TR01 Shenshangxian (Adrenal Gland)

Location

In the center of the lower part of the Tragus.

Indications

Conditions for which TR01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using TR01

• Bladder Discomfort Catheter-related – CVC09, CYC11, CYC13, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1155/nrp/3182987 ↗)
• Dental Pain – CYC01, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1540-9 ↗)
• Anxiety Exam – CVC02, CYC11, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168338 ↗)
• Acne Vulgaris – CVC02, IN01, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210519-k0006 ↗)
• Edema, Dental Pain, Trismus – CYC01, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1007/s10006-023-01140-y ↗)
• Knee Pain – CYC01, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1275192 ↗)
• Pneumonia Bacterial – CVC03, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240109-0001 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety – AT10, CVC06, CYC11, HCS01, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.3390/healthcare13020166 ↗)
• Anxiety – AT12, CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, EL12, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.15649/cuidarte.4728 ↗)
• Dermatitis Atopic – CVC02, IN01, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101256 ↗)
• Anxiety, Postoperative Pain, Edema Postoperative – CYC01, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1007/s12663-024-02431-x ↗)
• Neuralgia Postherpetic – CVC01, CYC01, TR01 (doi:10.3389/fnmol.2026.1790658 ↗)
• Neuralgia Postherpetic – CVC02, CYC08, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.3389/fnmol.2026.1790658 ↗)
• Neuralgia Postherpetic – CVC06, CYC08, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.3389/fnmol.2026.1790658 ↗)
• Cachexia – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, SP04, SP06, SP07, HT07, KD06, PC06, LV03, CV12, CV13, GV20, XH03, TR01 (doi:10.1177/1534735418823269 ↗)
• Procedural Pain, Hemodialysis Complication – AT12, CVC01, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, SC04, SC05, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1155/2021/5573567 ↗)
• Anxiety Dental – CVC01, CVC09, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.862575 ↗)
• Allergic Rhinitis – CVC02, SC11, TF10, TR01, TR10 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101177 ↗)
• Facial Pain – EL01, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.32895/ump.mpr.7.4.4 ↗)
• Cancer – CVC06, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1177/036012931998023003022 ↗)
• Stress, Sleep Quality Poor, Menopause Postmenopausal – IN01, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1111/jmwh.13554 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Postoperative Dental Pain – CYC01, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0197989 ↗)
• Smoking Cessation – ST36, SP06, HT07, CV12, CVC01, CVC02, CVC03, CYC01, CYC08, HCS03, IN01, TF10, TR01 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Pruritus, Eczema Chronic – CVC02, CVC06, HX06, TR01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.06.009 ↗)
• Vasospasm Peripheral, Vagal Reflex – AT12, CVC01, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.02.007 ↗)
• Blood Loss – AT02, CVC06, HCS01, SAC05, TR01 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000016963 ↗)
• 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)
• Schizophrenia – GB34, CYC11, TR01 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Toothache, Periodontitis – EL01, HCS03, TR01 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Toothache – CYC01, EL01, HCS03, TR01 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• 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)
• Urinary Retention – SP06, KD10, CYC11, CYC12, CYC13, HX03, TR01 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Acne – BL13, BL15, BL17, BL21, BL25, GV14, AT05, CVC02, CYC05, EL14, IN01, TR01 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside TR01

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TR01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• TF10Shenmen24 protocols
• IAC03Sympathetic13 protocols
• CYC11Kidney11 protocols
• IN01Endocrine11 protocols
• CVC02Lung9 protocols
• CYC01Stomach8 protocols
• CVC01Heart6 protocols
• CVC06Spleen6 protocols
• CYC08Liver6 protocols
• AT12Nervous Subcortex3 protocols
• CVC09San Jiao3 protocols
• CYC13Bladder3 protocols

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