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 · Lower leg

The six systems

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

Ranked points (29)

1
BL58 Feiyang Bladder · Lower leg · 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
2
BL55 Heyang Bladder · Calf · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
3
BL56 Chengjin Bladder · Calf · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
4
BL57 Chengshan Bladder · Calf · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
5
BL59 Fuyang Bladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Qiao Mai
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
6
HT2 Qingling Heart · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
7
HT4 Lingdao Heart · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Heart channel
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
⚠ The ulnar nerve lies close by — withdraw and redirect if the patient reports an electric sensation into the little finger.
8
KI7 Fuliu Kidney · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Metal point of the Kidney channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
9
KI8 Jiaoxin Kidney · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Qiao Mai
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
10
KI9 Zhubin Kidney · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
11
LI6 Pianli Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
12
LI7 Wenliu Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
13
LI8 Xialian Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
14
LI9 Shanglian Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
15
LI10 Shousanli Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
16
LI13 Shouwuli Large Intestine · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
⚠ Avoid deep needling — the radial nerve and brachial vessels lie close by. Classical texts list this as a forbidden point for moxibustion in some traditions.
17
LI14 Binao Large Intestine · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
18
PC2 Tianquan Pericardium · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
19
PC4 Ximen Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
20
PC5 Jianshi Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Pericardium channel
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
21
PC6 Neiguan Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
22
TE5 Waiguan Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
23
TE6 Zhigou Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Fire point of the Triple Energiser channel Horary point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
24
TE7 Huizong Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
25
TE8 Sanyangluo Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
26
TE9 Sidu Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
27
TE11 Qinglengyuan Triple Energiser · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
28
TE12 Xiaoluo Triple Energiser · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
29
TE13 Naohui Triple Energiser · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Meeting point of the Triple Energiser channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- 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).