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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Within the hairline at the junction of the lower ¼ and upper ¾ of the distance between ST08 and GB07.
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 HeartLoss of AppetiteDisease FebrileHeatHeat Jiao MiddlePainEye Canthus Lateral PainHeadache Eye Canthus Lateral PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainFacial RednessSkin RednessExcessive SneezingChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingFacial SwellingSkin SwellingTinnitusWind
Protocols using GB06
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – ST08, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
- Paralysis, Paralysis Facial, Urinary Dysfunction, Sensory Disturbance, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Neurological Deficit Acute – ST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005562 ↗)
- Disability Musculoskeletal, Osteonecrosis Femoral Head Bilateral, Hip Bilateral Pain, Femoral Head Necrosis – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB13, GB14, GB20, GB30, GB31, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.15171/jlms.2018.28 ↗)
- Speech Impairment, Communication Impaired, Stroke Sequela, Aphasia Broca – GB04, GB06, MS06, MS10 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046609 ↗)
- Paralysis Lower Limb, Gait Impairment, Motor Dysfunction Post-stroke – GB06 (doi:10.1186/s12984-025-01827-1 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Limited Range Of Motion Neck – GB06, GB20 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.01.002 ↗)
- Paralysis Upper-limb, Motor-impairment Hemiplegia, Stroke Cerebral-infarction, Sensory-disorder – GB06, GB07, GV20, GV21, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.3390/brainsci10020087 ↗)
- Bradykinesia, Paralysis Motor, Postural Instability, Stroke Ischemic Bilateral Basal Ganglia, Impaired Self-care – GB06, GV21, MS06 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1604342 ↗)
- Encephalopathy, Cognitive Impairment, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – LI04, ST40, SP06, PC06, TB20, GB04, GB06, GB09, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1818476 ↗)
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Motor Lower Limb Problems, Gait Disorder – GB06, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, MS06 (doi:10.1186/s12984-025-01827-1 ↗)
- Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – GB06, GB07, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
- Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura – GB04, GB06, GV20, GV21, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201203-k0007 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Headache Migraine – GB06, GB08, GB20, GB40, GB41, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.003 ↗)
- Stroke, Gait Impairment, Motor Function Lower Limb, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – GB06, MS06 (doi:10.1186/s12984-025-01827-1 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Intracerebral Hemorrhage – ST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005562 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Motor Dysfunction – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, KD03, GB05, GB06, GB34, LV03, GV21 (doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101814 ↗)
- Constipation, Parkinson's Disease – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, SP14, KD03, GB05, GB06, GB34, LV03, GV21 (doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101814 ↗)
- Depression – ST08, GB06, GB07, GB13, GB15, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240331 ↗)
- Spasm Facial – ST08, GB04, GB06, GB07, GB08, GB13, GV20, GV24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Stroke – GB06, GB07, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.170611 ↗)
- 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)
- Depression – ST08, GB06, GB07, GB13, GB15, GV20, GV24 (AO Yu-tian et al.. Effect of “Xingshen-Jieyu” electroacupuncture on serum differential metabolites in patients with depression based on metabolomics. 针刺研究, 2024)
Most often selected alongside GB06
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV20100 Convergences10 protocols
- GB04Forehead Fullness7 protocols
- GB07Temporal Hairline Curve7 protocols
- GB05Suspended Skull5 protocols
- GV21Before The Vertex5 protocols
- MS06Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal5 protocols
- GB13Spirit Root4 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool4 protocols
- GV24Spirit Court4 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- LV03Great Surge4 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols