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
- Paralysis, Motor Dysfunction, Ischemic Stroke, Hemiparesis Upper Limb – GB06, GB07, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1611-y ↗)
- 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 – 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 ↗)
- 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)
- 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)
- Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – GB06, GB07, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)