Location
Within the hairline of the temporal region the midway of the border line connecting ST08 and GB07.
No specific contraindications for head points.
Indications
Conditions for which GB05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationDischarge Nasal CloudyDisease Febrile FullnessHeatNosebleedPainEye Canthus Lateral PainHeadacheHeadache Eye Canthus Lateral PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainToothacheFacial RednessSkin RednessRhinitisChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingFacial SwellingSkin SwellingWind
Protocols using GB05
- Disability Musculoskeletal, Osteonecrosis Femoral Head Bilateral, Hip Bilateral Pain – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB13, GB14, GB20, GB30, GB31, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.15171/jlms.2018.28 ↗)
- Headache Migraine, Headache Migraine Without Aura – ST08, GB05, GB08, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04349-w ↗)
- Alopecia, Alopecia Areata, Hair Loss – LI04, ST08, ST36, BL07, KD03, PC06, GB05, LV02, GV20, GV22 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.3.93 ↗)
- Headache Tension, Headache Liver Yang Hyperactivity – BL04, BL10, GB05, GB12, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.26973/d.cnki.gbjzu.2024.000180 ↗)
- Migraine, Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura – ST08, GB05, GB08, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04349-w ↗)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – ST08, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB20 (WANG Li-ju. A Survey on Acupuncture Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 68)
- Headache – LU07, LI04, ST08, ST36, ST40, TB23, GB05, GB20, GV20, GV24 (陈勤仁. 古今针灸治疗头痛的临床选穴规律及针灸方法对比研究. , [CNKI])
- Headache Migraine – ST08, TB05, GB01, GB05, GB08, GB20, GB41, GB44 (吴聪英范庆菁陈伟刘宁李彦龙. 针刺足少阳经首尾穴治疗偏头痛临床研究. 光明中医 ., 2024 [CNKI])
- Mental Disorder – KD06, PC04, PC05, PC06, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB07, GB08, GB09, GB10, GB11, GB40 (Zheng Lingling et al.. [Experience of professor LI Zhidao in the treatment of mental disorders by "regulating the heart and smoothing the liver"].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2016)
- Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, BL02, GB05, GB20, XH04, XH05 (Min Ding et al.. [Intractable facial paralysis treated with different acupuncture and acupoint embedding therapies: a randomized controlled trial].. PubMed, 2015)
- Headache, Liver Yang Deficiency, Liver Yang Deficiency – GB05, GB20, GB43, LV02, GV20 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside GB05
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GB20Wind Pool7 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences6 protocols
- ST08Head Corner6 protocols
- GB08Leading Valley4 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
- GB04Forehead Fullness3 protocols
- GB06Suspended Tuft3 protocols
- LV02Passing Between2 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate2 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo1 protocols
- BL04Deviating Turn1 protocols
