GV02 Yaoshu (Lumbar Point)

Location

In the hiatus of the sacrum.

Indications

Conditions for which GV02 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 GV02 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using GV02

• Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar – BL25, GV02 (doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗)
• COPD, Dyspnea, Reduced Lung Function – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02899-3 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP04, BL16, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, KD03, CV04, GV02, GV06 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – BL23, BL40, BL54, BL57, GB30, GB31, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2022/6016542 ↗)
• Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – BL40, BL57, GB30, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2022/6016542 ↗)
• Headache, Sore Throat, Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Sleep Unrefreshing, Memory Impaired, Fatigue Post-exertional, Cold Intolerance, Concentration Impaired, Yang Deficiency Spleen-kidney, Lumbar Weakness – BL11, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL25, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z ↗)
• Post-operative Pain, Anal Pain, Anxiety Post-operative, Constipation Post-operative – BL57, GV01, GV02, GV04 (doi:10.1016/j.joim.2020.08.001 ↗)
• Fatigue, Common Cold, Yang Deficiency, Yang Deficiency, Infection Recurrent – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210529 ↗)
• Lower Back Pain, Stiffness Morning, Back Lower Pain, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Lumbar Weakness, Ankylosing Spondylitis – ST36, SP10, BL23, BL25, CV03, CV22, GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20231040 ↗)
• Fatigue, Wellbeing General, Immunity Low – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, KD01, GV02 (doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 ↗)
• Blood Stasis, Lumbar Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL36, BL40, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.Z20180146 ↗)
• Shortness of Breath, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Lung Qi Deficiency, COPD, Dyspnea, Pulmonary Chronic Obstructive Disorder, Copd Stable – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240920-0007 ↗)
• Fatigue, Depression, Insomnia Chronic – ST25, SP06, HT07, KD06, CV04, CV08, CV12, GV02, GV14, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240407-k0002 ↗)
• Psychological Trauma Post-disaster Depression Insomnia – BL11, BL23, BL30, GB31, GV02, GV14 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60021-0 ↗)
• Sciatica, Low-back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1674464 ↗)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191225-k0003 ↗)
• Depression, Depression Mild-to-moderate – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220403-0001 ↗)
• Erectile Dysfunction – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220124-0002 ↗)
• Fatigue, Insomnia Chronic, Depression Mild – ST25, SP06, HT07, KD06, CV04, CV08, CV12, GV02, GV14, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH16 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240407-k0002 ↗)
• Low Back Pain – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190615-k0004 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain – BL57, GV01, GV02, GV04, XU02A, XU02B (doi:10.1016/j.joim.2020.08.001 ↗)
• Infertility Female, PCOS – CV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.12.002 ↗)
• Ankylosing Spondylitis – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.10.006 ↗)
• Premature Ovarian Insufficiency – CV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.06.003 ↗)
• Peripheral Nerve Injury – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV06 (doi:10.4103/1673-5374.150720 ↗)
• Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – SP06, GB30, LV08, GV02, GV04, GV06, GV09, GV12 (doi:10.12669/pjms.40.6.8636 ↗)
• Copd Stable – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Epilepsy – CV06, CV15, GV02, GV14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Osteoporosis Primary – GV02, GV14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GV02, GV04 (Xu Jianfeng, Lin Ruizhu, Wu Yongli, Wang Yingxu, Liu Jian, Zhang Yanling, Zhang Yuequan, Xi Chaolei, Wu Qiang, Li Xinjian. Effect of stimulating acupoint Guanyuan (CV 4) on lower back pain by burning moxa heat for different time lengths: a randomized controlled clinical trial. J Tradit Chin Med, 2015, 35(1): 36-40)
• Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – SP06, GB30, LV08, GV02, GV04, GV06, GV09, GV12 (Effect of Schroth Exercises Combined With Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05823493)
• Paraplegia Traumatic, Spinal Cord Injury, Incontinence Urinary – ST36, BL32, BL36, BL37, BL54, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV02, GV03, XB08 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Incontinence Urinary, Erectile Dysfunction – BL23, CV03, CV04, GV02, GV04 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Common Cold, Damp, Dysentery, Rectal Prolapse, Rectal Prolapse – ST25, ST37, SP09, CV06, CV12, GV02, GV20 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside GV02

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GV04Life Gate16 protocols
• GV14Great Vertebra16 protocols
• GV03Yang Lumbar Gate11 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point8 protocols
• GV06Spine Centre7 protocols
• BL25Large Intestine Shu Point6 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate6 protocols
• GB30Jumping Circle6 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease5 protocols
• CV12Stomach Centre5 protocols
• GV09Reaching Yang5 protocols
• GV12Body Pillar5 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel