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

Liver channel · Foot

The six systems

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

Not mapped for this region: Reversed mirror.

Ranked points (19)

1
GB41 Zulinqi Gallbladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Gallbladder channel Horary point Confluent point of the Dai Mai
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
2
GB42 Diwuhui Gallbladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
⚠ Moxibustion is classically contraindicated here.
3
GB43 Xiaxi Gallbladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Water point of the Gallbladder channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
4
GB44 Zuqiaoyin Gallbladder · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Metal point of the Gallbladder channel
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
5
LI1 Shangyang Large Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Large Intestine channel
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
6
LI2 Erjian Large Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Large Intestine channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
7
LI3 Sanjian Large Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Large Intestine channel
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
8
LI4 Hegu Large Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Yuan-Source point Command point of the face and mouth
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — its strong descending and blood-moving action is classically held to promote labour.
9
LU10 Yuji Lung · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Lung channel
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
10
LU11 Shaoshang Lung · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Lung channel
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
11
LV1 Dadun Liver · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Wood point of the Liver channel Horary point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
12
LV2 Xingjian Liver · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Liver channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
13
LV3 Taichong Liver · Foot · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Liver channel
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
⚠ With LI4 forms the "Four Gates" to strongly move Qi and Blood — caution in pregnancy.
14
PC8 Laogong Pericardium · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Pericardium channel Horary point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
⚠ A very sensitive point — warn the patient before needling.
15
PC9 Zhongchong Pericardium · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Pericardium channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
16
SI1 Shaoze Small Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Small Intestine channel
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
17
SI2 Qiangu Small Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Small Intestine channel
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
18
SI3 Houxi Small Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Small Intestine channel Tonification (mother) point Confluent point of the Du Mai
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
19
SI4 Wangu Small Intestine · Hand · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Yuan-Source point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)

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).