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Luo Que: TCM Acupoint Guide

LUOQUE
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Luo Que (Luoque)

Location

5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline. Note: this point is most easily located 1.5 cun lateral to and 0.5 cun posterior to DU-20 Baihui.

Needling

  • Transverse insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Slanted insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.

Actions

  • Benefits the sense organs
  • Pacifies wind
  • Transforms phlegm
  • Calms the shen

Indications

  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Nasal congestion
  • Deviation of the mouth
  • Blurred vision
  • Vertigo
  • Facial paralysis
  • Rhinitis
  • Mania-depression
  • Mad walking
  • Epilepsy
  • Disorientation
  • Goiter
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal distention
  • Collapse
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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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