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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

Triple Energiser channel · Hand

The six systems

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

Not mapped for this region: Reversed mirror.

Ranked points (17)

  1. 1
    GB41 Zulinqi Gallbladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Gallbladder channel Horary point Confluent point of the Dai Mai
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  2. 2
    GB42 Diwuhui Gallbladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)

    ⚠ Moxibustion is classically contraindicated here.

  3. 3
    GB43 Xiaxi Gallbladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Water point of the Gallbladder channel Tonification (mother) point
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  4. 4
    GB44 Zuqiaoyin Gallbladder · Foot · opposite side score 2.0
    1. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Metal point of the Gallbladder channel
    • Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
  5. 5
    KI1 Yongquan Kidney · Foot · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Kidney channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))

    ⚠ Intensely sensitive — warn the patient. Contraindicated in pregnancy.

  6. 6
    KI2 Rangu Kidney · Foot · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Kidney channel
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
  7. 7
    KI5 Shuiquan Kidney · Foot · either side score 1.0
    2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Xi-Cleft point
    • Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
  8. 8
    PC8 Laogong Pericardium · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Pericardium channel Horary point
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)

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

  9. 9
    PC9 Zhongchong Pericardium · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    3. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Wood point of the Pericardium channel Tonification (mother) point
    • Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
  10. 10
    SP1 Yinbai Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-Well point Wood point of the Spleen channel
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  11. 11
    SP2 Dadu Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Ying-Spring point Fire point of the Spleen channel Tonification (mother) point
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  12. 12
    SP3 Taibai Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Shu-Stream point Yuan-Source point Earth point of the Spleen channel Horary point
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  13. 13
    SP4 Gongsun Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Luo-Connecting point Confluent point of the Chong Mai
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  14. 14
    SP5 Shangqiu Spleen · Foot · either side score 1.0
    4. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Jing-River point Metal point of the Spleen channel Sedation (son) point
    • Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
  15. 15
    TE1 Guanchong Triple Energiser · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Jing-Well point Metal point of the Triple Energiser channel
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  16. 16
    TE2 Yemen Triple Energiser · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Ying-Spring point Water point of the Triple Energiser channel
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
  17. 17
    TE3 Zhongzhu Triple Energiser · Hand · opposite side score 1.0
    6. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Shu-Stream point Wood point of the Triple Energiser channel Tonification (mother) point
    • Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 17. TE3 16. TE2 15. TE1 14. SP5 13. SP4 12. SP3 11. SP2 10. SP1 9. PC9 8. PC8 7. KI5 6. KI2 5. KI1 4. GB44 3. GB43 2. GB42 1. GB41
Fig. — front After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: candidate points numbered by rank 17. TE3 16. TE2 15. TE1 14. SP5 13. SP4 12. SP3 11. SP2 10. SP1 9. PC9 8. PC8 7. KI5 6. KI2 5. KI1 4. GB44 3. GB43 2. GB42 1. GB41

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).