GV10 Lingtai (Spirit Tower)
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Below spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GV10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AsthmaBoil / FuruncleBoil FuruncleBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyCarbuncleClove SoresCommon ColdCoughCough ChronicDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachSteaming Bone DisorderShortness of BreathEnteritisFeverHeatHeat SpleenHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureStiff NeckImmobility NeckNumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessBack PainLower Back PainHeadacheStomach AchePapulesParalysisOrgans Phase StagnationStrokeWind Cold SyndromeWind-cold SyndromeWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeTuberculosis PulmonaryVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessWheezingWind Organs Phase
TCM actions
What classical sources say GV10 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
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Protocols using GV10
- Anxiety, Depression, Heartburn, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Acid Reflux, Chest Pain Noncardiac, Upper Abdomen Pain – GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2020/5415813 ↗)
- Headache, Sore Throat, Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Sleep Unrefreshing, Memory Impaired, Fatigue Post-exertional, Cold Intolerance, Concentration Impaired, Yang Deficiency Spleen-kidney, Lumbar Weakness – BL11, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL25, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z ↗)
- Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Insomnia, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving, Withdrawal Restlessness – GV04, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 ↗)
- Gastroparesis Postoperative, Digestive Tract Tumor Postoperative – ST21, ST25, ST36, CV12, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250528-k0002 ↗)
- Cough, Chest Pain, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Cough Gastroesophageal Reflux – GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241225-k0001 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Pigmentation Facial, Melasma, Qi Liver Stagnation – GV09, GV10, GV20, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250827-0003 ↗)
- Vomiting, Gastritis, Hematemesis, Psychogenic Vomiting – ST36, SP04, PC06, LV03, CV06, CV12, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251022-k0001 ↗)
- Ankylosing Spondylitis – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.10.006 ↗)
- Boil – LI04, BL40, PC04, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Boil Face, Boil Face – LI01, LI04, LI11, BL40, PC04, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Boil Finger Tip, Boil Finger Tip – LI04, LI11, LI20, BL40, PC04, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Boil Temple, Boil Temple – LI04, BL40, PC04, GB34, GB44, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Boil Toe, Boil Toe – LI04, BL40, PC04, GB02, GB34, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside GV10
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV09Reaching Yang8 protocols
- GV11Spirit Path7 protocols
- GV12Body Pillar7 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra6 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease5 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
- PC04Cleft Gate5 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- GV04Life Gate3 protocols
- GV06Spine Centre3 protocols
- GV07Central Pivot3 protocols
- GV08Sinew Contraction3 protocols