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 · Knee

The six systems

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

Ranked points (9)

1
LI11 Quchi Large Intestine · Elbow · either side score 3.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Reversed mirror He-Sea point Earth point of the Large Intestine channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
- Named in a Balance Method combination for this region
2
LU5 Chize Lung · Elbow · opposite side score 3.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Reversed mirror He-Sea point Water point of the Lung channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
- Named in a Balance Method combination for this region
3
SI8 Xiaohai Small Intestine · Elbow · either side score 3.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Reversed mirror He-Sea point Earth point of the Small Intestine channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
- Named in a Balance Method combination for this region
⚠ The ulnar nerve lies in the groove — needle gently and withdraw if a strong electric sensation shoots into the hand.
4
GB33 Xiyangguan Gallbladder · Knee · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
5
GB34 Yanglingquan Gallbladder · Knee · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side He-Sea point Earth point of the Gallbladder channel Hui-Meeting point of the sinews Lower He-Sea point of the Gallbladder
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
6
LI12 Zhouliao Large Intestine · Elbow · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
7
LV7 Xiguan Liver · Knee · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
8
LV8 Ququan Liver · Knee · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side He-Sea point Water point of the Liver channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
9
PC3 Quze Pericardium · Elbow · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Reversed mirror He-Sea point Water point of the Pericardium channel
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
⚠ The brachial artery lies medial to the biceps tendon — palpate before needling.

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).