Location
05 thumb widths within the hairline of the forehead 3 thumb widths lateral to the du24.
Cautions
No specific contraindications for head points.
Indications
Conditions for which GB13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Deviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopEpilepsyEpilepsy (infant)Epilepsy InfantileEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionHemiplegiaBody Turning StiffnessStiff NeckImmobility Body TurningImmobility NeckChest PainChest PainRib PainRib PainHeadacheHeadacheNeck PainNeck PainPhlegmVomiting FoamVomiting FoamVomiting SalivaVomiting SalivaWindStroke
Protocols using GB13
- Cognitive Dysfunction Postoperative, Memory Impairment Postoperative, Attention Deficit Postoperative – LI04, GB13, LV03, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1637566)
- Ischemic Stroke, Cognitive Impairment Mild – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, TB05, GB13, GB34, LV03, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-214)
- Depression, Cognitive Dysfunction, Memory Impaired, Concentration Impaired, Executive Function Impaired – LU09, ST08, KD03, GB13, LV03, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.146897.4)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Repetitive Behavior, Social Communication Deficit – ST08, GB13, GB19, GV17, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000014880)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social Communication Disorder, Stereotyped Behavior, Restricted Interests – GB13, GB19, GV17, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s44424-025-00042-y)
- Anxiety, Insomnia, Hyperarousal – SP06, HT07, PC06, GB13, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04612-0)
- Headache Migraine Chronic, Headache Yangming – LI04, ST44, GB08, GB13, GB20, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020653)
- Headache Migraine Chronic, Headache Shaoyang – TB05, GB08, GB13, GB20, GB34, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020653)
- Headache Migraine Chronic, Headache Jueyin – GB08, GB13, GB20, GB40, LV03, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020653)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Photophobia, Headache Migraine, Headache Unilateral, Phonophobia – LI04, ST44, SI03, BL60, PC06, TB05, TB20, GB08, GB13, GB20, GB34, GB40, LV03, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-10-25)
- Tic Disorders – LI04, LI11, ST04, ST06, ST32, BL02, BL18, KD03, KD17, TB05, GB13, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV08, GV20, GV24 (Acupuncture Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Tic Disorders: A Prospective, Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07071428)
- 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)