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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

Lung channel · Hand

The six systems

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

Not mapped for this region: Reversed mirror.

Ranked points (19)

  1. 1
    BL63 Jinmen Bladder · Foot · either side score 2.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point Meeting point of the Bladder channel with the Yang Wei Mai
    • Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
  2. 2
    BL64 Jinggu Bladder · Foot · either side score 2.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Yuan-Source point
    • Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
  3. 3
    BL65 Shugu Bladder · Foot · either side score 2.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Bladder channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
  4. 4
    BL66 Zutonggu Bladder · Foot · either side score 2.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Bladder channel Horary point
    • Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
  5. 5
    BL67 Zhiyin Bladder · Foot · either side score 2.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Bladder channel Tonification (mother) point
    • Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)

    ⚠ Needling is contraindicated in pregnancy other than at term; moxibustion for breech presentation is the exception and should be supervised.

  6. 6
    LI1 Shangyang Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Metal point of the Large Intestine channel
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  7. 7
    LI2 Erjian Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Water point of the Large Intestine channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  8. 8
    LI3 Sanjian Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Large Intestine channel
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  9. 9
    LI4 Hegu Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Yuan-Source point Command point of the face and mouth
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)

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

  10. 10
    LU10 Yuji Lung · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Lung channel
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  11. 11
    LU11 Shaoshang Lung · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Wood point of the Lung channel
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  12. 12
    LV1 Dadun Liver · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Liver channel Horary point
    • Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
  13. 13
    LV2 Xingjian Liver · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Liver channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
  14. 14
    LV3 Taichong Liver · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Liver channel
    • Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)

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

  15. 15
    SP1 Yinbai Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Spleen channel
    • Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
  16. 16
    SP2 Dadu Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Spleen channel Tonification (mother) point
    • Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
  17. 17
    SP3 Taibai Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Spleen channel Horary point
    • Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
  18. 18
    SP4 Gongsun Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Chong Mai
    • Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
  19. 19
    SP5 Shangqiu Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Spleen channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 19. SP5 18. SP4 17. SP3 16. SP2 15. SP1 14. LV3 13. LV2 12. LV1 11. LU11 10. LU10 9. LI4 8. LI3 7. LI2 6. LI1
Fig. — front After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 19. SP5 18. SP4 17. SP3 16. SP2 15. SP1 14. LV3 13. LV2 12. LV1 11. LU11 10. LU10 9. LI4 8. LI3 7. LI2 6. LI1

Candidates, front · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 1747

Body map, back: candidate points numbered by rank 5. BL67 4. BL66 3. BL65 2. BL64 1. BL63
Fig. — back After Albinus, 1747
Body map, back: candidate points numbered by rank 5. BL67 4. BL66 3. BL65 2. BL64 1. BL63

Candidates, back · 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).