TF10 Shenmen (Shenmen)

Location

At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis.

Indications

Conditions for which TF10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using TF10

• Nausea Intraoperative, Vomiting Intraoperative – PC06, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2016.09.005 ↗)
• Obesity, Overweight – AT05, CYC01, CYC05, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.2196/14386 ↗)
• 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 – CVC01, CVC02, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, 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 ↗)
• Anxiety, Low Mood, Depression Cancer-related – TF10 (doi:10.3389/fonc.2022.1036634 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression Cancer-related – TF10 (doi:10.3389/fonc.2022.1036634 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Temporomandibular Disorder, Myofascial Craniomandibular Pain – CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, HCS03, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32075 ↗)
• Temporomandibular Disorder, Myofascial Craniomandibular Pain – CVC01, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32075 ↗)
• Anxiety – TF10 (doi:10.2196/68166 ↗)
• Heartburn, Reflux Gastroesophageal, Regurgitation Acid – GV20, CVC10, CYC01, HCS05, TF10, MS03 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2024.11.012 ↗)
• Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – ST36, SP06, PC06, LV14, CV12, CVC06, CYC01, TF10 (doi:10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2023-0191en ↗)
• Obesity, Overweight – ST25, ST28, ST36, SP15, BL20, KD14, CV06, CV09, CV12, CVC06, CYC01, IN01, TF10, TR02 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101050 ↗)
• Xerostomia, Xerostomia Radiation-induced – LU07, KD06, CV24, TF10 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10421 ↗)
• Kidney Disease Chronic, Coronary Artery Disease – SP06, BL23, BL25, KD01, KD03, LV03, CV14, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2025.101261 ↗)
• Heartburn, Regurgitation, Reflux Gastroesophageal – GV20, CVC10, CYC01, HCS05, TF10, MS03 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2024.11.012 ↗)
• Bladder Discomfort Catheter-related – CVC09, CYC11, CYC13, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1155/nrp/3182987 ↗)
• Menopause, Insomnia Menopausal – SP06, HT07, BL15, BL23, BL62, KD06, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH16, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.180390 ↗)
• Myopia – CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, EL10, TF10 (Li Yachan, Zhang Ou, Liang Wenna, Li Candong. Effect of auricular pressing treatment on myopia in children. J Tradit Chin Med 2015; 35(3): 281-284)
• Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Consciousness Disturbance – AT12, CVC01, TF10 (Effect of Median Nerve Electrical Stimulation Combined With Auricular Acupuncture on Consciousness Disturbance in Patients With Craniocerebral Injury. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07273864)
• 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)

Most often selected alongside TF10

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TF10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• AT12Nervous Subcortex11 protocols
• IAC03Sympathetic10 protocols
• CYC01Stomach9 protocols
• CYC11Kidney9 protocols
• CVC06Spleen8 protocols
• CVC01Heart6 protocols
• IN01Endocrine6 protocols
• CYC05Large Intestine5 protocols
• CYC08Liver4 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point3 protocols
• CVC02Lung3 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols

Other points on the Auricular Points