KD05 Shuiquan (Water Spring)

Location

1 thumb width directly below KD03 in the depression of the medial side of the tuberosity of the calcaneum.

Categories

• Xi-Cleft point of the Kidney meridian

The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.

Indications

Conditions for which KD05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say KD05 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using KD05

• Enuresis Nocturnal, Bedwetting – ST36, SP04, SP06, SP12, HT07, HT09, BL23, BL28, BL32, KD03, KD05, CV02, CV03, CV06, GV04, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.1177/147323000303100611 ↗)
• Contracture Knee, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscle Atrophy, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Paralysis Lower Extremity, Contracture Ankle, Contracture Shoulder, Contracture Elbow, Scoliosis, Neuromotor Impairment, Steppage Gait – LU01, LI04, LI05, LI11, LI14, ST34, ST36, ST41, SP09, SP10, SI05, SI06, SI07, SI09, BL11, BL12, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, TB09, GB20, GB21, GB40 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 ↗)
• Heel Pain, Plantar Pain, Tenderness Calcaneal – KD05 (doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3572-4 ↗)
• Joint Pain, Abdominal Pain, Bleeding Rectal, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Diarrhea Chronic – LI04, ST23, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, SP03, SP04, SP05, KD02, KD03, KD04, KD05 (doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2024.101080 ↗)
• Urolithiasis, Renal Colic Pain, Abdomen Left Pain – KD05, TB06, GB34, LV04, LV08 (doi:10.13633/j.cnki.zjtcm.2023.05.034 ↗)
• Cancer Head And Neck, Quality Of Life Reduced – LU05, LU09, LI04, LI11, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI19, KD03, KD05, PC03, TB21, GB02, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.3390/cancers18132132 ↗)
• Kidney Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency – LU07, LU08, SP06, BL23, KD01, KD02, KD03, KD05, KD06, XB02T4 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Liver Blood Stagnation, Liver Blood Stagnation – ST29, SP10, BL18, BL32, KD05, GB37 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Heat, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems – LI11, SP10, KD05, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Heat, Fire Liver, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Liver Qi Deficiency, Fire Liver, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Liver Qi Deficiency – LI11, SP10, KD05, LV02, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Heat, Yin Deficiency, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Yin Deficiency, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems – LI11, SP10, KD02, KD05, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Urinary Retention, Urinary Retention – ST28, SP06, KD05, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside KD05

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• CV03Central Pivot5 protocols
• KD03Great Stream5 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend5 protocols
• SP10Sea Of Blood5 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point3 protocols
• KD02Blazing Valley3 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles3 protocols
• BL32Second Bone Hole2 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
• KD04Large Bell2 protocols

Other points on the Kidney Meridian