PC05 Jianshi (Intermediary Messenger)

Location

3 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.

Categories

• Jing-River point of the Pericardium meridian

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

Indications

Conditions for which PC05 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 PC05 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using PC05

• Healthy Volunteers – BL57, PC05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60008-8 ↗)
• Dementia, Memory Loss, Cognitive Decline, Dementia Senile – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT07, PC05, LV03, GV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60071-6 ↗)
• Fatigue, Pain, Joint Pain, Rash Cutaneous, Lupus Systemic – LI04, ST36, SP06, KD07, PC05, GB20, GV14 (doi:10.1177/0961203308093921 ↗)
• Hypotension, Hemodynamic Instability, Quadriparesis, Dopamine Dependence, Hemodynamic Instability, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury – PC05, PC06 (doi:10.5812/atr.8009 ↗)
• Hypotension Postoperative, Hypotension Spinal-anaesthesia-induced – PC05, PC06 (doi:10.1093/bja/aem306 ↗)
• Hypotension, Liver Disease End-stage – PC05, PC06 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2011.11.001 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Leukopenia, Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Neutropenia – LU07, LI04, ST32, ST36, SP03, SI06, PC05, TB05, GB39, LV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2014/217397 ↗)
• Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – PC05, PC06 (doi:10.1155/2014/860631 ↗)
• Arrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmia Persistent – ST36, ST37, HT07, PC05, PC06, TB04 (doi:10.1155/2015/613970 ↗)
• Palpitations, Arrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation – ST36, ST37, PC05, PC06 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013180 ↗)
• Endothelial Dysfunction, Ischemia-reperfusion Injury, Cardiovascular Disease Risk – ST36, ST37, PC05, PC06 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178838 ↗)
• Edema, Dyspnea, Heart Failure Acute Decompensated, Edema Pulmonary – ST36, ST37, SP06, KD03, PC05, PC06 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1864-3 ↗)
• Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmia Persistent, Atrial Fibrillation Persistent – ST36, ST37, HT07, PC05, PC06 (doi:10.3390/medicina58010041 ↗)
• Tachycardia Resting, Heart Rate Variability Impaired, Autonomic Imbalance Post-transplant – PC05, PC06 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2019.04.001 ↗)
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Nausea Pregnancy, Vomiting Pregnancy, Nausea And Vomiting Of Pregnancy – ST36, ST40, PC05, PC06, GB20, CV12, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04656-2 ↗)
• Anxiety, Palpitations, Insomnia, Nightmares, Irritability, Ptsd, Hypervigilance, Phobia Cynophobia, Avoidance – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Post-Operative Nausea, Post-Operative Vomiting, Autonomic Dysfunction, Inflammation Postoperative, Recovery Postoperative – PC05, PC06 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20241107 ↗)
• Breast Cancer, Cancer Pain, Nausea Chemotherapy – PC02, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000033939 ↗)
• Hypertension, Blood Pressure Elevated – ST36, ST37, PC05, PC06 (doi:10.1089/acu.2015.1106 ↗)
• Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation Persistent – ST36, ST37, HT07, PC05, PC06 (doi:10.3390/medicina58010041 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia, Ptsd, Phobia – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Angina Pectoris, Chest Pain – ST36, HT05, HT07, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, CV06, CV17 (doi:10.3727/036012913x13831831849457 ↗)
• Fluctuation Blood Pressure Intraoperative, Hypotension Intraoperative – ST36, SP03, KD03, PC05, PC06 (doi:10.2196/77009 ↗)
• Dementia Senile – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT07, PC05, LV03, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60071-6 ↗)
• Hypotension – PC05, PC06 (doi:10.5812/atr.8009 ↗)
• Angina Pectoris – LI11, PC05, PC06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200329-k0001 ↗)
• Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb – LU05, LI10, LI12, LI14, LI15, SI03, PC02, PC05, PC07, TB05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210406-k0001 ↗)
• Depression Post-stroke, Cerebral Infarction – ST36, HT07, PC05, GV14, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220424-k0004 ↗)
• Chest Pain, Postoperative Pain – HT03, HT04, HT05, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC05, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.4.133 ↗)
• Ptsd, Sleep Disturbance, Phobia Cynophobia – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain – SP06, PC05, TB03, GB41 (doi:10.1007/s11695-023-06654-8 ↗)
• Voice Lost, Voice Lost – LI04, LI18, ST09, HT05, PC05, CV23, GV15 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – HT03, HT04, PC03, PC05 (Local Effects of Acupuncture and Nerve Conduction Studies. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03036657)
• Mental Disorder – KD06, PC04, PC05, PC06, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB07, GB08, GB09, GB10, GB11, GB40 (Zheng Lingling et al.. [Experience of professor LI Zhidao in the treatment of mental disorders by "regulating the heart and smoothing the liver"].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2016)
• Asthma Chronic Persistent – ST36, BL13, KD03, PC05, TB06, CV17, GV14, XB01A, XB01B (Xie Yilin et al.. [Impacts on asthma at persistent stage and immune function in the patients treated with acupuncture for warming yang and benefiting qi].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2016)
• Epilepsy, Seizure – ST40, PC05, LV03, CV15, GV26 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems – KD14, PC05, LV05, CV06 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Depression, Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems – HT07, KD14, PC05, LV03, LV05, CV06 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Hypochondriac Bloating, Breast Bloating, Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Hypochondriac Bloating, Breast Bloating – KD14, PC05, LV05, LV14, CV06, CV17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Malaria – SI03, PC05, TB02, GB41, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Malaria, Fever High, Fever High – LI11, SI03, PC05, TB02, GB41, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Malaria, Splenomegaly – SI03, PC05, TB02, GB41, LV13, GV13, GV14, XB04 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Palpitations, Neurosis, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Benefit Regulate Shen, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Benefit Regulate Shen – HT07, BL15, PC05, PC06, GB40, CV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Phlegm, Palpitations, Heat, Neurosis, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Benefit Regulate Shen, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Benefit Regulate Shen – ST40, HT07, BL15, BL19, PC05, PC06, GB40, CV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Delirium, Malaria, Fever High, Psychological Confusion Disorder – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC05, PC09, TB01, TB02, GB41, GB44, LV01, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside PC05

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with PC05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• PC06Inner Gate23 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles16 protocols
• HT07Spirit Gate14 protocols
• SI03Back Stream8 protocols
• GV14Great Vertebra7 protocols
• PC07Great Mound7 protocols
• ST37Upper Great Hollow7 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences6 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi5 protocols
• GB41Foot Governor Of Tears5 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend5 protocols

Other points on the Pericardium Meridian