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Indications
8
Protocols
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Location
On the head, 4 thumb widths above the anterior hairline and 22.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head.
No specific contraindications for head points.
Indications
Conditions for which GB18 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
TCM actions
What classical sources say GB18 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Qi LungBenefit HeadBenefit NoseDescend Qi Lung
Protocols using GB18
- Paralysis, Paralysis Facial, Urinary Dysfunction, Sensory Disturbance, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Neurological Deficit Acute – ST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005562 ↗)
- Fatigue, Headache, Lethargy, Headache Temporal, Neck Pain, Headache Bilateral, Vasculitis Temporal-arteritis – ST08, SI19, BL08, GB01, GB08, GB18 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.12.002 ↗)
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Depression, Insomnia, Photophobia, Neck Stiffness, Phonophobia, Headache Medication-overuse, Chronic Migraine, Chronic Daily Headache, Head Throbbing Pain – LI04, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI03, BL10, TB05, TB17, GB04, GB08, GB15, GB18, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30417 ↗)
- Anxiety, Consciousness Loss, Limbs Weakness, Seizures Tonic-clonic, Epilepsy Juvenile_myoclonic, Seizures Myoclonic – GB18, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1649111 ↗)
- Epilepsy, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Seizures – ST36, HT07, GB18, LV03, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1649111 ↗)
- Headache Migraine, Headache Medication-overuse, Chronic Migraine – LI04, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI03, BL10, TB05, TB17, GB04, GB08, GB15, GB18, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XB02C3, XB02C4, XH03 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30417 ↗)
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy Drug-resistant, Seizures Myoclonic, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy – ST36, HT07, GB18, LV03, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1649111 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Intracerebral Hemorrhage – ST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005562 ↗)
Most often selected alongside GB18
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB18. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV20100 Convergences7 protocols
- GV24Spirit Court5 protocols
- LV03Great Surge4 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
- BL08Declining Connection3 protocols
- GB08Leading Valley3 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar2 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate2 protocols
- CV06Sea Of Qi2 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre2 protocols
- GB04Forehead Fullness2 protocols
- GB06Suspended Tuft2 protocols