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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 · Upper arm

The six systems

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

Ranked points (18)

  1. 1
    BL36 Chengfu Bladder · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • 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 Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • 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 Reversed mirror
    • 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 Reversed mirror
    • 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 Reversed mirror
    • 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 Reversed mirror 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 Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Qiao Mai
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  8. 8
    HT2 Qingling Heart · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  9. 9
    LV5 Ligou Liver · Lower leg · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror 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 Reversed mirror 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 Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  12. 12
    LV10 Zuwuli Liver · Thigh · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • 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 Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)

    ⚠ Avoid the femoral artery.

  14. 14
    SP6 Sanyinjiao Spleen · Lower leg · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror 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.

  15. 15
    SP7 Lougu Spleen · Lower leg · 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))
  16. 16
    SP8 Diji Spleen · Lower leg · 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))
  17. 17
    SP10 Xuehai Spleen · Thigh · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Sea of Blood
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
  18. 18
    SP11 Jimen Spleen · Thigh · 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))

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

Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 18. SP11 17. SP10 16. SP8 15. SP7 14. SP6 13. LV11 12. LV10 11. LV9 10. LV6 9. LV5 8. HT2
Fig. — front After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 18. SP11 17. SP10 16. SP8 15. SP7 14. SP6 13. LV11 12. LV10 11. LV9 10. LV6 9. LV5 8. HT2

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

No point in the mapped segment: SI at Upper arm (Same channel);

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).