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

Spleen channel · Lower leg

The six systems

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

Ranked points (23)

1
ST40 Fenglong Stomach · 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
⚠ The principal Phlegm-resolving point.
2
HT2 Qingling Heart · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
3
HT4 Lingdao Heart · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Heart channel
- Selected by system 5 (Chinese clock neighbour)
⚠ The ulnar nerve lies close by — withdraw and redirect if the patient reports an electric sensation into the little finger.
4
LU3 Tianfu Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror Window of Heaven point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
5
LU4 Xiabai Lung · Upper arm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
6
LU6 Kongzui Lung · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
7
LU7 Lieque Lung · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

1. Same Chinese name Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Ren Mai Command point of the head and nape
- Selected by system 1 (Same Chinese name)
8
SI7 Zhizheng Small 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))
9
SP6 Sanyinjiao Spleen · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — classically used to promote labour.
10
SP7 Lougu Spleen · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
11
SP8 Diji Spleen · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
12
ST36 Zusanli Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side He-Sea point Earth point of the Stomach channel Horary point Sea of Water and Grain point Command point of the abdomen
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
13
ST37 Shangjuxu Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Lower He-Sea point of the Large Intestine Sea of Blood point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
14
ST38 Tiaokou Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
15
ST39 Xiajuxu Stomach · Lower leg · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Lower He-Sea point of the Small Intestine
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
16
TE5 Waiguan Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
17
TE6 Zhigou Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Fire point of the Triple Energiser channel Horary point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
18
TE7 Huizong Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
19
TE8 Sanyangluo Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
20
TE9 Sidu Triple Energiser · Forearm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
21
TE11 Qinglengyuan Triple Energiser · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
22
TE12 Xiaoluo Triple Energiser · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
23
TE13 Naohui Triple Energiser · Upper arm · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Meeting point of the Triple Energiser channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- 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).