# GV06 Jizhong (Spine Centre) – Governing Vessel

脊中 · jǐ zhōng

Location: Below spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/gv06

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Loss of Appetite, Loss of Appetite, Benefit Spine, Benefit Spine, Benefit Tongue, Benefit Tongue, Common Cold, Common Cold, Damp, Diarrhea, Disease Febrile Warm, Disease Febrile Warm, Eating Problems, Eating Problems, Enteritis, Epilepsy Wind, Epilepsy Wind, Fever, Fibroids / Masses Ji, Fibroids Masses Ji, Fibroids / Masses Ju, Fibroids Masses Ju, Abdominal Fullness, Abdominal Fullness, Haemorrhoids Five Types, Haemorrhoids Five Types, Hemiplegia, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Pressure, Spine Lumbar Stiffness, Immobility Spine Lumbar, Jaundice, Foot Numbness, Foot Numbness, Hand Numbness, Hand Numbness, Lower Back Pain, Lower Back Pain, Headache, Headache, Stomach Ache, Stomach Ache, Prolapse Rectum (infant), Prolapse Rectum Infantile, Organs Phase Stagnation, Organs Phase Stagnation, Blood in Stool, Blood in Stool, Vomiting, Wind Organs Phase, Wind Organs Phase

## Most often selected alongside GV06

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate) – 4 protocols
- GV14 (Great Vertebra) – 4 protocols
- BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point) – 3 protocols
- GV02 (Lumbar Point) – 3 protocols
- GV08 (Sinew Contraction) – 3 protocols
- GV09 (Reaching Yang) – 3 protocols
- GV11 (Spirit Path) – 3 protocols
- ST25 (Celestial Pivot) – 3 protocols

## Protocols using GV06

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, SP04, BL16, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, KD03, CV04, GV02, GV06 | 56 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 90 days | doi:10.3389/fnhum.2025.1618266 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Gastroparesis Postoperative, Digestive Tract Tumor Postoperative | ST21, ST25, ST36, CV12, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 | 14 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250528-k0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Lower Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Pattern Cold-damp | BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV06 | 28 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240805-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Chronic Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Herniation Disc Lumbar, Back Lower Chronic Pain | GV03, GV06, GV14, GV20 | 28 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240522-k0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Chronic Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation | ST25, KD12, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV03, GV06, GV14, GV20 | 28 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240522-k0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Leg Pain, Back Low Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic | BL27, BL52, GB30, GV06 | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S625942 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Laser Acupuncture | SP06, GB30, LV08, GV02, GV04, GV06, GV09, GV12 | – | Effect of Schroth Exercises Combined With Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05823493 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

---

AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms