GV 23 GV23 Upper Star Shang Xing 上星 governing vessel 23 Governing Vessel 23 gv23
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GV 23 GV23
GV 23 GV23

GV 23 - Upper Star

GV 23 Point Location

Location

1 cun posterior to the AHL and .5 cun posterior to GV 24.

Associations

  • Ghost Point

Actions

  • Main point for nose problems, nasal congestion, rhinitis, nasal polyps, sinus headache.
  • Eye/Vision issues - shortsightedness, visual dizziness, painful/red eyes.
  • Facial swelling.
  • Psychological issues, primarily with wind derived mania symptoms from a TCM perspective.
  • Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used for face and cervical issues, useful for sinus congestion, eye issues, and neck pain/cervical disc issues.  

GV 23 Cautions

Precautions:

  • No Moxa (MX): Cautions with moxa.
  • General (X): General precautions.

Additional Cautions:

No needling in infants with metopism

For a more comprehensive list of all cautions, see our precautions and contraindications page.

Relationships
Point Categories (1)
Nearby Points (1)
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