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

Kidney channel · Foot

The six systems

System	Treating channel	Look at	Side
1. Same Chinese name	Heart (HT)	Hand · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)	opposite side
2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)	Triple Energiser (TE)	Hand · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)	either side
3. Interior–exterior pair	Bladder (BL)	Foot · Same segment, opposite side	opposite side
4. Chinese clock opposite	Large Intestine (LI)	Hand · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)	either side
5. Chinese clock neighbour	Pericardium (PC)	Hand · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)	opposite side
6. Same channel	Kidney (KI)	Foot · Same segment, opposite side	opposite side

Not mapped for this region: Reversed mirror.

Ranked points (19)

1
BL63 Jinmen Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point Meeting point of the Bladder channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
2
BL64 Jinggu Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Yuan-Source point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
3
BL65 Shugu Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Bladder channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
4
BL66 Zutonggu Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Water point of the Bladder channel Horary point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
5
BL67 Zhiyin Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Metal point of the Bladder channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
⚠ Needling is contraindicated in pregnancy other than at term; moxibustion for breech presentation is the exception and should be supervised.
6
HT8 Shaofu Heart · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Heart channel Horary point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
7
HT9 Shaochong Heart · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Heart channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
8
KI1 Yongquan Kidney · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Wood point of the Kidney channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
⚠ Intensely sensitive — warn the patient. Contraindicated in pregnancy.
9
KI2 Rangu Kidney · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Kidney channel
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
10
KI5 Shuiquan Kidney · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
11
LI1 Shangyang Large Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Large Intestine channel
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
12
LI2 Erjian Large Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Large Intestine channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
13
LI3 Sanjian Large Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Large Intestine channel
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
14
LI4 Hegu Large Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Yuan-Source point Command point of the face and mouth
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — its strong descending and blood-moving action is classically held to promote labour.
15
PC8 Laogong Pericardium · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Pericardium channel Horary point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
⚠ A very sensitive point — warn the patient before needling.
16
PC9 Zhongchong Pericardium · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Pericardium channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
17
TE1 Guanchong Triple Energiser · Hand · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Triple Energiser channel
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
18
TE2 Yemen Triple Energiser · Hand · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Triple Energiser channel
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
19
TE3 Zhongzhu Triple Energiser · Hand · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Triple Energiser channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))

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).