GV13 Taodao (Way Of Happiness)

Location

Below spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra.

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.

TCM actions

What classical sources say GV13 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

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 ↗)
• Dementia Vascular – ST36, KD03, PC06, GB39, GV01, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV08, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV16, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.003 ↗)
• Dementia Vascular – GV01, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV08, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.003 ↗)
• Ankylosing Spondylitis – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.10.006 ↗)
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Tb, Cough, Sputum White, Sputum Blood, Haemoptysis, Chest Pain, Chest Discomfort, 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 Vertebra12 protocols
• GV04Life Gate7 protocols
• SI03Back Stream6 protocols
• BL13Lung Shu Point5 protocols
• GB41Foot Governor Of Tears5 protocols
• GV11Spirit Path5 protocols
• GV12Body Pillar5 protocols
• GV03Yang Lumbar Gate4 protocols
• GV05Suspended Pivot4 protocols
• GV06Spine Centre4 protocols
• GV08Sinew Contraction4 protocols
• GV09Reaching Yang4 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel