. Associated viscera. Heart, kidney, brain and marrow.
Associated organs.. Nose, eyes, lips, throat, genitalia and anus.

2.2.1.2 Indications
Mental problems, febrile disease, disorders of the lumbosacral region, back and head as well as diseases of the related viscera.

2.2.1.3 Commonly used acupoints
2.2.1.3,1 Changqlang (GV 1)
Location. This acupoint is at the midpoint between the tip of the coccyx and the anus in prone position when patient kneels or touches the knees with the chest (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Constipation, hematochezia, hemor-rhoids, prolapse of rectum, depressive psychosis, manic psychosis, epilepsy, rigid and arched back, and pain in the coccyx and sacrum region.
Note. Luo-Connecfing acupoint of the governor vessel.
2.2.1.3.2 Yaoshu (GV2)
Location: This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the hiatus of the sacrum in prone or side-prone position. Or it is located on the midline posterior to the level of the lower borders of two sacral corners when they are pressed (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Stiffness and pain in the loins and spine, flaccidity and obstruction syndromes of lower limbs, ir-regular menstruation, hemorrhoids and epilepsy.
2.2.1.3.3 Yaoyangguan (GV 3)
Location. This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84) or in the depression on the midpoint of the line joining the highest points of two iliac crests and the posterior midline.
Indications: Pain in the loins and sacral region, flaccidity and obstruction syndromes of lower limbs, ir-regular menstruation, seminal emission and impotence.
2.2.1.3.4 Mingmen (GV 4)
Location: This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Stiffness and pain in the loins and spine, flaccidity and obstruction syndromes of lower limbs, leukorrbagia, irregular menstruation, morning diarrhea, se-minal emission and impotence.
2.2.1.3.5 Jizhong (GV6)
Location: This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum, stiff-ness and pain in the loins and spine, epilepsy, diarrhea, jaundice and infantile malnutrition.
2.2.1.3.6 Jinsuo (GV8)
Location: This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Stiffness of spine, flaccidity of limbs, spasm, depressive psychosis, manic psychosis, epilepsy, stomachache and jaundice.
2.2.1.3.7 Zhiyang (GV9)
Location: This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84). Or in the depression on the midpoint on the line joining the line between two infra-scapular angles and the posterior midline.
Indications. Distending pain in the chest and hypo-chondria, jaundice, cough, stiffness of spine and pain in the back.
2.2.1.3.8 Lingtai (GV 10)
Location: This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Cough, asthma, stiffness and pain in the spine and back as well as carbuncle.
2.2.1.3.9 Shendao (GV 11)
Location. This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Angina pectoris, palpitation, amnesia, insomnia, cough, asthma and stiffness and pain in the spine and back.
2.2.1.3.10 Shenzhu (GV 12)
Location: This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84). It is located in the depression on the point be-tween the line connecting the two superior points of the scapulae and the posterior midline.
Indications, Cough, asthma, epilepsy and stiffness and pain in the spine and back.
2.2.1.3.11 Taodao (GV 13)
Location. This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Headache, stiff neck, stiffness of spine, aversion to cold, fever, cough, asthma, bone-steaming fever, tidal fever, mania and epilepsy, malaria and back carbuncle.
2.2.1.3.12 Dazhui (GV 14)
Location: This acupoint is located on the posterior midline and in the depression below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra in prone position (see Fig. 84).
Indications: Headache, stiffness of neck, cough, asthma, bone-steaming fever, night sweating, epilepsy, febrile disease, malaria, urticaria and emaciation due to consumptive disease.
2.2.1.3.13 Yamen (GV 15)
Location: This acupoint is located 0.5 curl directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline and below the first cer-vical vertebra when the patient sits upright (see Fig. 85).
Indications. Sudden loss of voice, stiff tongue due to apoplexy, headache, stiff neck, depressive psychosis, manic psychosis, and epilepsy.
2.2.1.3.14 Fengfu (GV 16)
Location: This acupoint is located 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, directly be-low the external occipital protuberance, in the depression between m. trapezius of both sides when the patient sits upright (see Fig. 85).
Indications: Epilepsy, inability to speak after apo-plectic seizure, stiff neck, headache, dizziness, sore throat, loss of voice and epistaxis.
2.2.1.3.15 Naohu (GV 17)
Location: This acupoint is located 2.5 cun directly above the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun above Fengfu (GV 16) and in the depression at the upper border of the exter-nal occipital protuberance when the patient sits upright (see Fig. 85).
Indications: Headache, dizziness, loss of voice, stiff neck and depressive psychosis and manic psychosis.
2.2.1.3.16 Qiangjian (GV 18)
Location: This acupoint is located 4 cun directly above the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun above Naohu (GV 17) (see Fig. 85) and on the midpoint of the line joining Fengfu (GV 16) and Baihui (GV 20) when the patient sits upright.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, facial distortion, stiff neck, epilepsy and insomnia.
2.2.1.3.17 Houding (GV 19)
Location: This acupoint is located 5.5 cun directly above the posterior hairline, 3 cun above Naohu (GV 17) (see Fig. 85) and 0.5 cun posterior to the line joining the anterior and posterior hairlines when the patient sits up-right.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, stiffness and pain in the neck, depressive psychosis, manic psychosis, and epi-lepsy as well as insomnia.
2.2.1.3.18 Baihui (GV 20)
Location: This acupoint is located 7 cun directly above the posterior hairline when the patient sits upright (see Fig. 85) or 1 cun anterior to the midpoint on the line joining the anterior and posterior hairlines.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, wind stroke, de-pressive psychosis, manic psychosis, insomnia, prolapse of rectum, prolapse of uterus, gastroptosis, prolapse of kid-ney and prolonged diarrhea.
2.2.1.3.19 Qianding (GV 21)
Location: This acupoint is located 3.5 cun directly above the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun anterior to Baihui (GV 20) when the patient sits upright (see Fig. 85).
Indications: Headache, vertigo, nasosinusitis, red-ness, swelling and pain of eyes as well as epilepsy.
2.2.1.3.20 Xinhui (GV22)
Location: This acupoint is located 2 cun directly above the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Baihui (GV 20) when the patient sits upright (see Fig. 85).
Indications: Headache, vertigo, nasosinusitis, epi-staxis, nasal polyp, redness, swelling and pain of eyes as well as epilepsy.
2.2.1.3.21 Shangxing (GV 23)
Location: This acupoint is located 1 cun directly above the anterior hairline when the patient sits with the back leaning against the chair (see Fig. 85).
Indications. Nasal obstruction, nasosinusitis, epi-staxis, headache, vertigo, pain of eyes, epiphora with wind, epilepsy, malaria and febrile disease.
2.2.1.3.22 Shenting (GV24)
Location: This acupoint is located 0.5 cun directly above the anterior hairline when the patient sits with the back leaning against the chair (see Fig. 85).
Indications: Headache, vertigo, nasosinusitis, epi-staxis, cataract, epiphora with wind, insomnia and de-pressive psychosis and manic psychosis.
2.2.1.3.23 Suliao (GV25)
Location: This acupoint is located on the center of the nose tip when the patient sits with the back leaning against the chair (see Fig. 85).
Indications: Nasosinusitis, epistaxis, nasal polyp, running nose, unconsciousness, convulsion and suffoca-tion of the newborn.
2.2.1.3.24 Shuigou (GV26)
Location: This acupoint is located a little above the midpoint of the philtrum where the superior 1/3 of the philtrum meets with the middle 1/3 when the patient sits with the back leaning against the chair (see Fig. 85).
Indications. Apoplexy, unconsciousness, depressive psy-chosis and manic psychosis, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, facial distortion, toothache, lockjaw, nasal obstruction, epi-staxis, acute sprain of waist, stiff neck and infantile enuresis.
2.2.1.3.25 Yinjiao (GV 28)
Location: This acupoint is located at the junction of the gum and the frenulum of the upper lip when the patient sits with the back leaning against the chair (see Fig. 86).
Indications: Swelling and pain of the gum, oral sore, halitosis and depressive psychosis and manic psychosis.