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

Triple Energiser channel · Forearm

The six systems

System	Treating channel	Look at	Side
1. Same Chinese name	Gallbladder (GB)	Lower leg, Calf · Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Thigh · Reversed mirror	opposite side
2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)	Kidney (KI)	Lower leg, Calf · Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Thigh · Reversed mirror	either side
3. Interior–exterior pair	Pericardium (PC)	Forearm · Same segment, opposite side	opposite side
4. Chinese clock opposite	Spleen (SP)	Lower leg, Calf · Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Thigh · Reversed mirror	either side
5. Chinese clock neighbour	Gallbladder (GB)	Lower leg, Calf · Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Thigh · Reversed mirror	opposite side
6. Same channel	Triple Energiser (TE)	Forearm · Same segment, opposite side	opposite side

Ranked points (23)

1
GB31 Fengshi Gallbladder · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
2
GB32 Zhongdu Gallbladder · Thigh · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
3
GB35 Yangjiao Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
4
GB36 Waiqiu Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
5
GB37 Guangming Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
6
GB38 Yangfu Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Fire point of the Gallbladder channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
7
GB39 Xuanzhong Gallbladder · Lower leg · opposite side score 2.0

1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Hui-Meeting point of the marrow
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
8
PC6 Neiguan Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 2.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
- Luo-Connecting point of the interior–exterior pair
9
KI7 Fuliu Kidney · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Kidney channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
10
KI8 Jiaoxin Kidney · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Qiao Mai
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
11
KI9 Zhubin Kidney · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
12
PC4 Ximen Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
13
PC5 Jianshi Pericardium · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Metal point of the Pericardium channel
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
14
SP6 Sanyinjiao Spleen · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — classically used to promote labour.
15
SP7 Lougu Spleen · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
16
SP8 Diji Spleen · Lower leg · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
17
SP10 Xuehai Spleen · Thigh · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Sea of Blood
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
18
SP11 Jimen Spleen · Thigh · either side score 1.0

4. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
⚠ The point lies over the femoral artery — palpate and avoid.
19
TE5 Waiguan Triple Energiser · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
20
TE6 Zhigou Triple Energiser · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-River point Fire point of the Triple Energiser channel Horary point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
21
TE7 Huizong Triple Energiser · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
22
TE8 Sanyangluo Triple Energiser · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
23
TE9 Sidu Triple Energiser · Forearm · opposite side score 1.0

6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- 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).