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 · Thigh

The six systems

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

Ranked points (21)

1
GB31 Fengshi Gallbladder · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
2
GB32 Zhongdu Gallbladder · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
3
LI6 Pianli Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
4
LI7 Wenliu Large Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
5
LI8 Xialian Large Intestine · Forearm · 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))
6
LI9 Shanglian Large Intestine · Forearm · 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))
7
LI10 Shousanli Large Intestine · Forearm · 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))
8
LI13 Shouwuli Large Intestine · Upper arm · 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))
⚠ 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 · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
10
LU3 Tianfu Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Window of Heaven point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
11
LU4 Xiabai Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
12
LU6 Kongzui Lung · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
13
LU7 Lieque Lung · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Ren Mai Command point of the head and nape
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
14
LV9 Yinbao Liver · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
15
LV10 Zuwuli Liver · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
⚠ The femoral artery lies at the point — palpate the pulse and avoid it.
16
LV11 Yinlian Liver · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
⚠ Avoid the femoral artery.
17
PC2 Tianquan Pericardium · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
18
PC4 Ximen Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
19
PC5 Jianshi Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror Jing-River point Metal point of the Pericardium channel
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
20
PC6 Neiguan Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
21
SI7 Zhizheng Small Intestine · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror 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).