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The information on this site was adapted in part from Richard Teh-Fu Tan's book Acupuncture 1,2,3.
Each condition lists five systems, with appropriate ashi points for each:
System 1: Name sharing
Meridians sharing the same Chinese name balance each other.
System 2: Bie-Jing/Branching Meridians
Opposite meridians are paired according to their Chinese meridian names.
System 3: Biao Li/Interior-Exterior Pairs
Interior/Exterior pairs according to their Zang-fu relationship.
System 4: Chinese Clock Opposites
Opposite meridians on the clock balance each other.
System 5: Chinese Clock Neighbors
Adjacent meridians on the clock are paired. The time of the acupuncture is not considered.
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Team Leader and Lead Editor, William Dunbar, PhD, President, Midwest College of Oriental Medicine
Content Expert, Jinhua Xie, MD, PhD, former Dean of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
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