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

Small Intestine channel · Hand

The six systems

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

Not mapped for this region: Reversed mirror.

Ranked points (19)

1
BL63 Jinmen Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point Meeting point of the Bladder channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
2
BL64 Jinggu Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Yuan-Source point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
3
BL65 Shugu Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Bladder channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
4
BL66 Zutonggu Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Bladder channel Horary point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
5
BL67 Zhiyin Bladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Bladder channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
⚠ Needling is contraindicated in pregnancy other than at term; moxibustion for breech presentation is the exception and should be supervised.
6
HT8 Shaofu Heart · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Heart channel Horary point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
7
HT9 Shaochong Heart · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Wood point of the Heart channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
8
LV1 Dadun Liver · Foot · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Liver channel Horary point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
9
LV2 Xingjian Liver · Foot · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Liver channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
10
LV3 Taichong Liver · Foot · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Liver channel
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
⚠ With LI4 forms the "Four Gates" to strongly move Qi and Blood — caution in pregnancy.
11
SI1 Shaoze Small Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Metal point of the Small Intestine channel
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
12
SI2 Qiangu Small Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Water point of the Small Intestine channel
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
13
SI3 Houxi Small Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Small Intestine channel Tonification (mother) point Confluent point of the Du Mai
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
14
SI4 Wangu Small Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Yuan-Source point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
15
SP1 Yinbai Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Spleen channel
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
16
SP2 Dadu Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Spleen channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
17
SP3 Taibai Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Spleen channel Horary point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
18
SP4 Gongsun Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Chong Mai
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
19
SP5 Shangqiu Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Spleen channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))

Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank — Fig. — front After Albinus, 1747

Body map, back: candidate points numbered by rank — Fig. — back 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).