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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.

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Worked cases

Large Intestine channel · Hand

The six systems

System Treating channel Look at Side
1. Same Chinese name Stomach (ST)
Foot · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
opposite side
2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Liver (LV)
Foot · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
either side
3. Interior–exterior pair Lung (LU)
Hand · Same segment, opposite side
opposite side
4. Chinese clock opposite Kidney (KI)
Foot · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
either side
5. Chinese clock neighbour Stomach (ST)
Foot · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
opposite side
6. Same channel Large Intestine (LI)
Hand · Same segment, opposite side
opposite side

Not mapped for this region: Reversed mirror.

Ranked points (16)

  1. 1
    ST42 Chongyang Stomach · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Yuan-Source point
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)

    ⚠ The dorsalis pedis artery lies at the point — palpate and needle to one side.

  2. 2
    ST43 Xiangu Stomach · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Stomach channel
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  3. 3
    ST44 Neiting Stomach · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Stomach channel
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  4. 4
    ST45 Lidui Stomach · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Stomach channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  5. 5
    KI1 Yongquan Kidney · Foot · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Kidney channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)

    ⚠ Intensely sensitive — warn the patient. Contraindicated in pregnancy.

  6. 6
    KI2 Rangu Kidney · Foot · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Kidney channel
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  7. 7
    KI5 Shuiquan Kidney · Foot · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  8. 8
    LI1 Shangyang Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Metal point of the Large Intestine channel
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  9. 9
    LI2 Erjian Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Water point of the Large Intestine channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  10. 10
    LI3 Sanjian Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Large Intestine channel
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  11. 11
    LI4 Hegu Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Yuan-Source point Command point of the face and mouth
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)

    ⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — its strong descending and blood-moving action is classically held to promote labour.

  12. 12
    LU10 Yuji Lung · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Lung channel
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  13. 13
    LU11 Shaoshang Lung · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Wood point of the Lung channel
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  14. 14
    LV1 Dadun Liver · Foot · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Liver channel Horary point
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
  15. 15
    LV2 Xingjian Liver · Foot · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Liver channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
  16. 16
    LV3 Taichong Liver · Foot · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Liver channel
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))

    ⚠ With LI4 forms the "Four Gates" to strongly move Qi and Blood — caution in pregnancy.

Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 16. LV3 15. LV2 14. LV1 13. LU11 12. LU10 11. LI4 10. LI3 9. LI2 8. LI1 7. KI5 6. KI2 5. KI1 4. ST45 3. ST44 2. ST43 1. ST42
Fig. — front After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 16. LV3 15. LV2 14. LV1 13. LU11 12. LU10 11. LI4 10. LI3 9. LI2 8. LI1 7. KI5 6. KI2 5. KI1 4. ST45 3. ST44 2. ST43 1. ST42

Candidates, front · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 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).