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Indications
17
Protocols
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Location
Below spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GV08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit LiverBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyCalm Spirit ShenClove SoresCommon ColdDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderPsychological Talking Persistent DisorderEnteritisEpilepsyEpilepsy (infant)Epilepsy InfantileFeverHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureSpine Contraction StiffnessImmobility Spine ContractionInjury Liver AngerJaundiceNumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsLower Back PainHeadacheHeart PainStomach AchePapulesParalysisSpasmMuscle SpasmsOrgans Phase StagnationStrokeWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessWindWind Organs Phase
Protocols using GV08
- Fatigue, Loss of Appetite, Low-back Pain, Cough Chronic Intractable, Throat Dry, Lupus Nephropathy – LU07, LI04, LI20, ST21, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP04, SP06, SI03, BL13, BL18, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB41, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV22, GV01, GV08, GV14, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009309 ↗)
- Motor Dysfunction, Lower Limb Pain, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Contracture Joint, Spasticity Lower Limb Post-stroke – GV03, GV04, GV08, GV11, GV14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5511031 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Dystonia Cervical, Tremor Neck, Spasm Sternocleidomastoid – BL10, GB20, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV18, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Insomnia, Hypertension, Alopecia, Limb Pain, Diarrhea Chronic, Spasm Muscle – BL17, BL23, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB20, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1543991 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Back Low Pain – BL23, GV03, GV08 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1664326 ↗)
- Spasm Facial, Blepharospasm, Meige Syndrome, Dystonia, Meige Syndrome, Orofacial Dystonia – KD03, KD06, GV08, GV09, GV12, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250615-k0002 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Dystonia Cervical, Dystonia – BL10, GB20, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV18, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Alopecia, Muscle Cramps, Diarrhea Chronic – BL17, BL23, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB20, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1543991 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant – GV08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190621-k0007 ↗)
- Tic Disorders – LI04, LI11, ST04, ST06, ST32, BL02, BL18, KD03, KD17, TB05, GB13, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV08, GV20, GV24 (Acupuncture Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Tic Disorders: A Prospective, Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07071428)
- Asthma – BL12, BL13, BL18, BL19, GV08, GV14 (Clinical Assessment of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01931696)
- Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke Hemiplegia – LI04, LI10, SI03, KD06, TB05, TB10, TB14, GB29, GB31, GB34, GB39, GB40, GV01, GV03, GV05, GV08, GV09, GV14, GV17, GV20 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
Most often selected alongside GV08
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV14Great Vertebra13 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences8 protocols
- GV04Life Gate6 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point5 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point5 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool5 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
- BL13Lung Shu Point4 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease4 protocols
- BL57Mountain Support4 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring4 protocols
- GV03Yang Lumbar Gate4 protocols