Balance Method Point Solver

Dr. Tan's six systems and the mirror and image formats, run as rules over the classical channel points. Name the channel and region of a complaint; the solver returns the channels that balance it and a ranked list of distal points, each with the system that chose it and its cautions.

Affected channel

Region of the complaint

Side of the complaint

Acute (lifts the Xi-Cleft point)

Pattern slug (optional)

Worked cases

Bladder channel · Ankle

The six systems

System	Treating channel	Look at	Side
1. Same Chinese name	Small Intestine (SI)	Wrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shoulder · Reversed mirror	opposite side
2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)	Lung (LU)	Wrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shoulder · Reversed mirror	either side
3. Interior–exterior pair	Kidney (KI)	Ankle, Heel · Same segment, opposite side	opposite side
4. Chinese clock opposite	Lung (LU)	Wrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shoulder · Reversed mirror	either side
5. Chinese clock neighbour	Small Intestine (SI)	Wrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shoulder · Reversed mirror	opposite side
6. Same channel	Bladder (BL)	Ankle, Heel · Same segment, opposite side	opposite side

Ranked points (12)

1
SI5 Yanggu Small Intestine · Wrist · opposite side score 4.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Fire point of the Small Intestine channel Horary point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
- Named in a Balance Method combination for this region
2
SI6 Yanglao Small Intestine · Wrist · opposite side score 4.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
- Named in a Balance Method combination for this region
3
KI4 Dazhong Kidney · Heel · opposite side score 2.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
- Luo-Connecting point of the interior–exterior pair
4
LU8 Jingqu Lung · Wrist · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Lung channel Horary point
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
⚠ The radial artery lies immediately medial — locate the pulse and needle lateral to it. Moxibustion is classically avoided here.
5
LU9 Taiyuan Lung · Wrist · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Lung channel Tonification (mother) point Hui-Meeting point of the vessels
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
⚠ The radial artery runs at the point — palpate the pulse and insert beside it, not into it.
6
SI9 Jianzhen Small Intestine · Shoulder · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
⚠ Do not angle medially toward the chest wall.
7
SI10 Naoshu Small Intestine · Shoulder · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Meeting point of the Small Intestine channel with the Yang Wei and Yang Qiao Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
8
BL60 Kunlun Bladder · Ankle · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Fire point of the Bladder channel
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — classically used to promote delivery.
9
BL61 Pucan Bladder · Heel · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
10
BL62 Shenmai Bladder · Ankle · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Confluent point of the Yang Qiao Mai Point of origin of the Yang Qiao Mai
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
11
KI3 Taixi Kidney · Ankle · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Kidney channel
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
12
KI6 Zhaohai Kidney · Ankle · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Confluent point of the Yin Qiao Mai Point of origin of the Yin Qiao Mai
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)

Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank — Fig. — front After Albinus, 1747

Body map, back: candidate points numbered by rank — Fig. — back After Albinus, 1747

Structural selection only. Needling depth, technique and contraindications remain the practitioner's; every point above shows its corpus cautions. Sources: Tan, Twelve and Twelve in Acupuncture (1991); Tan, Acupuncture 1, 2, 3 (2007).