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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Below spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GV13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationBenefit Regulate Du MaiChillsDepressionSteaming Bone DisorderDisorientationEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFever FullnessHeatSpinal StiffnessImmobility SpineMalariaMalaria ChronicRegulate Du MaiHeaviness Head SensationMuscle SpasmsSpontaneous Sweating
Protocols using GV13
- 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 ↗)
- Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Asthma Intermittent, Asthma Mild – LU01, LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI04, LI06, LI20, ST13, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT03, HT05, HT07, SI03, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, KD06, KD08, KD27, PC06, TB05, TB15, GB03, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV17, CV21, GV04, GV13 (doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 ↗)
- Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic – GB20, GB21, LV03, GV13, GV14, GV21 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027 ↗)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist Pain, Hand Weakness, Hand Numbness, Tingling Fingers – LI05, SI04, BL13, BL15, TB04, TB05, GV11, GV12, GV13 (doi:10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000394 ↗)
- Headache Occipital, Neuralgia Occipital, Occipital Pain – LU06, SI03, BL10, BL11, GV13 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02955-y ↗)
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Tb, Cough, Sputum White, Sputum Blood, Haemoptysis, Chest Pain, Discomfort Chest, Fever, Sweating Nighttime, Fatigue, Poor Appetite, Weight Low, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Heat Five Palm, Listlessness, Temperature 37.8, Complexion Pallor, Malar Flush, Voice Weakness, Tongue Coating Pale, Tongue Body Thin, Tongue Coating Yellow, Pulse Deep, Pulse Thin, Pulse Weak, Shortness of Breath, Lung Yin Deficiency, Spleen Weakness, Stomach Weakness, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Fire Deficiency, Heat Deficiency, Lung Weakness, Upright Zheng Qi Weakness, Benefit Regulate Qi, Phlegm, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Tb, Sputum White, Sputum Blood, Chest Pain, Discomfort Chest, Sweating Nighttime, Poor Appetite, Weight Low, Heat Five Palm, Temperature 37.8, Complexion Pallor, Malar Flush, Voice Weakness, Tongue Coating Pale, Tongue Body Thin, Tongue Coating Yellow, Pulse Deep, Pulse Thin, Pulse Weak, Lung Yin Deficiency, Spleen Weakness, Stomach Weakness, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Fire Deficiency, Heat Deficiency, Lung Weakness, Upright Zheng Qi Weakness, Benefit Regulate Qi – LU01, ST36, BL13, BL43, KD03, CV12, CV17, GV13, XH15 (Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC1)
- Epidemic Disease, Infection Prevention – ST25, ST36, BL13, BL43, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV12, CV14, GV13, GV14 (龚玉张旭东袁静云孙娇刘继鹏李音音刘鑫刘清国. 艾灸防治疫病的古代文献分析. 安徽中医药大学学报 ., 2022 [CNKI])
- Fever, Malaria – GV04, GV13, GV14 (Li Jia. [Forty-two cases of malaria treated with ginger-partitioned moxibustion in the Republic of Congo].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2011)
- Malaria – BL20, GV04, GV13, GV14 (Li Jia. [Forty-two cases of malaria treated with ginger-partitioned moxibustion in the Republic of Congo].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2011)
- Malaria – SI03, PC05, TB02, GB41, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Malaria, Fever High, Fever High – LI11, SI03, PC05, TB02, GB41, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Malaria, Splenomegaly – SI03, PC05, TB02, GB41, LV13, GV13, GV14, XB04 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Delirium, Malaria, Fever High, Psychological Confusion Disorder – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC05, PC09, TB01, TB02, GB41, GB44, LV01, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside GV13
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV13. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV14Great Vertebra9 protocols
- SI03Back Stream6 protocols
- BL13Lung Shu Point5 protocols
- GB41Foot Governor Of Tears5 protocols
- GV04Life Gate4 protocols
- PC05Intermediary Messenger4 protocols
- TB02Fluid Gate4 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point3 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles3 protocols
- BL11Great Shuttle2 protocols
- BL15Heart Shu Point2 protocols
- BL17Diaphragm Shu Point2 protocols