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

Large Intestine channel · Upper arm

The six systems

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

Ranked points (21)

1
ST31 Biguan Stomach · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
2
ST32 Futu Stomach · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
3
ST33 Yinshi Stomach · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
4
ST34 Liangqiu Stomach · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
5
ST36 Zusanli Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror He-Sea point Earth point of the Stomach channel Horary point Sea of Water and Grain point Command point of the abdomen
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
6
ST37 Shangjuxu Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Lower He-Sea point of the Large Intestine Sea of Blood point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
7
ST38 Tiaokou Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
8
ST39 Xiajuxu Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Lower He-Sea point of the Small Intestine
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
9
ST40 Fenglong Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
⚠ The principal Phlegm-resolving point.
10
KI7 Fuliu Kidney · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Jing-River point Metal point of the Kidney channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
11
KI8 Jiaoxin Kidney · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Qiao Mai
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
12
KI9 Zhubin Kidney · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
13
LI13 Shouwuli Large Intestine · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
⚠ 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.
14
LI14 Binao Large Intestine · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
15
LU3 Tianfu Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Window of Heaven point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
16
LU4 Xiabai Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
17
LV5 Ligou Liver · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
18
LV6 Zhongdu Liver · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
19
LV9 Yinbao Liver · Thigh · 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))
20
LV10 Zuwuli Liver · Thigh · 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))
⚠ The femoral artery lies at the point — palpate the pulse and avoid it.
21
LV11 Yinlian Liver · Thigh · 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))
⚠ Avoid the femoral artery.

Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank — Fig. — front 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).