GV19 Houding (Behind The Vertex)

Location

5.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline 1.5 thumb widths directly above the GV18.

Indications

Conditions for which GV19 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 GV19 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using GV19

• Optic Atrophy, Vision Loss Acute, Optic Neuropathy Ischemic, Visual Field Defect – LI04, BL01, TB05, GB14, GB20, GV19 (doi:10.1155/2015/713218 ↗)
• Weakness, Insomnia, Poor Memory, Fatigue Cancer-related, Fatigue Mental, Fatigue Physical – ST36, BL07, PC06, GV19, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000015659 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety, Constipation, Drooling, Parkinson's Disease, Tremor Hand, Stiffness Neck, Dry Mouth, Bradykinesia, Dysphagia, Rigidity, Tremor Limb, Stiffness Back, Cramp Foot – LI04, LI10, LI11, ST25, ST37, SP06, SP09, BL40, BL57, GB19, GB34, GB39, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV17, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1330054 ↗)
• Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Insomnia, Withdrawal Depression, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving – LI11, ST36, HT07, PC06, GB34, GV19, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 ↗)
• Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Insomnia, Withdrawal Depression, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving – LI11, ST36, HT07, PC06, GB34, GV19, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 ↗)
• Anxiety, Tremor, Parkinson Disease – SP06, HT07, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.32133 ↗)
• Parkinson's Disease, Anxiety Parkinson's Disease – SP06, HT07, GV19, GV21, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.32133 ↗)
• Constipation, Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, ST25, ST37, SP06, SP09, BL40, BL57, GB19, GB34, GB39, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV17, GV19, GV21, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1330054 ↗)
• Hearing Loss Sensorineural – ST09, SI19, KD03, KD16, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, CV04, CV06, GV19, GV24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Hearing Loss Sensorineural – ST09, ST25, SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV12, GV19, GV24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Cognitive Impairment Post-stroke – BL05, BL06, BL07, BL08, GV18, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV22, GV24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Constipation, Parkinson's Disease – ST25, ST37, CV04, GV19, GV21, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1126080 ↗)
• Stroke, Hoarseness, Dysphagia, Wallenberg Syndrome – ST09, BL07, GB20, LV03, CV22, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV19, GV20 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• Schizophrenia, Hallucinations Auditory, Hallucinations Visual – TB17, TB19, GB16, GB17, GV19, GV20 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Itching Tongue – GV19 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Stroke, Limb Weakness, Speech Slurred – LU07, LI04, BL07, TB06, GB20, GB39, LV03, GV19, GV20, GV21 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside GV19

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV19. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GV20100 Convergences9 protocols
• GV21Before The Vertex8 protocols
• GV24Spirit Court8 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool5 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring5 protocols
• LV03Great Surge5 protocols
• BL07Reaching Heaven4 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate4 protocols
• HT07Spirit Gate4 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend4 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel