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 · Lower leg

The six systems

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

Ranked points (23)

1
GB37 Guangming Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
- Luo-Connecting point of the interior–exterior pair
2
GB35 Yangjiao Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
3
GB36 Waiqiu Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
4
GB38 Yangfu Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Fire point of the Gallbladder channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
5
GB39 Xuanzhong Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Hui-Meeting point of the marrow
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
6
LI6 Pianli Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
7
LI7 Wenliu Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
8
LI8 Xialian Large Intestine · Forearm · 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))
9
LI9 Shanglian Large Intestine · Forearm · 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))
10
LI10 Shousanli Large Intestine · Forearm · 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))
11
LI13 Shouwuli Large Intestine · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
⚠ 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.
12
LI14 Binao Large Intestine · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
13
LU3 Tianfu Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Window of Heaven point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
14
LU4 Xiabai Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
15
LU6 Kongzui Lung · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
16
LU7 Lieque Lung · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Ren Mai Command point of the head and nape
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
17
LV5 Ligou Liver · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
18
LV6 Zhongdu Liver · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
19
PC2 Tianquan Pericardium · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
20
PC4 Ximen Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
21
PC5 Jianshi Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Pericardium channel
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
22
PC6 Neiguan Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
23
SI7 Zhizheng Small Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting 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).