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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

Stomach channel · Foot

The six systems

System Treating channel Look at Side
1. Same Chinese name Large Intestine (LI)
Hand · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
opposite side
2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Pericardium (PC)
Hand · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
either side
3. Interior–exterior pair Spleen (SP)
Foot · Same segment, opposite side
opposite side
4. Chinese clock opposite Pericardium (PC)
Hand · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
either side
5. Chinese clock neighbour Large Intestine (LI)
Hand · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
opposite side
6. Same channel Stomach (ST)
Foot · Same segment, opposite side
opposite side

Not mapped for this region: Reversed mirror.

Ranked points (15)

  1. 1
    LI1 Shangyang Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Large Intestine channel
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  2. 2
    LI2 Erjian Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Large Intestine channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  3. 3
    LI3 Sanjian Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Large Intestine channel
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  4. 4
    LI4 Hegu Large Intestine · Hand · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Yuan-Source point Command point of the face and mouth
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)

    ⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — its strong descending and blood-moving action is classically held to promote labour.

  5. 5
    PC8 Laogong Pericardium · Hand · either side score 2.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Pericardium channel Horary point
    • Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)

    ⚠ A very sensitive point — warn the patient before needling.

  6. 6
    PC9 Zhongchong Pericardium · Hand · either side score 2.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Pericardium channel Tonification (mother) point
    • Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
  7. 7
    SP4 Gongsun Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Chong Mai
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
    • Luo-Connecting point of the interior–exterior pair
  8. 8
    SP1 Yinbai Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Wood point of the Spleen channel
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  9. 9
    SP2 Dadu Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Spleen channel Tonification (mother) point
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  10. 10
    SP3 Taibai Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Spleen channel Horary point
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  11. 11
    SP5 Shangqiu Spleen · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Metal point of the Spleen channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  12. 12
    ST42 Chongyang Stomach · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Yuan-Source point
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)

    ⚠ The dorsalis pedis artery lies at the point — palpate and needle to one side.

  13. 13
    ST43 Xiangu Stomach · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Stomach channel
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  14. 14
    ST44 Neiting Stomach · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Water point of the Stomach channel
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  15. 15
    ST45 Lidui Stomach · Foot · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Metal point of the Stomach channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 15. ST45 14. ST44 13. ST43 12. ST42 11. SP5 10. SP3 9. SP2 8. SP1 7. SP4 6. PC9 5. PC8 4. LI4 3. LI3 2. LI2 1. LI1
Fig. — front After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 15. ST45 14. ST44 13. ST43 12. ST42 11. SP5 10. SP3 9. SP2 8. SP1 7. SP4 6. PC9 5. PC8 4. LI4 3. LI3 2. LI2 1. LI1

Candidates, front · 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).