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

Lung channel · Upper arm

The six systems

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

Ranked points (21)

1
BL36 Chengfu Bladder · Thigh · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
2
BL37 Yinmen Bladder · Thigh · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
3
BL55 Heyang Bladder · Calf · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
4
BL56 Chengjin Bladder · Calf · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
5
BL57 Chengshan Bladder · Calf · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
6
BL58 Feiyang Bladder · Lower leg · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
7
BL59 Fuyang Bladder · Lower leg · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Qiao Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
8
LI13 Shouwuli Large Intestine · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
⚠ 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.
9
LI14 Binao Large Intestine · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
10
LU3 Tianfu Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Window of Heaven point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
11
LU4 Xiabai Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
12
LV5 Ligou Liver · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
13
LV6 Zhongdu Liver · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
14
LV9 Yinbao Liver · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
15
LV10 Zuwuli Liver · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
⚠ The femoral artery lies at the point — palpate the pulse and avoid it.
16
LV11 Yinlian Liver · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
⚠ Avoid the femoral artery.
17
SP6 Sanyinjiao Spleen · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — classically used to promote labour.
18
SP7 Lougu Spleen · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
19
SP8 Diji Spleen · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
20
SP10 Xuehai Spleen · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Sea of Blood
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
21
SP11 Jimen Spleen · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
⚠ The point lies over the femoral artery — palpate and avoid.

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).