# BL08 Luoque (Declining Connection) – Bladder Meridian

絡卻 · luò què

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.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/bl08

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Sense Organs, Benefit Sense Organs, Calm Spirit Shen, Calm Spirit Shen, Nasal Congestion, Nasal Congestion, Depression, Facial Droop, Facial Droop, Psychological Disorder, Psychological Disorder, Psychological Mad Walking Disorder, Psychological Mad Walking Disorder, Disorientation, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Bloating, Dizziness, Epilepsy, Eyesight / Vision Blurred, Blurred Vision, Goiter, Standing Collapse Stiffness, Immobility Standing Collapse, Phlegm, Tinnitus, Vomiting, Wind

## Most often selected alongside BL08

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- SI19 (Palace Of Hearing) – 3 protocols
- BL03 (Eyebrow Ascension) – 2 protocols
- GB18 (Spirit Support) – 2 protocols
- BL10 (Celestial Pillar) – 1 protocols
- GB01 (Pupil Crevice) – 1 protocols
- GB06 (Suspended Tuft) – 1 protocols
- GB08 (Leading Valley) – 1 protocols
- GV20 (100 Convergences) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using BL08

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralysis, Paralysis Facial, Urinary Dysfunction, Sensory Disturbance, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Neurological Deficit Acute | ST04, ST06, ST07, BL08, GB06, GB18, GV20 | 28 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005562 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Fatigue, Lethargy, Headache Temporal, Neck Pain, Headache Bilateral, Vasculitis Temporal-arteritis | ST08, SI19, BL08, GB01, GB08, GB18 | 14 days | doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.12.002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Heat Lung, Phlegm Lung, Damp Lung, Heat Lung, Phlegm Lung, Damp Lung | LU01, LU05, LU10, BL08, KD26 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Phlegm Misting Heart, Phlegm Misting Heart | ST23, ST24, ST40, ST41, ST45, SI19, BL03, BL08, KD20 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Benefit Regulate Shen, Benefit Regulate Shen | ST27, SI19, BL03, BL08, BL10, KD04, KD09 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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