| Question |
Answer |
| GV1 |
Luo point, for hemorrhoids, prolapsed rectum, treating spine, KD symptoms |
| GV2 |
Strengthens lower back & knees, infertility (especially with moxa), warm lower burner |
| GV3 |
Gate of Yang; tonify yang and KD; lumbar sacral pain; firm jing |
| GV4 |
Gate of Life; Primary point for KD yang; firm KD jing |
| GV5 |
Strengthen SP & ST |
| GV8 |
Regulate LV qi and eliminate wind; calm spirit |
| GV9 |
Transfer damp heat, strengthen LU |
| GV11 |
Regulate HT and calm the mind; clear heat and extingish internal wind |
| GV12 |
Strengthen spine, strengthen LU's |
| GV13 |
Intersecting point of GV and BL; clears heat, regulate shao yang stage illness, strengthen lungs |
| GV14 |
Intersecting point of all yang channels; main point for febrile conditions, strengthen lungs; relieve pain, tonify & raise yang |
| GV15 |
Speech problems; deafness; mental illness; neck pain and headache |
| GV16 |
Ghost point, Window of the Sky point, Sea of Marrow Point; disperses exterior and interior wind; calms spirit and builds brain |
| GV20 |
Best point for raising yang; revives collapse; calm LV and extinguish internal wind; headache, dizziness, eye pain, tinnitus |
| GV23 |
Ghost point; opens the nose |
| GV24 |
Calms spirit; anxiety; insomnia; palpitations |
| GV26 |
Ghost point; Restores consciousness (fainting, coma, etc); main point for facial problems |
| Emergency GV points |
GV20, GV25, GV26 - Clear mind; open orifices; restore consciousness |
| Febrile disease GV points |
GV13 and GV14 |
| Mental disorder GV points |
GV26 & GV15 (depression) GV20 & GV1 (epilepsy) |
| Intestinal problems |
GV20 for prolapse of anus; GV1 for hemorrhoids |
| C/I of GV6 |
No moxa |
| C/I of GV15 |
No deep needling or needling obliquely upward; no moxa |
| C/I of GV16 |
No deep needling or moxa |
| C/I of GV17 |
Needle cautiously; no moxa |
| C/I of GV22/23 |
No treating at all in infants; no needling under age 6 |
| C/I of GV25/26/27/28 |
No moxa |
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