GB11 Touqiaoyin (Head Portal Yin)

頭竅陰tóu qiào yīnTouqiaoyin

Gallbladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point GB11 Touqiaoyin (Head Portal Yin)
27
Indications
5
Protocols
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Location

Posterior and superior to the mastoid process at the junction of the middle third and lower third of the curved line connecting GB09 and GB12.

No specific contraindications for head points.

Indications

Conditions for which GB11 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Agitation FootAgitation HandBenefit HeadBenefit Sense OrgansCoughDizzinessGoiterHeat FootHeat HandLimb Tendon Ligament Contraction StiffnessStiff NeckImmobility Limb Tendon / Ligament ContractionImmobility NeckPainRib PainEar PainEye PainHeadacheNeck PainPharyngitisChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingTaste Bitterness NauseatingTaxation BoneTinnitusTongue Body StiffTongue Root Bleeding

Protocols using GB11

  • Tinnitus, Tinnitus SubjectiveSI19, TB13, TB17, GB11, GV14, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1373390)
  • Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing LossSI19, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB10, GB11, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.1089/acu.2024.0004)
  • Tinnitus, Tinnitus SubjectiveSI19, TB03, TB17, GB11, GV14, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1373390)
  • Hearing Loss Sudden SensorineuralTB17, TB21, GB02, GB10, GB11, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.1089/acu.2024.0004)
  • Mental DisorderKD06, 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 GB11

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB11. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
  • TB17Hurricane4 protocols
  • GB10Floating White3 protocols
  • SI19Palace Of Hearing3 protocols
  • GB02Hearing Convergence2 protocols
  • GV14Great Vertebra2 protocols
  • GV15Gate Of Muteness2 protocols
  • TB21Ear Gate2 protocols
  • XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall2 protocols
  • GB04Forehead Fullness1 protocols
  • GB05Suspended Skull1 protocols
  • GB06Suspended Tuft1 protocols