GV06 Jizhong (Spine Centre)

脊中jǐ zhōngJizhong

Governing Vessel

Location of acupuncture point GV06 Jizhong (Spine Centre)
33
Indications
9
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 AppetiteBenefit SpineBenefit TongueCommon 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

Protocols using GV06

  • Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In StoolST25, 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 WeaknessBL11, 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 SpikesBL13, BL18, GV06, GV08, GV11, GV14 (doi:10.3389/fnhum.2025.1618266)
  • Gastroparesis Postoperative, Digestive Tract Tumor PostoperativeST21, 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-dampBL23, 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 PainGV03, GV06, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240522-k0002)
  • Low Back Chronic Pain, Lumbar Disc HerniationST25, 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 NeurogenicBL27, BL52, GB30, GV06 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S625942)
  • Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Laser AcupunctureSP06, GB30, LV08, GV02, GV04, GV06, GV09, GV12 (Effect of Schroth Exercises Combined With Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05823493)

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 Gate4 protocols
  • GV14Great Vertebra4 protocols
  • BL25Large Intestine Shu Point3 protocols
  • GV02Lumbar Point3 protocols
  • GV08Sinew Contraction3 protocols
  • GV09Reaching Yang3 protocols
  • GV11Spirit Path3 protocols
  • ST25Celestial Pivot3 protocols
  • BL13Lung Shu Point2 protocols
  • BL18Liver Shu Point2 protocols
  • BL20Spleen Shu Point2 protocols
  • BL21Stomach Shu Point2 protocols