Location
Superior to the apex of the auricle 1.5 thumb widths within the hairline.
Cautions
No specific contraindications for head points.
Indications
Conditions for which GB08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationBenefit HeadBenefit HeadBenefit Regulate DiaphragmBenefit Regulate StomachCold StomachCold StomachDeviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopEye DisorderEye DisorderDizzinessEating ProblemsEating ProblemsOn Drinking FullnessOn Drinking FullnessOn Eating FullnessOn Eating FullnessGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindInjury AlcoholInjury AlcoholIntoxication AlcoholIntoxication AlcoholEdemaPainDiaphragm PainDiaphragm PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainHead Forehead Corner St8 PainHead Forehead Corner St8 PainPhlegmPhlegm QiPhlegm QiRegulate DiaphragmRegulate StomachHeaviness Head SensationHeaviness Head SensationVomitingVomiting PersistentVomiting PersistentWindWind HeadWind Head
Protocols using GB08
- Headache Tension, Headache Liver Yang Hyperactivity – KD03, TB05, GB08, GB20, GB43, LV02 (https://doi.org/10.26973/d.cnki.gbjzu.2024.000180)
- Headache Occipital, Headache Migraine, Head Posterior Pain – SI03, BL60, GB08, GB20 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-361)
- Migraine Without Aura – LI16, ST08, BL10, GB08, GB20, GB21, LV03, GV20 (Efficacy Study of Acupuncture in the Prevention of Migraine Without Aura. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02765581)
- Chest Pain, Dyspnea, Poststernotomy Pain, Reduced Lung Function – LI04, ST08, SI06, BL60, GB08, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/219817)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Head Pain, Headache Migraine Menstrual – LI04, ST29, ST44, SI03, BL60, KD12, PC06, TB05, TB20, GB08, GB13, GB20, GB34, GB40, LV03, CV03, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-374)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Photophobia, Headache Migraine, Phonophobia, Headache Recurrent – GB08, GB20, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70536)
- Nausea, Photophobia, Headache Migraine, Headache Unilateral, Phonophobia – LI04, TB05, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB40 (https://doi.org/10.1097/NRL.0000000000000386)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Headache Migraine, Headache Unilateral, Sensitivity Light, Sensitivity Sound – SI03, BL60, GB08, GB20, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S546838)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Headache Migraine, Headache Unilateral, Sensitivity Light, Sensitivity Sound – TB05, GB08, GB20, GB34, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S546838)
- Depression, Domestic Violence, Psychiatric Disorder – ST08, PC06, GB08, GB15, GV20 (Acupuncture for Women Victims of Domestic Violence With Psychiatric Sequelae. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05102253)
- Head Pain, Headache Migraine, Headache Chronic – LI04, BL02, GB08, GB20, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04617-9)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Headache Migraine, Gastrointestinal Symptoms – LI04, ST44, SI03, BL60, PC06, TB05, GB08, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5676718)