GB06 (Suspended Tuft)

懸厘xuán lí

Gallbladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point GB06 (Suspended Tuft)
32
Indications
12
Protocols

Location

Within the hairline at the junction of the lower ¼ and upper ¾ of the distance between st8 and gb7.

Cautions

No specific contraindications for head points.

Indications

Conditions for which GB06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Agitation HeartAgitation HeartLoss of AppetiteLoss of AppetiteDisease FebrileDisease FebrileHeatHeat Jiao MiddleHeat Jiao MiddlePainEye Canthus Lateral PainEye Canthus Lateral PainHeadache Eye Canthus Lateral PainHeadache Eye Canthus Lateral PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainFacial RednessFacial RednessSkin RednessSkin RednessExcessive SneezingExcessive SneezingChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous SweatingFacial SwellingFacial SwellingSkin SwellingSkin SwellingTinnitusWind

Protocols using GB06

  • Bradykinesia, Paralysis Motor, Postural Instability, Stroke Ischemic Bilateral Basal Ganglia, Impaired Self-careGB06, GV21, MS06 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1604342)
  • Paralysis Upper-limb, Motor-impairment Hemiplegia, Stroke Cerebral-infarction, Sensory-disorderGB06, GB07, GV20, GV21, MS06, MS07 (https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10020087)
  • Speech Impairment, Communication Impaired, Stroke Sequela, Aphasia BrocaGB04, GB06, MS06, MS10 (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046609)
  • Paralysis Lower Limb, Gait Impairment, Motor Dysfunction Post-strokeGB06 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-025-01827-1)
  • Paralysis, Motor Dysfunction, Ischemic Stroke, Hemiparesis Upper LimbGB06, GB07, GV20, GV21 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1611-y)
  • Paralysis, Paralysis Facial, Urinary Dysfunction, Sensory Disturbance, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Neurological Deficit AcuteST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000005562)
  • TinnitusLI01, LI02, LI03, LI04, LI05, LI06, ST01, ST07, ST36, ST44, SP06, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI09, SI16, SI17, SI19, BL08, BL23, BL62, BL67, KD03, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB07, TB18, TB19, TB20, TB21, TB22, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB06, GB09, GB10, GB11, GB19, GB20, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, GV04, XH14, XH16, XH30, XU14 (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)
  • Eye Canthus Lateral PainGB05, GB06, GB15, GB38, GB43, GB44 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • WindLU07, LI03, LI04, LI06, LI08, LI11, LI15, LI19, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST06, ST08, ST34, SI03, SI09, SI12, SI14, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL12, BL18, BL41, BL45, BL60, BL62, BL63, TB01, TB05, TB16, TB17, TB18, TB22, TB23, GB01, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB07, GB08, GB12, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB19, GB20, GB31, GB32, GB41, LV07, CV04, CV24, GV08, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH17, XH18, XH19, XH25, XH29, XH40, XH46, XL02, XL03, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU18, XU22 (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)
  • 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)