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Indications
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Protocols
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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.
No specific contraindications.
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.
Absent PeriodsUrinary ProblemsMenstrual CrampsEyesight / Vision CloudyCloudy VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionOppression Below Heart PeriodOppression Below Heart Period / MenstruationAbdominal PainBelow Heart On Period PainBelow Heart On Period / Menstruation PainIrregular PeriodsPeriod LatePeriod / Menstruation IrregularPeriod / Menstruation LateUterine ProlapseUrination Scanty
TCM actions
What classical sources say KD05 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit PeriodBenefit Period / MenstruationBenefit Regulate Chong MaiBenefit Regulate Ren MaiRegulate Chong MaiRegulate Ren Mai
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 ↗)
- Sweating, Depression, Parkinson's Disease, Leg Pain, Hot Flashes – LI04, SP06, BL15, BL18, BL23, BL25, KD05, KD07, KD10, GB20, GB34, LV03, LV09 (doi:10.1155/2014/953109 ↗)
- 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)
- Achalasia, Vomiting, Gastroptosis, Dilatation Stomach – ST25, ST34, ST36, ST37, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD05, PC06, CV10, CV12 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Night Blindness, Dry Eye – BL01, KD05, GB37 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Heat, Irregular Menstruation, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems – LI11, SP10, KD05, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Heat, Fire Liver, Irregular Menstruation, 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 Menstruation, 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.
- SP10Sea Of Blood6 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point5 protocols
- CV03Central Pivot5 protocols
- KD03Great Stream5 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend5 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection5 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
- KD02Blazing Valley3 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point2 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point2 protocols
- BL32Second Bone Hole2 protocols