GV16 Fengfu (Wind Mansion) – acupuncture point

Location

1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in the depression the between trapezius of the both sides.

Cautions

Caution; proximity to foramen magnum.

Indications

Conditions for which GV16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AnxietyArthritis ShoulderAversion Cold Common ColdSadness & DepressionDepression SuicidalPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderPsychological Talking Persistent DisorderDizziness Breathing ProblemsEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFrightHeat Chest Heaviness Hemiplegia High Blood Pressure Stiff NeckUnable to Turn NeckImmobility NeckImmobility Neck TurningInjury WindJaundiceNosebleedLeg NumbnessOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsHeadache Neck Pain Shoulder Pain Sore Throat Palpitations Shivering Speech ImpairmentSpeech Impaired WindstrokeStress Sweating SwellingBi Arthralgia Wind SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind SyndromeTongue Body FlaccidVoice LossVomiting Persistent WindWind HeadStroke

TCM actions

What classical sources say GV16 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit HeadBenefit NeckCalm Spirit ShenNourish Sea Of Marrow

Protocols using GV16

The 50 best-sourced of 177, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

Dementia Vascular, Cognitive Impairment, Memory Short-term Impaired, Behavioral Dysfunction – LI04, GB20, LV03, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(11)60036-8 ↗)
Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Vomiting, Nausea – LI18, SI11, SI14, GB20, GB21, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60079-0 ↗)
Neuralgia Occipital, Occipital Pain, Cervical Pain – ST08, BL04, BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16, GV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60040-0 ↗)
Low Back Pain, Disability Severe – LI11, LV02, GV16 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-127 ↗)
Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-214 ↗)
Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Dementia Vascular No Dementia, Stroke Post – ST36, SP10, HT05, BL15, BL45, KD06, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-442 ↗)
Neck Pain, Radiating Arm Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical – LI04, SI03, BL10, BL11, BL12, TB03, TB10, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.2.036 ↗)
Tic Disorder Motor, Tic Disorder Vocal, Tourette Syndrome – BL15, BL18, BL23, GB20, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0873-0 ↗)
Depression, Parkinson's Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Bradykinesia, Tremor Resting, Rigidity, Sleep Disorder – LI04, GB20, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2015/692795 ↗)
Dizziness, Headache, Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Stress Work-related – BL10, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2016/4943204 ↗)
Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y ↗)
Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Alzheimer – KD04, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2052-y ↗)
Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Vision Blurred, Dizziness Cervical, Vertigo Cervical – BL10, GB20, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2017/7597363 ↗)
Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain – BL10, GB12, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV15, GV16 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2418-1 ↗)
Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Difficulty, Aspiration Risk – ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2018/6126410 ↗)
Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper-extremity Pain, Upper-extremity Numbness – LI04, LI11, SI03, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2019/2345640 ↗)
Depression Post-stroke, Stroke Sequelae – GV11, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03277-3 ↗)
Depression Post-stroke, Stroke Sequelae, Depression Moderate-severe – GV11, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03277-3 ↗)
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 ↗)
Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Itching, Itchiness Skin, Pruritus, Prurigo Nodularis, Pruritus Chronic – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP06, SP10, SI04, BL17, BL64, TB04, TB05, GB20, GB40, CV06, CV12, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.2147/CCID.S336109 ↗)
Headache, Nausea, Photophobia, Migraine, Headache Migraine, Phonophobia – LI04, GB20, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103168 ↗)
Dysphagia Post-stroke, Stroke Ischaemic – TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2022/2011597 ↗)
Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Difficulty – ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210197 ↗)
Anxiety, Insomnia, Depression Major, Depression Anxious – SP06, PC06, GB20, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.2147/NDT.S446034 ↗)
Low Back Pain, Trauma Traffic Accident, Low Back Acute Pain – LI11, LV02, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038590 ↗)
Parkinson's Disease, Chronic Pain, Motor Dysfunction, Musculoskeletal Pain – BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S485481 ↗)
Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction, Cough On Swallowing – TB17, GB12, GB20, CV22, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JMDH.S526827 ↗)
Parkinson's Disease, Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Postural Instability, Gait Disturbance, Thoracic Pain, Deformity Spinal, Deformity Thoracic Kyphosis, Radicular Leg Pain – GB20, GB34, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.3390/jcm14113705 ↗)
Insomnia, Hypertension, Alopecia, Limb Pain, Diarrhea Chronic, Spasm Muscle – BL17, BL23, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB20, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1543991 ↗)
Neck Pain, Finger Numbness, Spondylosis Cervical, Myelopathy Cervical, Arm Upper Pain, Arm Upper Numbness, Forearm Numbness, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness – ST25, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043085 ↗)
Neck Pain, Finger Numbness, Spondylosis Cervical, Myelopathy Cervical, Arm Upper Pain, Arm Upper Numbness, Forearm Numbness, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness – ST25, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043085 ↗)
Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Limb Numbness – SI14, SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S527880 ↗)
Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Radiculopathy Cervical, Grip Weakness, Neck Cervical Pain, Radicular Upper-limb Pain, Paraesthesia Forearm Right, Paraesthesia Fingers Right, Edema Hand Right, Cervical-disc-herniation, Double-crush-syndrome, Radial-tunnel-syndrome – LI10, LI11, LI12, BL10, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043745 ↗)
Memory Impairment, Attention Deficit, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Sequela Stroke – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044257 ↗)
Head Pain, Headache Migraine, Disability Headache – LI04, GB20, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55454 ↗)
Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Swallowing Dysfunction, Pharyngeal Sensory Impairment, Pharyngeal Motor Impairment – ST09, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250015 ↗)
Tinnitus Unilateral – LI20, SI19, BL02, TB12, TB17, TB22, GB02, GB07, GB12, GB20, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
Hoarseness, Tremor Hand, Atrophy Tongue, Paralysis Facial, Dysarthria, Erectile Dysfunction, Muscle Proximal Weakness, Bulbar Weakness, Fasciculation Muscle, Gynecomastia – LI04, LI10, ST36, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.009 ↗)
Parkinson's Disease, Motor Dysfunction, Sleep Disturbance – LI04, GB20, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00596 ↗)
Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Limited Range Of Motion Neck – LI04, LI05, LI17, LI18, SI03, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL11, BL60, TB03, TB10, TB16, GB20, GB21, GB39, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.01.002 ↗)
Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic – BL10, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027 ↗)
Neck Pain, Cervical Spine Pain, Whiplash Injury – SI11, SI13, SI14, SI15, TB14, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 ↗)
Neck Pain, Whiplash Injury, Muscle Spasm Cervical – SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 ↗)
Infection Respiratory Recurrent, Immune Deficiency, Kidney Disease Chronic – LI20, ST36, GB20, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.21037/atm-22-2376 ↗)
Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – BL62, PC07, GV16, GV23 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST36, KD13, KD14, GB39, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV23, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – BL18, BL23, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment Mild, Memory Decline – ST36, HT07, PC06, PC08, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1440111 ↗)
Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain, Postoperative Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness, Arm Radiating Pain, Sensory-abnormality Upper-extremity, Post-surgical Cervical-disc – BL10, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S553978 ↗)
Transient Ischemic Attack, Stroke Prevention – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.4103/1673-5374.180735 ↗)

Most often selected alongside GV16

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV16. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

GB20Wind Pool115 protocols
GV20100 Convergences91 protocols
GV14Great Vertebra60 protocols
LI04Junction Valley39 protocols
ST36Leg Three Miles39 protocols
GV24Spirit Court33 protocols
BL10Celestial Pillar30 protocols
TB17Hurricane25 protocols
LV03Great Surge24 protocols
SP06Three Yin Intersection24 protocols
PC06Inner Gate23 protocols
CV23Clean Spring21 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel

GV01 GV02 GV03 GV04 GV05 GV06 GV07 GV08 GV09 GV10 GV11 GV12 GV13 GV14 GV15 GV17 GV18 GV19 GV20 GV21 GV22 GV23 GV24 GV25 GV26 GV27 GV28