Location
2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting tb4 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which TB05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit EarsBenefit EarsBenefit HeadBenefit HeadChillsCommon ColdCold FeetCold FeetCold HandsCold HandsConstipationContraction ElbowContraction ElbowDeafnessKidney DeficiencyKidney DeficiencyDisease FebrileDisease FebrileDizzinessDryness LipsDryness LipsEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFeverHearing ImpairedHearing ImpairedHeatHeat ExteriorHeat ExteriorHeat Five Zang KnottingHeat Five Zang KnottingHeat Six Fu KnottingHeat Six Fu KnottingHeaviness ElbowHeaviness ElbowHeaviness WristHeaviness WristHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureElbow Flaccid StiffnessHand Grip StiffnessStiff NeckImmobility Elbow FlaccidImmobility Hand GripImmobility NeckInjury ColdInjury ColdItchiness EarItchiness EarWatery EyesLachrymation Wind ExposureLachrymation Wind ExposureMumpsNosebleedElbow NumbnessElbow NumbnessFoot NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessHand NumbnessOpen Yang Wei MaiOpen Yang Wei MaiOppression ChestOppression ChestPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainAnkle PainAnkle PainArm PainArm PainBack PainBack PainCheek PainCheek PainRib PainRib PainEar PainEar PainElbow PainElbow PainElbow Soreness PainElbow Soreness PainEye PainEye PainFinger Acute PainFinger Acute PainFoot PainFoot PainHands PainHands PainHeadacheHeadacheHeadache Frontal PainHeadache Frontal PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainHead Headache PainHead Headache PainHead Vertex PainHead Vertex PainHundred Joints PainHundred Joints PainNeck Nape PainNeck Nape PainRibs PainRibs PainShoulder PainShoulder PainToes PainToes PainToothacheToothacheWrist Soreness PainWrist Soreness PainPhlegm InversionPhlegm Inversion RednessArm RednessArm RednessEar RednessEar RednessRed EyesRed EyesRelease ExteriorRelease ExteriorScrofulaSpeech ImpairmentSpeech ImpairmentChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSweating SwellingArm SwellingArm SwellingEar Root SwellingEar Root SwellingSwollen EyesSwollen EyesThunder Wind HeadThunder Wind HeadTightness ChestTightness ChestTinnitusTongue Body StiffTongue Body StiffTremor HandTremor HandMouth UlcersMouth UlcersVomiting BloodVomiting BloodWindWind HeadWind Head
Protocols using TB05
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist Pain, Paresthesia Hand – PC07, TB05 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/795906)
- Back Low Pain, Disability Functional, Back Chronic Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT03, BL23, BL30, BL58, BL60, KD07, TB05, GB41, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0850-7)
- Headache Migraine – LI04, TB05, TB23, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006)
- Performance Athletic, Strength Forearm, Fatigue Muscle – LI04, LI10, LI11, SI08, TB05, TB10 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1992753)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Headache Migraine, Headache Unilateral, Sensitivity Light, Sensitivity Sound – TB05, GB08, GB20, GB34, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S546838)
- Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Stabbing Pain – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB05, GB01 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12433-x)
- Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequela – LI10, ST36, ST37, BL55, BL57, PC04, PC06, TB05, MS06 (https://doi.org/10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000611)
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Spasticity, Paralysis Limb, Motor Deficit Upper Limb, Motor Deficit Lower Limb – LI04, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB30, GB39, LV03, CV23, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-025-08072-3)
- Tic Disorders – LI04, LI11, ST04, ST06, ST32, BL02, BL18, KD03, KD17, TB05, GB13, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV08, GV20, GV24 (Acupuncture Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Tic Disorders: A Prospective, Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07071428)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Limited-range-of-motion Cervical – LI11, BL10, TB05, GB20 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1701076)
- Paralysis Lower Limb, Motor Dysfunction Lower Limb, Stroke Hemiplegia, Spasm Extensor, Gait Hemiparetic – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, TB05 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3805628)
- Motor Dysfunction, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LI10, ST36, ST37, BL55, BL57, PC04, PC06, TB05 (https://doi.org/10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000611)