Location
On the tip of the nose.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GV25 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Alcoholism Increase ExpirationLoss of SmellDischarge Nasal ExcessiveShortness of BreathHypotension Low Blood PressureIntoxication AlcoholNosebleedObstruction NasalNose Soreness PainPolyp NasalNose Alcoholic RednessRhinitis
TCM actions
What classical sources say GV25 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Nose
Protocols using GV25
- Anxiety, Depression, Face Numbness, Paralysis Eye Abduction, Sensory Disturbance Facial, Forehead Numbness, Cranial Nerve Injury – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST36, BL67, GB20, GV25 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000016756 ↗)
- Insomnia, Drooling, Nocturia, Sleep Disturbance, Gait Impaired, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Tremor Rest, Parkinsonism Vascular, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Sleep Apnea Obstructive, Slurred Speech – LI04, SP06, BL62, KD06, GV24, GV25 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.1057095 ↗)
- Unconsciousness Post-anesthesia, Delayed Recovery Anesthesia – KD01, GV25 (doi:10.5812/aapm.96172 ↗)
- Insomnia, Sleep Disorder, Parkinsonism Vascular, Periodic Limb Movements Sleep, Sleepiness Daytime – LI04, SP06, BL62, KD06, GV24, GV25, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.1057095 ↗)
- Cranial Nerve Injury, Facial Numbness, Paralysis Abducens Nerve – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST36, BL67, GB20, GV25, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000016756 ↗)
Most often selected alongside GV25
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV25. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- BL62Extending Vessel2 protocols
- BL67Reaching Yin2 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool2 protocols
- GV24Spirit Court2 protocols
- KD06Shining Sea2 protocols
- LI20Receiving Fragrance2 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection2 protocols
- ST04Earth Granary2 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles2 protocols
- KD01Bubbling Spring1 protocols
- XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall1 protocols
