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

Stomach channel · Thigh

The six systems

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

Ranked points (17)

1
LI6 Pianli Large Intestine · Forearm · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
2
LI7 Wenliu Large Intestine · Forearm · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
3
LI8 Xialian Large Intestine · Forearm · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
4
LI9 Shanglian Large Intestine · Forearm · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
5
LI10 Shousanli Large Intestine · Forearm · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
6
LI13 Shouwuli Large Intestine · Upper arm · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
⚠ Avoid deep needling — the radial nerve and brachial vessels lie close by. Classical texts list this as a forbidden point for moxibustion in some traditions.
7
LI14 Binao Large Intestine · Upper arm · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
8
PC2 Tianquan Pericardium · Upper arm · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
9
PC4 Ximen Pericardium · Forearm · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
10
PC5 Jianshi Pericardium · Forearm · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Jing-River point Metal point of the Pericardium channel
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
11
PC6 Neiguan Pericardium · Forearm · either side score 2.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) 4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (2, 4)
12
SP10 Xuehai Spleen · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Sea of Blood
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
13
SP11 Jimen Spleen · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
⚠ The point lies over the femoral artery — palpate and avoid.
14
ST31 Biguan Stomach · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
15
ST32 Futu Stomach · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
16
ST33 Yinshi Stomach · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
17
ST34 Liangqiu Stomach · Thigh · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)

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).