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Indications
15
Protocols
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Location
On the head and on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance or GV17, 22.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head.
No specific contraindications for head points.
Indications
Conditions for which GB19 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Nasal CongestionDeafnessDepressionPsychological DisorderDizzinessEmaciationFrightHeatStiff NeckNeck Heavy Head StiffnessUnable to Turn NeckImmobility NeckImmobility Neck Heavy HeadImmobility Neck TurningNosebleedPainEye PainHead PainHeadacheMigraineHeadache One-sided PainNeck PainNose PainPalpitations RednessHeaviness Head Sensation SwellingTaxation DisorderTinnitusWindWind BrainWind Head
TCM actions
What classical sources say GB19 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit HeadPacify Sense Organs
Protocols using GB19
- 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 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60074-1 ↗)
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Constipation, Drooling, Parkinson's Disease, Tremor Hand, Stiffness Neck, Dry Mouth, Bradykinesia, Dysphagia, Rigidity, Tremor Limb, Stiffness Back, Cramp Foot – LI04, LI10, LI11, ST25, ST37, SP06, SP09, BL40, BL57, GB19, GB34, GB39, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV17, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1330054 ↗)
- Depression, Vision Blurred, Visual Field Defect, Optic Nerve Injury – BL01, GB19, GV17 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000042088 ↗)
- Dry Eye, Perimenopausal Syndrome, Perimenopause, Dry Eye Perimenopausal – BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB19 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230536 ↗)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Repetitive Behavior, Social Communication Deficit – ST08, GB13, GB19, GV17, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000014880 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Cervical Pain, Muscle Contracture – LI04, SI03, SI06, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15, BL60, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB34, GV20 (doi:10.1177/0964528420961398 ↗)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social Communication Disorder, Stereotyped Behavior, Restricted Interests – GB13, GB19, GV17, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/s44424-025-00042-y ↗)
- Neck Pain, Headache Cervicogenic – BL10, GB19, GB20, GV16, GV18, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.01.008 ↗)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder – ST36, BL15, GB13, GB19, GV17, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240911-k0001 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Cervical Spondylosis Vertebral Artery Type Dizziness, Cervical Spondylosis Vertebral Artery Type Headache – ST08, GB08, GB19, GB20, GB21, GV15, GV17, GV20, GV24, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60043-6 ↗)
- Neuralgia Trigeminal – ST07, SI12, BL10, BL12, TB17, GB03, GB19, GB20, GB21, GV09, GV16, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250123-0001 ↗)
- Constipation, Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, ST25, ST37, SP06, SP09, BL40, BL57, GB19, GB34, GB39, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV17, GV19, GV21, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1330054 ↗)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder – PC06, GB13, GB19, GV17, GV20, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Headache Post-traumatic – ST08, BL08, TB03, GB08, GB19, GB20 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Somnambulism – GB19, GV17, GV20, GV21, GV23, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside GB19
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB19. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV17Brain Door10 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences9 protocols
- GV24Spirit Court8 protocols
- GB13Spirit Root5 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool5 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall4 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease3 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well3 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring3 protocols
- GV21Before The Vertex3 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend3 protocols