GB12 Wangu (Mastoid Process)

Location

In the depression the posterior and inferior to the mastoid process.

Indications

Conditions for which GB12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say GB12 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using GB12

The 50 best-sourced of 88, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Neuralgia Occipital, Occipital Pain, Cervical Pain – ST08, BL04, BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16, GV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60040-0 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Deafness Nerve, Deafness Sensorineural – TB17, GB12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60029-7 ↗)
• Disability Low Back, Low Back Chronic Pain – ST04, ST36, SP13, SP14, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL37, BL40, GB12, GB26, GB30, GB34, GB41, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV24, GV26 (doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-118 ↗)
• Vertigo, Dizziness Chronic – LI04, ST40, SI19, GB12, GB20, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-429 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Confusion, Mood Negative – LI18, SI17, GB12 (doi:10.5539/gjhs.v7n4p40 ↗)
• Cognitive Impairment Post-stroke, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cerebrovascular Disease – ST02, ST40, SP06, HT07, BL10, PC06, GB12, GB20, LV03, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1337-0 ↗)
• COPD, Dyspnea Exertional, Respiratory Obstruction – LU01, LU09, LI18, ST36, BL13, BL20, BL23, GB12 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000004879 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Difficulty, Paralysis Pseudobulbar – LI04, ST40, HT05, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2017/2349794 ↗)
• Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain – BL10, GB12, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV15, GV16 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2418-1 ↗)
• Weight Loss, COPD, Dyspnea, Malnutrition, Exercise Intolerance – LU01, LU09, LI18, ST36, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD03, GB12, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2341-3 ↗)
• Lung Cancer, Dyspnea, Pneumonitis Radiation, Inflammation Pulmonary – LU01, LU02, LU09, LI04, ST36, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD03, PC06, GB12, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV14 (doi:10.1177/1534735420908327 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Wind-phlegm Syndrome – LI04, ST40, HT05, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2020/4689296 ↗)
• Dizziness, Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Liver Yang Rebellion – LI04, HT05, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2020/4689296 ↗)
• Headache, Neuralgia Occipital, Occipital Pain – BL09, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02955-y ↗)
• Cognitive Impairment Post-stroke, Dementia Prevention, Stroke Ischemic Sequelae – ST02, ST40, SP06, HT07, BL10, PC06, GB12, GB20, LV03, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000023803 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis, Arm Numbness, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Numbness, Coldness Upper Limb, Radicular Shoulder To Elbow Pain, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy, Arm Upper Numbness – LU02, BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000026151 ↗)
• Coma, Limb Weakness, Ischemic Stroke, Dysarthria, Language Problems, Injury Electrical, Paralysis Eyelid, Infarction Thalamic, Infarction Mesencephalic – LU05, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL10, BL40, PC06, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1139537 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Traumatic, Eyelid Incomplete Closure, Taste Abnormal – LI04, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.3390/healthcare11182546 ↗)
• Fatigue, COPD, Dyspnea, Dyspnea Exertional, Exercise Intolerance, Fatigue Leg – LU01, LU09, LI18, ST36, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD03, GB12, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04353-0 ↗)
• Parkinson's Disease, Chronic Pain, Motor Dysfunction, Musculoskeletal Pain – BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S485481 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST09, SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04657-1 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction, Cough On Swallowing – TB17, GB12, GB20, CV22, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JMDH.S526827 ↗)
• Ptosis, Diplopia, Ophthalmoplegia, Palsy Oculomotor – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB03, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043279 ↗)
• Dizziness, Limb Weakness, Dysarthria, Speech Impairment, Balance Impaired, Ataxia Cerebellar, Gait Instability, Tremor Intention – GB12, GB20, GB34, GB40, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000045895 ↗)
• Tinnitus Unilateral – LI20, SI19, BL02, TB12, TB17, TB22, GB02, GB07, GB12, GB20, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
• Parkinson's Disease, Sleep Disturbance, Quality Of Life Reduced – BL10, GB12, GB20, GV15 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00596 ↗)
• Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic – BL10, GB12, GB20, GV14 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027 ↗)
• Stress, Fatigue, Anxiety, Insomnia Shift-work – LI11, SI03, KD01, GB12, GB21, GV20 (doi:10.3390/ijerph18084199 ↗)
• Insomnia – HT07, GB12, CV04, CV06, GV20 (doi:10.3390/ijerph192416688 ↗)
• Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment Mild, Functional Decline – ST02, BL40, KD01, TB17, GB12, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1548878 ↗)
• Shen Disturbance, Depression Post-stroke, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI04, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241104-k0005 ↗)
• Spasmodic Torticollis – BL10, GB12, GB20, CV24, GV15, GV16 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024055 ↗)
• Headache Tension, Headache Liver Yang Hyperactivity – BL04, BL10, GB05, GB12, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.26973/d.cnki.gbjzu.2024.000180 ↗)
• Swallowing Dysfunction, Post-stroke Dysphagia – SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV16, GV26 (doi:10.27134/d.cnki.ghbzc.2024.000090 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – LI04, ST09, ST36, ST40, SP06, HT05, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV22, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.16808/j.cnki.issn1003-7705.2018.01.067 ↗)
• Dizziness, Cervical Spondylosis Vertebral Artery Type – ST08, BL10, GB08, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2014.11.73 ↗)
• Stroke Hemiplegia, Paralysis Limb – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GB12, GB20, GV26 (doi:10.16841/j.issn1003-8450.2024.01.20 ↗)
• Vertigo, Dizziness Vestibular – GB08, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.16254/j.cnki.53-1120/r.2023.04.011 ↗)
• Stroke Sequelae, Aphasia Motor – GB12, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.19787/j.issn.1008-1879.2023.02.012 ↗)
• Headache Post-stroke – GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.20047/j.issn1673-7210.2024.02.33 ↗)
• Headache Occipital, Neuralgia Occipital, Occipital Pain – BL09, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02955-y ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Atrophy Facial Muscle – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB12, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s13063-021-05696-6 ↗)
• Anxiety, Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – SI19, TB03, TB05, TB17, GB08, GB12, GV15, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.986805 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus Idiopathic – ST36, SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB12, GB20, GB43, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037107 ↗)
• Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, BL10, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101087 ↗)
• Insomnia, Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain – HT07, KD03, GB12, GV20, XH03, XH15 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S598575 ↗)
• Schizophrenia, Menstruation Irregular, Hyperprolactinemia – LI04, SP06, BL10, GB12, GB20, LV03, GV16 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1727171 ↗)
• Stroke, Cognitive Impairment Post-stroke, Cognitive Impairment Mild Post-stroke – BL10, GB12, GB20, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221231-0002 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Head Pain, Neuralgia Occipital – SI03, BL09, BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230828-k0008 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Stroke Sequelae, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Aspiration Risk, Dysphagia Pharyngeal – LI04, HT05, KD06, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240125-k0001 ↗)

Most often selected alongside GB12

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GB20Wind Pool64 protocols
• BL10Celestial Pillar29 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences28 protocols
• TB17Hurricane27 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley23 protocols
• LV03Great Surge23 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles20 protocols
• CV23Clean Spring19 protocols
• GV16Wind Mansion19 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection18 protocols
• PC06Inner Gate16 protocols
• BL02Gathered Bamboo12 protocols

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