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Xiao Luo: TCM Acupoint Guide

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

Xiao Luo (Xiaoluo)

Location

On the upper arm, on a line drawn between SJ-10 Tianjing and SJ-14 Jianliao, 4 cun proximal to SJ-10 Tianjing and 6 cun distal to SJ-14 Jianliao. Note: divide the distance between SJ-10 Tianjing and SJ-14 Jianliao in half and locate the point 1 cun distal to the midpoint, or locate the depression within the triceps muscle, posterior to the shaft of the humerus.

Needling

  • Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
  • Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Perpendicular or oblique insertion, 1 to 2 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

Actions

  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain

Indications

  • Headache
  • Neck rigidity
  • Motor impairment and pain of the arm
  • Stiffness and pain of the nape and back with inability to turn the head
  • Chills and fever
  • Stiff neck
  • Toothache
  • Seizures
  • Pain of the shoulder and arm
  • Wind bi
  • Dizziness
  • Madness

Notes

One source locates this point 6 cun above the tip of the elbow.

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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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