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
Heart channel · Forearm
The six systems
| System | Treating channel | Look at | Side |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Same Chinese name | Kidney (KI) |
Lower leg, Calf
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Thigh
· Reversed mirror
|
opposite side |
| 2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) | Gallbladder (GB) |
Lower leg, Calf
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Thigh
· Reversed mirror
|
either side |
| 3. Interior–exterior pair | Small Intestine (SI) |
Forearm
· Same segment, opposite side
|
opposite side |
| 4. Chinese clock opposite | Gallbladder (GB) |
Lower leg, Calf
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Thigh
· Reversed mirror
|
either side |
| 5. Chinese clock neighbour | Spleen (SP) |
Lower leg, Calf
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Thigh
· Reversed mirror
|
opposite side |
| 6. Same channel | Heart (HT) |
Forearm
· 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 Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
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32. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
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42. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
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52. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
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62. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Fire point of the Gallbladder channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
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72. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Hui-Meeting point of the marrow
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
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83. 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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96. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Metal point of the Heart channel
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
⚠ The ulnar nerve lies close by — withdraw and redirect if the patient reports an electric sensation into the little finger.
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101. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Kidney channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
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111. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Qiao Mai
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
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121. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
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135. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — classically used to promote labour.
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145. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
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155. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
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165. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Sea of Blood
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
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175. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
⚠ The point lies over the femoral artery — palpate and avoid.
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).