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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.

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Worked cases

Small Intestine channel · Forearm

The six systems

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

Ranked points (19)

  1. 1
    BL36 Chengfu Bladder · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  2. 2
    BL37 Yinmen Bladder · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  3. 3
    BL55 Heyang Bladder · Calf · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  4. 4
    BL56 Chengjin Bladder · Calf · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  5. 5
    BL57 Chengshan Bladder · Calf · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  6. 6
    BL58 Feiyang Bladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  7. 7
    BL59 Fuyang Bladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Qiao Mai
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  8. 8
    HT4 Lingdao Heart · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Metal point of the Heart channel
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)

    ⚠ The ulnar nerve lies close by — withdraw and redirect if the patient reports an electric sensation into the little finger.

  9. 9
    LV5 Ligou Liver · Lower leg · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  10. 10
    LV6 Zhongdu Liver · Lower leg · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  11. 11
    LV9 Yinbao Liver · Thigh · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  12. 12
    LV10 Zuwuli Liver · Thigh · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)

    ⚠ The femoral artery lies at the point — palpate the pulse and avoid it.

  13. 13
    LV11 Yinlian Liver · Thigh · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)

    ⚠ Avoid the femoral artery.

  14. 14
    SI7 Zhizheng Small Intestine · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Luo-Connecting point
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  15. 15
    SP6 Sanyinjiao Spleen · Lower leg · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))

    ⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — classically used to promote labour.

  16. 16
    SP7 Lougu Spleen · Lower leg · 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))
  17. 17
    SP8 Diji Spleen · Lower leg · 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))
  18. 18
    SP10 Xuehai Spleen · Thigh · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Sea of Blood
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
  19. 19
    SP11 Jimen Spleen · Thigh · 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))

    ⚠ The point lies over the femoral artery — palpate and avoid.

Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 19. SP11 18. SP10 17. SP8 16. SP7 15. SP6 14. SI7 13. LV11 12. LV10 11. LV9 10. LV6 9. LV5 8. HT4
Fig. — front After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 19. SP11 18. SP10 17. SP8 16. SP7 15. SP6 14. SI7 13. LV11 12. LV10 11. LV9 10. LV6 9. LV5 8. HT4

Candidates, front · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 1747

Body map, back: candidate points numbered by rank 7. BL59 6. BL58 5. BL57 4. BL56 3. BL55 2. BL37 1. BL36
Fig. — back After Albinus, 1747
Body map, back: candidate points numbered by rank 7. BL59 6. BL58 5. BL57 4. BL56 3. BL55 2. BL37 1. BL36

Candidates, back · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 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).