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Alternate names: 络郄 luò xī, Connecting Cleft; 脑盖 nǎo gài, Brain Cover; 强阳 qiáng yáng, Strong Yang; 蟀容 shuài róng, Cricket Container

Channel: BL, foot greater yáng (tài yáng) bladder channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the superior aspect of the head, in a depression 5.5 cùn within the anterior hairline and 1.5 cùn lateral to the midline.

Classical location: One cùn and five fēn behind Celestial Connection (BL-7). From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: Branches of the occipital artery and vein. Branch of the great occipital nerve.

Action: Disperses wind and clears heat; clears the head and brightens the eyes.

Modern indications: Dizzy head; unclear vision; tinnitus; mania and withdrawal.

Classical indications: Nasal congestion; tugging and slackening; manic agitation; retching and vomiting.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn transverse insertion. Moxa: 3 cones; pole 5‒10 min.

Point name meaning:

• 络 luò: mesh, connect; connecting vessel
• 却 què: to retreat; refuse

The path of the bladder channel begins its steep decline (却)after crossing the vertex of the head and passing through BL-8. The ideogram 络 (luò) may be a reference to the network vessels (络脉 luò mài) located in the vicinity of this point (one vessel connects to the brain).

络 (luò) are small red vessels in the eye. Needling this point causes these vessels to recede, thus the point name could also be rendered as Vessel Recession. See acupoint names: origins, meanings, and translations.

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