"Luo" (絡), network or connection; "que" (卻) implies advancing and then returning. Foot taiyang bladder meridian "enters brain from vertex and then emerges", hence the name. In Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing and Waitai Miyao, "que" (卻) is written as "xian" (癎, epilepsy). In Qianjin Yaofang‧, Qianjin Yifang, and Shisijing Fahui, it is written as "que" (卻). Tongren Shuxue Zhenjiu Tujinguses both interchangeably.

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Luoque (BL8) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1.3 cun posterior to Tongtian (BL7)";
• Qianjin Yaofang‧: "1.5 cun".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: insertion of occipital muscle.
• Nerve: Branches of greater occipital nerve. Internally, it corresponds to the visual area of occipital lobe of brain.
• Vessels: branches of occipital artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Subcutaneous insertion 0.3~1 cun along skin. Moxibustion is generally not applied.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dispel wind and unblock orifice, calm spirit and mind.

• Classical: wind-induced dizziness, headache, vertigo, tinnitus, vomiting, crooked mouth. glaucoma, cataracts, blindness, nasal congestion, neck swelling with goiter, spasm and convulsion, manic running, epilepsy with sudden collapse, visual hallucinations, mental confusion with unhappiness.
• Modern: myopia.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Manic running, spasm and convulsion, and feeling unhappy: Luoque (BL8), Tinghui (GB2), Shenzhu (GV12).