GV10 Lingtai (Spirit Tower)

霊台líng táiLingtai

Governing Vessel

Location of acupuncture point GV10 Lingtai (Spirit Tower)
45
Indications
12
Protocols
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Location

Below spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which GV10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AsthmaBoil / FuruncleBoil FuruncleBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyCarbuncleClove SoresCommon ColdCoughCough ChronicDetoxify PoisonDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachSteaming Bone DisorderShortness of BreathEnteritisFeverHeatHeat SpleenHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureStiff NeckImmobility NeckNumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessBack PainLower Back PainHeadacheStomach AchePapulesParalysisOrgans Phase StagnationStrokeWind Cold SyndromeWind-cold SyndromeWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeTuberculosis PulmonaryVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessWheezingWind Organs Phase

Protocols using GV10

  • Anxiety, Depression, Heartburn, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Acid Reflux, Chest Pain Noncardiac, Upper Abdomen PainGV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2020/5415813)
  • 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)
  • Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Insomnia, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving, Withdrawal RestlessnessGV04, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613)
  • Gastroparesis Postoperative, Digestive Tract Tumor PostoperativeST21, ST25, ST36, CV12, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250528-k0002)
  • Cough, Chest Pain, Reflux Gastroesophageal, Cough Gastroesophageal RefluxGV09, GV10, GV11, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241225-k0001)
  • Anxiety, Depression, Pigmentation Facial, Melasma, Qi Liver StagnationGV09, GV10, GV20, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250827-0003)
  • Vomiting, Gastritis, Hematemesis, Psychogenic VomitingST36, SP04, PC06, LV03, CV06, CV12, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251022-k0001)
  • BoilLI04, BL40, PC04, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com)
  • Boil Face, Boil FaceLI01, LI04, LI11, BL40, PC04, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com)
  • Boil Finger Tip, Boil Finger TipLI04, LI11, LI20, BL40, PC04, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com)
  • Boil Temple, Boil TempleLI04, BL40, PC04, GB34, GB44, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com)
  • Boil Toe, Boil ToeLI04, BL40, PC04, GB02, GB34, GV10, GV12 (sacredlotus.com)

Most often selected alongside GV10

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • GV09Reaching Yang7 protocols
  • GV11Spirit Path6 protocols
  • GV12Body Pillar6 protocols
  • BL40Middle Of The Crease5 protocols
  • GV14Great Vertebra5 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
  • PC04Cleft Gate5 protocols
  • GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
  • CV12Stomach Centre2 protocols
  • GB34Yang Mound Spring2 protocols
  • GV04Life Gate2 protocols
  • GV06Spine Centre2 protocols