GV06 Jizhong (Spine Centre)

脊中jǐ zhōngJizhong

Governing Vessel

Location of acupuncture point GV06 Jizhong (Spine Centre)
31
Indications
21
Protocols
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Location

Below spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which GV06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Loss of AppetiteCommon ColdDampDiarrheaDisease Febrile WarmEating ProblemsEnteritisEpilepsy WindFeverFibroids / Masses JiFibroids Masses JiFibroids / Masses JuFibroids Masses JuAbdominal FullnessHaemorrhoids Five TypesHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureSpine Lumbar StiffnessImmobility Spine LumbarJaundiceFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessLower Back PainHeadacheStomach AcheProlapse Rectum (infant)Prolapse Rectum InfantileOrgans Phase StagnationBlood in StoolVomitingWind Organs Phase

TCM actions

What classical sources say GV06 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit SpineBenefit Tongue

Protocols using GV06

  • 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 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Epilepsy, Epilepsy Benign Childhood Epilepsy With Central Temporal Spikes, Seizure Generalized Tonic-clonic, Seizure Nocturnal, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes – BL13, BL18, GV06, GV08, GV11, GV14 (doi:10.3389/fnhum.2025.1618266 ↗)
  • Gastroparesis Postoperative, Digestive Tract Tumor Postoperative – ST21, ST25, ST36, CV12, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250528-k0002 ↗)
  • Lower Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Pattern Cold-damp – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240805-k0001 ↗)
  • Low Back Chronic Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Herniation Disc Lumbar, Back Lower Chronic Pain – GV03, GV06, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240522-k0002 ↗)
  • Low Back Chronic Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – ST25, KD12, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV03, GV06, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240522-k0002 ↗)
  • Leg Pain, Back Low Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic – BL27, BL52, GB30, GV06 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S625942 ↗)
  • Dementia Vascular – ST36, KD03, PC06, GB39, GV01, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV08, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV16, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.003 ↗)
  • Dementia Vascular – GV01, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV08, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.003 ↗)
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.10.006 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Opioid Dependence, Heroin Dependence – BL11, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.1016/j.bj.2021.04.010 ↗)
  • Copd Stable – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Cerebral Palsy – BL20, BL23, GV04, GV06 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Insomnia, Joint Pain, Lupus Systemic – LI11, HT07, KD03, GB34, GV06, GV20 (doi:10.4103/0975-9476.140484 ↗)
  • 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)
  • Back Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis – BL11, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • Convulsions (infant) – ST40, GB20, GV06, GV07, GV11, GV14, GV16 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
  • Paralysis Paraplegia – ST36, SP06, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34, GV03, GV04, GV06, GV08, XB08 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)

Most often selected alongside GV06

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • GV03Yang Lumbar Gate11 protocols
  • GV04Life Gate11 protocols
  • GV14Great Vertebra11 protocols
  • GV08Sinew Contraction10 protocols
  • GV09Reaching Yang10 protocols
  • GV11Spirit Path10 protocols
  • GV12Body Pillar8 protocols
  • GV02Lumbar Point7 protocols
  • GV07Central Pivot7 protocols
  • GV05Suspended Pivot6 protocols
  • GV10Spirit Tower6 protocols
  • GV13Way Of Happiness6 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel

GV01GV02GV03GV04GV05GV07GV08GV09GV10GV11GV12GV13GV14GV15GV16GV17GV18GV19GV20GV21GV22GV23GV24GV25GV26GV27GV28