BL08 (Declining Connection)

Location

5.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline.

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.

Protocols using BL08

• Paralysis, Paralysis Facial, Urinary Dysfunction, Sensory Disturbance, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Neurological Deficit Acute – ST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000005562)
• Calm Spirit Shen – LI05, LI07, LI08, ST23, ST24, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST44, ST45, SP01, SP04, SP05, SP06, HT03, HT04, HT05, HT06, HT07, HT08, HT09, SI03, SI05, SI07, SI08, SI16, SI19, BL08, BL10, BL15, BL43, BL62, BL64, KD01, KD06, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB02, TB10, GB09, GB12, GB35, GB44, LV01, CV01, CV14, CV15, GV01, GV08, GV11, GV12, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV23, GV24, GV26, GV27, XB09, XH14, XH16, XU26 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Epilepsy – LU05, LU07, LI16, ST40, ST41, SP04, HT03, HT06, HT07, HT09, SI02, SI03, SI08, SI19, BL03, BL05, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL40, BL58, BL60, BL62, BL63, BL64, KD01, KD20, PC04, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB02, TB07, TB10, TB13, TB23, GB04, GB09, GB12, GB13, GB15, GB16, GB20, GB34, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV13, CV12, CV14, GV02, GV05, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV17, GV18, GV20, GV26, GV27, XB09, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH16, XH27, XH33, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Depression – LI05, ST24, ST36, ST42, ST45, SP01, SP04, SP05, HT05, HT07, HT09, SI03, SI07, SI08, SI16, BL08, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL62, BL64, BL65, KD04, KD09, KD10, PC08, GB19, GB21, LV01, LV05, CV01, CV12, CV14, CV24, GV13, GV15, GV18, GV20, GV23, GV24, GV26, GV27, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Nasal Congestion – LU01, LU07, LI04, LI19, LI20, ST01, SI02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL07, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL12, BL58, BL67, KD22, GB15, GB16, GB18, GB19, GB20, GV22, GV24, GV27, GV28, XH03, XH08, XH40 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Standing Collapse Stiffness – BL07, BL08, BL09, BL11, BL30, CV06, CV08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Goiter – LU01, LU03, LI11, LI14, LI15, LI16, LI17, LI18, ST09, ST10, ST11, SI16, SI17, BL07, BL08, BL13, KD09, PC05, TB13, GB09, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, LV04, CV17, CV22, GV17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Blurred Vision – LI06, LI13, SP06, SI06, SI07, BL01, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL08, BL11, BL18, BL23, BL30, PC01, PC02, TB23, GB20, LV03, GV16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Phlegm – LU01, LU07, LI13, ST23, ST24, ST40, HT03, BL08, BL43, KD09, KD20, KD26, KD27, PC01, PC05, TB10, TB13, GB08, GB13, GB21, GB41, CV13, CV14, XH15, XU01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Disorientation – LU03, HT07, BL08, BL15, KD20, GB02, CV14, GV11, GV13, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Facial Droop – LU07, LI02, LI04, LI07, LI10, LI19, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST42, ST44, ST45, SI18, BL06, BL07, BL08, BL62, KD20, TB17, TB22, GB01, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB07, GB08, GB12, GB13, GB14, GB20, LV02, LV03, CV24, GV26, XH05, XH18 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Vomiting – LU01, LU05, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI10, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, BL22, BL31, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL49, BL52, BL61, BL66, KD04, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD20, KD21, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB06, TB18, TB19, GB07, GB08, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB28, GB29, GB34, GB40, LV02, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV18, CV19, CV22, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV20, GV24, XB03, XC15, XC20, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH26, XL11, XU04, XU05, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU27 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)

Other points on the Bladder Meridian