GV

Question 1

Treats haemorrhoids
Benefits the two lower yin
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Calms the spirit

Haematochezia, prolapse of anus, epilepsy

Answer 1

GV 1

Luo-Connecting point of the Governing vessel
Meeting point of the Governing vessel with the Conception vessel and the Gall Bladder and Kidney channels

Question 2

Dispels wind-damp
Benefits the lumbar region and legs
Regulates the lower jiao

Lumbo-sacral pain and motor impairment of lower limbs

Answer 2

GV 3

*level w/ BL 25 (L4)

Question 3

Clears heat
Regulates the Governing vessel
Tonifies the Kidneys
Benefits the lumbar spine

Impotence, nocturnal emission, leucorrhea, irregular menstruation, diarrhea, lumbar stiffness and pain

Answer 3

GV 4

*level w/ BL 23 (L2)

Question 4

Fortifies the Spleen and drains damp

Benefits the spine

Answer 4

GV 6

*level w/ BL 20 (T11)

Question 5

Soothes the Liver, pacifies wind and relieves spasm Calms the spirit

Epilepsy

Answer 5

GV 8 (sinew contraction)

*level w/ BL 18 (T9)

Question 6

Fortifies the Spleen, drains dampness and regulates the middle jiao
Treats jaundice
Unbinds the chest

Answer 6

GV 9

*level w/ BL 17 (T7)

Question 7

Alleviates cough and wheezing
Clears heat and detoxifies poison

Carbuncles, boils

Answer 7

GV 10

*level w/ BL 16 (T6)

Question 8

Tonifies the Heart and Lung and calms the spirit
Clears heat and pacifies wind

Palpitations, amnesia, cough

Answer 8

GV 11

*level w/ BL 15 (T5)

Question 9

Clears heat from the Lung and Heart
Calms the spirit
Pacifies wind

Cough, asthma, scrofula

Answer 9

GV 12

*level w/ BL 13 (T3)

Question 10

Clears heat and treats malaria

Answer 10

GV 13

*level w/ BL 11 (T1)

Question 11

Expels wind and firms the exterior 
Clears heat
Treats malaria
Tonifies deficiency
Pacifies wind

Febrile disease, malaria, night sweating, epilepsy, rubella

Answer 11

GV 14

Question 12

Eliminates wind
Nourishes the sea of marrow and benefits the head and neck
Calms the spirit

Headache, stiff neck, windstroke, loss of voice

Answer 12

GV 16

Meeting point of the Governing and Yang Wei vessels

Question 13

Pacifies wind and subdues yang 
Raises yang and counters prolapse 
Benefits the head and sense organs 
Nourishes the sea of marrow
Benefits the brain and calms the spirit

Insomnia, prolapse, vertigo, headache, windstroke

Answer 13

GV 20

Meeting point of the Governing vessel with the Bladder, Gall Bladder, Sanjiao and Liver channels

Question 14

Benefits the nose and eyes
Eliminates wind, benefits the head and face and dispels swelling
Calms the spirit

Rhinorrhea, epistaxis

Answer 14

GV 23

Question 15

Restores consciousness and calms the spirit
Benefits the face and nose and expels wind
Benefits the spine and treats acute lumbar sprain

Epilepsy, coma, depressive-manic psychosis, deviated mouth

Answer 15

GV 26