Location
On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow.
Cautions
No specific contraindications for head points.
Indications
Conditions for which GB14 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Aversion Cold BackAversion Cold BackBenefit EyesBenefit EyesBenefit HeadBenefit HeadChillsDeviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopDizzinessDrooping EyelidDrooping EyelidEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Night BlindnessNight Blindness VisionItchiness Eye PupilsItchiness Eye PupilsLachrymation Wind ExposureLachrymation Wind ExposureOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsPainEye PainEye PainFacial PainFacial PainHeadacheHeadacheHead Forehead PainHead Forehead PainSupraorbital Ridge PainSupraorbital Ridge PainShivering BackShivering BackWind Cold SyndromeWind-cold SyndromeTwitch EyelidTwitch EyelidWindWind HeadWind Head
Protocols using GB14
- Blurred Vision, Asthenopia, Dry Eye, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Burning Eye, Dryness Ocular – LI04, ST02, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GB37, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/492150)
- Paralysis Facial, Retroauricular Pain – LI04, ST02, ST04, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231014-k0003)
- Cerebral Palsy, Motor Dysfunction, Posture Abnormalities – LI04, LI11, ST02, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, HT07, SI19, BL01, BL17, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB13, GB14, GB19, LV03, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV23, GV17, GV20, GV24 (Yu Hai-bo, Liu Yong-feng & Wu Li-xiong. Acupuncture Combined with Music Therapy for Treatment of 30 Cases of Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 243-246)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST02, ST07, ST08, TB17, GB02, GB14, GB20, CV24 (https://doi.org/10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.Z20180246)
- Paralysis Facial, Bell's Palsy, Facial Weakness – LI04, LI11, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST25, ST36, SP06, KD03, GB14, GB20, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-023-03970-4)
- Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Facial – LI10, LI20, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, GB01, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250433)
- Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura – LI04, ST36, SP06, PC06, GB14, GB20, LV03, CV12, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1526-4610.2002.02203.x)
- Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Dryness, Eye Pruritus, Eye Irritation, Eye Blurry Vision, Eye Congestion, Lacrimation Excessive – ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031468)
- Facial Paralysis, Synkinesis Facial – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, GB14, CV24, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000049719)
- Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST06, SI18, GB14, GB20, CV24, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1504089)
- Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SP06, SI18, TB05, TB17, GB14, LV03 (Yang Jin-sheng et al. 44 Cases of Peripheral Facial Paralysis Treated by the SXDZ-100 Nerve and Muscle Stimulator. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 182-185)
- Dry Eye – LI04, LI11, ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (Acupuncture for Dry Eye. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01105221)