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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.
Nasal CongestionDepressionFacial DroopPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderDisorientationAbdominal BloatingDizzinessEpilepsyEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionGoiterStanding Collapse StiffnessImmobility Standing CollapsePhlegmTinnitusVomitingWind
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL08 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Sense OrgansCalm Spirit Shen
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, Headache, Lethargy, Headache Temporal, Neck Pain, Headache Bilateral, Vasculitis Temporal-arteritis – ST08, SI19, BL08, GB01, GB08, GB18 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.12.002 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Intracerebral Hemorrhage – ST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005562 ↗)
- Cognitive Impairment Post-stroke – BL05, BL06, BL07, BL08, GV18, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV22, GV24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- 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)
- Headache Post-traumatic – ST08, BL08, TB03, GB08, GB19, GB20 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Most often selected alongside BL08
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GB18Spirit Support3 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
- SI19Palace Of Hearing3 protocols
- BL03Eyebrow Ascension2 protocols
- GB06Suspended Tuft2 protocols
- GB08Leading Valley2 protocols
- ST04Earth Granary2 protocols
- ST06Jaw Bone2 protocols
- ST07Below The Arch2 protocols
- ST08Head Corner2 protocols
- BL05Fifth Place1 protocols
- BL06Receiving Light1 protocols