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 SmellBenefit HeadBenefit NoseCold 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
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 ↗)
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 Convergences3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- GV21Before The Vertex2 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles2 protocols
- BL07Reaching Heaven1 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease1 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre1 protocols
- CV21Jade Pivot1 protocols
- GB05Suspended Skull1 protocols
- HT07Spirit Gate1 protocols
- KD03Great Stream1 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend1 protocols
