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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
5.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Sense OrgansCalm Spirit ShenNasal CongestionDepressionFacial DroopPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderDisorientationAbdominal BloatingDizzinessEpilepsyEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionGoiterStanding Collapse StiffnessImmobility Standing CollapsePhlegmTinnitusVomitingWind
Protocols using BL08
- Paralysis, Paralysis Facial, Urinary Dysfunction, Sensory Disturbance, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Neurological Deficit Acute – ST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005562 ↗)
- Fatigue, Lethargy, Headache Temporal, Neck Pain, Headache Bilateral, Vasculitis Temporal-arteritis – ST08, SI19, BL08, GB01, GB08, GB18 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.12.002 ↗)
- Heat Lung, Phlegm Lung, Damp Lung, Heat Lung, Phlegm Lung, Damp Lung – LU01, LU05, LU10, BL08, KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Phlegm Misting Heart, Phlegm Misting Heart – ST23, ST24, ST40, ST41, ST45, SI19, BL03, BL08, KD20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Benefit Regulate Shen, Benefit Regulate Shen – ST27, SI19, BL03, BL08, BL10, KD04, KD09 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside BL08
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- SI19Palace Of Hearing3 protocols
- BL03Eyebrow Ascension2 protocols
- GB18Spirit Support2 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar1 protocols
- GB01Pupil Crevice1 protocols
- GB06Suspended Tuft1 protocols
- GB08Leading Valley1 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences1 protocols
- KD04Large Bell1 protocols
- KD09Guest House1 protocols
- KD20Open Valley1 protocols
- KD26Lively Centre1 protocols