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.
Worked cases
Triple Energiser channel · Upper arm
The six systems
| System | Treating channel | Look at | Side |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Same Chinese name | Gallbladder (GB) |
Thigh
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Lower leg, Calf
· Reversed mirror
|
opposite side |
| 2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) | Kidney (KI) |
Thigh
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Lower leg, Calf
· Reversed mirror
|
either side |
| 3. Interior–exterior pair | Pericardium (PC) |
Upper arm
· Same segment, opposite side
|
opposite side |
| 4. Chinese clock opposite | Spleen (SP) |
Thigh
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Lower leg, Calf
· Reversed mirror
|
either side |
| 5. Chinese clock neighbour | Gallbladder (GB) |
Thigh
· Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
Lower leg, Calf
· Reversed mirror
|
opposite side |
| 6. Same channel | Triple Energiser (TE) |
Upper arm
· Same segment, opposite side
|
opposite side |
Ranked points (19)
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11. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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21. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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31. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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41. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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51. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Luo-Connecting point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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61. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Jing-River point Fire point of the Gallbladder channel Sedation (son) point
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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71. Same Chinese name 5. Chinese clock neighbour Reversed mirror Hui-Meeting point of the marrow
- Selected by 2 systems (1, 5)
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82. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Jing-River point Metal point of the Kidney channel Tonification (mother) point
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
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92. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Qiao Mai
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
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102. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong) Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Wei Mai
- Selected by system 2 (Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong))
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113. Interior–exterior pair Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 3 (Interior–exterior pair)
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124. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
⚠ Contraindicated in pregnancy — classically used to promote labour.
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134. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
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144. Chinese clock opposite Reversed mirror Xi-Cleft point
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
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154. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg) Sea of Blood
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
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164. Chinese clock opposite Mirror (arm ↔ leg)
- Selected by system 4 (Chinese clock opposite)
⚠ The point lies over the femoral artery — palpate and avoid.
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176. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
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186. Same channel Same segment, opposite side
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
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196. Same channel Same segment, opposite side Meeting point of the Triple Energiser channel with the Yang Wei Mai
- Selected by system 6 (Same channel)
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).