Location
Posterior and superior to the mastoid process at the junction of the middle third and upper third of the curved line connecting GB09 and GB12.
No specific contraindications for head points.
Indications
Conditions for which GB10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit HeadBenefit NeckChillsCoughDeafnessShortness of BreathExpectoration FoamExpectoration PhlegmFeverChest FullnessGoiterUnable to Raise ArmLeg Flaccid StiffnessStiff NeckWalking StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility Leg FlaccidImmobility NeckImmobility WalkingPainArm PainChest PainHeadacheNeck PainShoulder PainToothachePharyngitisHeaviness Head SensationChannel Stagnation SwellingTeeth Incorrect BiteTinnitus
Protocols using GB10
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB10, GB11, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.1089/acu.2024.0004 ↗)
- Hearing Loss Sudden Sensorineural – TB17, TB21, GB02, GB10, GB11, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.1089/acu.2024.0004 ↗)
- 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)
Most often selected alongside GB10
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GB11Head Portal Yin3 protocols
- GB02Hearing Convergence2 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
- TB17Hurricane2 protocols
- TB21Ear Gate2 protocols
- XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall2 protocols
- GB04Forehead Fullness1 protocols
- GB05Suspended Skull1 protocols
- GB06Suspended Tuft1 protocols
- GB07Temporal Hairline Curve1 protocols
- GB08Leading Valley1 protocols
- GB09Heavenly Surge1 protocols
