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.
Worked cases
Gallbladder channel · Lower leg
The six systems
| System | Treating channel | Look at | Side |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Same Chinese name | Triple Energiser (TE) |
Forearm
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Upper arm
· Reversed mirror
|
opposite side |
| 2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) | Heart (HT) |
Forearm
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Upper arm
· Reversed mirror
|
either side |
| 3. Interior–exterior pair | Liver (LV) |
Lower leg, Calf
· Same segment, opposite side
|
opposite side |
| 4. Chinese clock opposite | Heart (HT) |
Forearm
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Upper arm
· Reversed mirror
|
either side |
| 5. Chinese clock neighbour | Triple Energiser (TE) |
Forearm
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Upper arm
· Reversed mirror
|
opposite side |
| 6. Same channel | Gallbladder (GB) |
Lower leg, Calf
· Same segment, opposite side
|
opposite side |
Ranked points (17)
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12. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
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22. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Heart channel
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
⚠ The ulnar nerve lies close by — withdraw and redirect if the patient reports an electric sensation into the little finger.
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33. 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
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41. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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51. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Fire point of the Triple Energiser channel Horary point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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61. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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71. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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81. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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91. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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101. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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111. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Meeting point of the Triple Energiser channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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126. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
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136. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
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146. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
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156. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Fire point of the Gallbladder channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
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166. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Hui-Meeting point of the marrow
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
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173. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
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).