GV10 (Spirit Tower)

霊台líng tái

Governing Vessel

Location of acupuncture point GV10 (Spirit Tower)
63
Indications
12
Protocols

Location

Below spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra.

Cautions

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 ColdCommon ColdCoughCough ChronicCough ChronicDetoxify PoisonDetoxify PoisonDisease Heart AcuteDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachDisease StomachSteaming Bone DisorderSteaming Bone DisorderShortness of BreathEnteritisFeverHeatHeat SpleenHeat SpleenHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureStiff NeckImmobility NeckNumbnessFoot NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessHand NumbnessBack PainBack PainLower Back PainLower Back PainHeadacheHeadacheStomach AcheStomach AchePapulesParalysisOrgans Phase StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationStrokeWind Cold SyndromeWind-cold SyndromeWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeTuberculosis PulmonaryTuberculosis PulmonaryVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessHeart Zang WeaknessWheezingWind Organs PhaseWind Organs Phase

Protocols using GV10

  • 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 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z)
  • Gastroparesis Postoperative, Digestive Tract Tumor PostoperativeST21, ST25, ST36, CV12, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250528-k0002)
  • Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Insomnia, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving, Withdrawal RestlessnessGV04, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613)
  • Anxiety, Depression, Heartburn, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Acid Reflux, Chest Pain Noncardiac, Upper Abdomen PainGV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5415813)
  • FeverLU01, LU07, LU10, LI03, LI04, LI05, ST05, ST08, ST12, ST16, ST36, ST42, ST43, SP01, SP05, SP09, SI01, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI07, SI10, SI14, SI15, SI17, BL09, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL17, BL20, BL22, BL30, BL31, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL58, BL59, BL62, BL64, BL65, PC01, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB12, TB13, TB15, GB03, GB10, GB16, GB20, GB22, GB25, GB34, GB38, GB40, GB41, LV14, CV22, GV04, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV15, GV17, GV24, GV26, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • WheezingLU01, LU02, LU03, LU05, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU09, LI18, ST13, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST19, ST20, ST40, SI17, KD03, KD04, KD19, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, CV15, CV17, CV18, CV20, CV21, CV22, GV10, XB01A, XB01B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Papules, Boil Furuncle Woolly, Heart Zang Weakness, Disease Heart Acute, Wind Cold Interior Syndrome, Wind Cold Acute SyndromeBL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL43, BL44, BL45, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Lower Back PainLU01, LI10, ST09, ST12, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST39, SP02, SP03, SP08, SP09, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL52, BL54, BL55, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD08, KD13, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB29, GB30, GB42, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV13, CV03, CV04, CV05, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XB04, XB07, XB08, XH06, XU07A, XU07B, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Carbuncle, Boil FuruncleLI07, PC07, GB21, GV10, XU01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Tuberculosis PulmonaryST37, BL13, BL42, BL43, LV03, CV04, GV10, GV11, GV22, XB07, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • High Blood PressureLU07, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST09, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL16, BL22, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, KD01, PC06, PC08, PC09, TB05, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV02, LV03, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV16, GV26, XH03, XH16, XH32 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Stomach AcheST36, BL14, BL16, BL22, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL51, GB34, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XC03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)