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Indications
7
Protocols
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Location
2 thumb widths posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline 3 thumb widths anterior to the GV20.
Cautions
Caution in infants; avoid in open fontanelle.
Indications
Conditions for which GV22 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Loss of SmellCold BrainComplexion Qing Blue GreenComplexion Qing Blue-greenNasal CongestionDandruffBrain DeficiencyDischarge Nasal ExcessiveDizzinessEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFrightGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindNosebleedHeadache Bursting PainHeadache Chronic PainNose PainPalpitationsPolyp NasalFacial RednessExcessive SleepinessFacial SwellingHead SwellingSkin SwellingTuberculosis PulmonaryWindWind Head
TCM actions
What classical sources say GV22 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit HeadBenefit Nose
Protocols using GV22
- Limb Pain, Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasm Limb, Contracture Joint – LI04, LI11, SP09, BL40, LV03, CV12, GV20, GV21, GV22 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000020368 ↗)
- Alopecia, Alopecia Areata, Hair Loss – LI04, ST08, ST36, BL07, KD03, PC06, GB05, LV02, GV20, GV22 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.3.93 ↗)
- Fatigue Cancer-related – LU07, LU09, LI04, ST36, HT07, CV21, GV22 (doi:10.25259/IJPC_95_2023 ↗)
- Spasticity, Spasticity Post-stroke – GV20, GV21, GV22 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210506-k0001 ↗)
- Tic Disorder Pediatric – GB13, GB20, GV16, GV20, GV22, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240602-k0002 ↗)
- Prostatitis Chronic, Pelvic Pain – BL06, BL07, BL28, BL32, CV03, CV04, GV20, GV21, GV22, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.12.006 ↗)
- Cognitive Impairment Post-stroke – BL05, BL06, BL07, BL08, GV18, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV22, GV24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
Most often selected alongside GV22
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV22. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV20100 Convergences6 protocols
- GV21Before The Vertex4 protocols
- BL07Reaching Heaven3 protocols
- GV24Spirit Court3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- BL06Receiving Light2 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles2 protocols
- BL05Fifth Place1 protocols
- BL08Declining Connection1 protocols
- BL28Bladder Shu Point1 protocols
- BL32Second Bone Hole1 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease1 protocols