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BL-8 Luoque (絡卻) — Declining Connection
Depth
00.5–0.8 cun3.0
Transverse insertion
Precautions
No standard contraindications. Moxibustion permitted.
Location (classical)
1.5 cun lateral to the midline and 5.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline, or 0.5 cun posterior to GV-20 (1.5 cun posterior to BL-7).
How to find it (practical)
Seated with the head supported, first locate Bai Hui (GV-20). Luo Que (BL-8) lies 1.5 cun lateral and 0.5 cun posterior to it.
Anatomy
Epicranial aponeurosis. Innervated by the greater occipital nerve.
Needling
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion of 0.5–0.8 cun.
Etymology
Luo (络), connection; Que (却), return. The Bladder Connecting (Luo) Meridian, after connecting with the brain, returns to the surface of the body from this point.
CLASSICAL SOURCEJia Yi Jing
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian