Location
5.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline.
Cautions
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 OrgansBenefit Sense OrgansCalm Spirit ShenCalm Spirit ShenNasal CongestionNasal CongestionDepressionFacial DroopFacial DroopPsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderDisorientationAbdominal BloatingAbdominal 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)