Location
One point on the midline below the spinous process of the 3rd lumbar vertebra (l3) (this is the more common the and single location of the this extra point), complemented by two lateral points 3 thumb widths lateral to the centre point on the midline..
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which XB05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Tonify Kidney YangDiarrheaDysuriaBedwettingLumbagoAbdominal PainAbdominal PainToes Ache PainToes Ache PainTonify Kidney Yang
Protocols using XB05
- Bedwetting – LU05, ST22, SP06, SP09, SP11, HT05, HT07, HT08, BL23, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL39, BL40, KD03, KD06, KD11, GB34, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV09, LV10, CV01, CV02, CV04, XB05, XC07, XL19, XU17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Diarrhea – LU05, LI03, LI10, LI11, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST44, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP06, SP07, SP08, SP09, SP14, SP15, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL34, BL35, BL40, BL47, BL48, BL65, KD02, KD08, KD10, KD15, KD16, KD17, KD20, KD21, PC03, PC06, PC09, TB18, GB25, GB29, LV02, LV03, LV06, LV13, CV04, CV05, CV06, CV12, GV01, GV06, XB05, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D, XC14A, XC14B, XC17, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH47, XL25, XU05, XU08, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Abdominal Pain – LU02, LU10, LI07, LI08, LI09, LI10, LI11, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST30, ST33, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP08, SP09, SP12, SP13, BL11, BL20, BL24, BL25, BL28, BL30, BL39, BL40, BL48, BL55, BL60, KD03, KD05, KD10, KD11, KD13, KD14, KD15, KD16, KD19, KD21, PC05, TB05, TB06, GB24, GB27, GB36, GB41, LV03, LV07, LV08, LV13, CV07, CV13, CV14, GV04, GV20, XB05, XC02A, XC02B, XC04, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D, XC08, XC09, XC12, XC13A, XC13B, XC15, XC19, XH11, XH47, XU08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)