007/s11655-018-2918-6 ↗)
• Anxiety Preoperative, Stress Response Surgical, Post-cesarean Pain – AT12, CVC01, IN02, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.08.008 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea Primary – AT12, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200531-k0002 ↗)
• Uterine-involution Postpartum – CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, TF08 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2021.100724 ↗)
• Premenstrual Syndrome – CYC11, CYC13, EL12, HX09, IAC03, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.29237/2358-9868.2017v5i2.p34-40 ↗)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, CV06, CV12, CYC01, CYC05, TF08 (LIU Li et al.. Effect of thumb-tack needle on gastrointestinal function recovery after cesarean section under the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery. 针刺研究, 2023)
• Lupus Discoid – CVC02, EL14, IN01, TF08, TF09, TR01, TR13 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Chloasma – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, CVC02, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, EL14, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF10 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside TF08

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TF08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• TF10Shenmen29 protocols
• IN01Endocrine19 protocols
• CYC11Kidney12 protocols
• CVC10Thalamus8 protocols
• IAC03Sympathetic8 protocols
• IN02Ovary8 protocols
• TF09Pelvis (Pelvic Cavity)8 protocols
• CYC08Liver7 protocols
• AT15Brain6 protocols
• AT12Nervous Subcortex5 protocols
• CVC06Spleen5 protocols
• HCS02Ear Center5 protocols

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