20
Indications
5
Protocols
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Location
4 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline 1.5 thumb widths directly above the GV17.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GV18 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationCalm Spirit ShenDepressionPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderDizzinessEpilepsyStiff NeckUnable to Turn NeckImmobility NeckImmobility Neck TurningInsomniaNauseaPainHeadacheMuscle SpasmsTremor HeadVomiting FoamVomiting Saliva WateryWind
Protocols using GV18
- Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Migraine, Head Pain – LI04, ST08, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, BL02, BL10, BL11, BL60, PC06, TB05, GB02, GB08, GB14, GB34, GB41, LV02, LV03, GV18, GV23 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Dystonia Cervical, Tremor Neck, Spasm Sternocleidomastoid – BL10, GB20, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV18, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗)
- Insomnia – GB15, GV18, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2008.03.010 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Headache Cervicogenic – BL10, GB19, GB20, GV16, GV18, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.01.008 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Dystonia Cervical, Dystonia – BL10, GB20, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV18, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗)
Most often selected alongside GV18
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV18. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL10Celestial Pillar4 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
- GV08Sinew Contraction2 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra2 protocols
- GV15Gate Of Muteness2 protocols
- MS14Lower-Lateral Line of Occiput2 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo1 protocols
- BL11Great Shuttle1 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)1 protocols
- GB02Hearing Convergence1 protocols
- GB08Leading Valley1 protocols