GB05 (Suspended Skull)

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Gallbladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point GB05 (Suspended Skull)
33
Indications
12
Protocols

Location

Within the hairline of the temporal region the midway of the border line connecting st8 and gb7.

Cautions

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 CloudyDischarge Nasal CloudyDisease FebrileDisease Febrile FullnessHeatNosebleedPainEye Canthus Lateral PainEye Canthus Lateral PainHeadacheHeadacheHeadache Eye Canthus Lateral PainHeadache Eye Canthus Lateral PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainToothacheToothacheFacial RednessFacial RednessSkin RednessSkin RednessRhinitisChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous SweatingFacial SwellingFacial SwellingSkin SwellingSkin SwellingWind

Protocols using GB05

  • Headache Tension, Headache Liver Yang HyperactivityBL04, BL10, GB05, GB12, GB20, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.26973/d.cnki.gbjzu.2024.000180)
  • Headache MigraineST08, 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])
  • Channel StagnationLU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Spontaneous SweatingLU06, LU08, LU10, LI01, LI04, LI05, LI06, ST12, ST36, ST39, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, ST45, SP01, SP02, HT05, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, BL04, BL06, BL09, BL11, BL13, BL17, BL19, BL29, BL30, BL40, BL45, BL58, BL67, PC01, PC06, PC07, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB06, TB15, GB05, GB06, GB11, GB16, GB20, GB37, GB43, GB44, CV13, GV02, GV04, GV05, GV13, GV14, GV15, GV23 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Facial SwellingLU01, LU09, LI04, LI20, ST05, ST25, ST37, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST45, SP04, SP05, BL07, TB16, GB05, GB06, GB16, GB20, GB25, GB34, GB35, CV24, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV26 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • AgitationLU02, LU04, LU05, LU09, LI11, ST08, ST27, ST36, ST41, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP05, HT01, HT08, HT09, SI01, SI04, SI08, BL03, BL04, BL11, BL14, BL30, BL42, KD01, KD04, KD24, KD25, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC07, PC09, TB01, TB04, TB15, GB05, GB08, GB39, GB44, LV02, LV13, CV14, CV18, CV19, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV18, GV20, GV24, GV28, XH03, XH16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Eye Canthus Lateral PainGB05, GB06, GB15, GB38, GB43, GB44 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • FullnessLU02, LU04, LI03, ST22, ST27, ST40, ST41, ST43, SP03, SI04, BL11, BL13, BL30, BL42, KD04, KD21, KD24, KD25, PC06, GB05, GB35, GB39, CV02, CV12, CV13, GV13, GV24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • NosebleedLU03, LU05, LU11, LI02, LI03, LI04, LI05, LI06, LI19, LI20, ST03, ST44, ST45, SP01, HT06, SI01, SI02, SI03, BL02, BL04, BL07, BL12, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL31, BL40, BL45, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL62, BL66, BL67, KD01, KD03, PC04, TB05, TB16, GB05, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB39, GB41, LV02, LV08, CV07, CV09, CV22, CV24, GV16, GV22, GV24, GV25, XH03, XH08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • RhinitisLI02, LI03, LI04, LI05, LI06, LI19, LI20, ST45, BL02, BL04, BL07, BL12, BL56, BL58, BL60, BL64, TB16, GB05, GB18, GB20, GV23, GV25, XH03, XH08, XH35, XH40 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • PainLU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI01, LI02, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST09, ST12, ST15, ST21, ST22, ST26, ST29, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, SP11, SP12, SP13, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, SI18, BL02, BL09, BL10, BL17, BL25, BL32, BL33, BL36, BL37, BL38, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD02, KD04, KD09, KD10, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD25, PC02, PC03, PC06, PC07, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB14, TB15, TB17, TB22, TB23, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB08, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB43, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV14, CV03, CV05, CV06, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV20, CV21, CV24, GV01, GV11, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, XB08, XC01, XH04, XH05, XH06, XH12, XH13, XH18, XL05A, XL05B, XU05, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU13, XU14, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • MigraineLU07, LI04, SI03, TB03, TB05, TB10, TB19, TB23, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB08, GB17, GB19, GB20, GB37, GB38, GB40, GB41, CV15, GV19, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH05, XH06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)