Location
3.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline 1.5 thumb widths anterior to the du20.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GV21 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Aversion ColdAversion ColdAversion WindAversion WindBenefit HeadBenefit HeadConvulsionsDischarge Nasal ClearDischarge Nasal ClearEpilepsy (infant)Epilepsy InfantileEpilepsy WindEpilepsy WindEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindEdemaPainFacial RednessFacial RednessMuscle SpasmsMuscle SpasmsFacial SwellingFacial SwellingHead Vertex SwellingHead Vertex SwellingWindWind HeadWind Head
Protocols using GV21
- Paralysis, Motor Dysfunction, Ischemic Stroke, Hemiparesis Upper Limb – GB06, GB07, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1611-y ↗)
- Weakness, Insomnia, Poor Memory, Fatigue Cancer-related, Fatigue Mental, Fatigue Physical – ST36, BL07, PC06, GV19, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000015659 ↗)
- Limb Pain, Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasm Limb, Contracture Joint – LI04, LI11, SP09, BL40, LV03, CV12, GV20, GV21, GV22 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000020368 ↗)
- Headache, Insomnia, Bradykinesia, Rigidity, Muscle Tension, Anxiety Parkinson's Disease, Tremor Rest – SP06, HT07, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV24 (doi:10.1155/2022/5180193 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Tinnitus Unilateral – LI20, SI19, BL02, TB12, TB17, TB22, GB02, GB07, GB12, GB20, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
- Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic – GB20, GB21, LV03, GV13, GV14, GV21 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027 ↗)
- Paralysis Upper-limb, Motor-impairment Hemiplegia, Stroke Cerebral-infarction, Sensory-disorder – GB06, GB07, GV20, GV21, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.3390/brainsci10020087 ↗)
- Bradykinesia, Paralysis Motor, Postural Instability, Stroke Ischemic Bilateral Basal Ganglia, Impaired Self-care – GB06, GV21, MS06 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1604342 ↗)
- Anxiety, Tremor, Parkinson Disease – SP06, HT07, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.32133 ↗)