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Step One:
Determine which organ system is out of balance
Step Two:
Determine whether the imbalance is excess (shi) or deficiency (xu)

Step Three:
For deficiency syndromes
Tonify the horary point on the mother organ's channel.
Horary means the point's element and then channels element are the same. i.e. the wood point on the wood channel, or the fire point on the fire channel, the water point on the water channel, the earth point on the earth channel.
(Made Easy: Tonify Mother, Drain Grandmother)

Tonify the mother organ's element point on the affected channel.
Sedate the horary point on the "controlling" organ's channel.
Sedate the controlling organ's element point on the affected organ.

For excess syndromes
Tonify the horary point on the controlling organ's channel.
Tonify the controlling organ'st element point on the affected organ's channel.
Sedate the horary point on the "son" organ's channel.
Sedate the son organ's element point on the affected organ.
(Made Easy: Drain Son, Tonify Grandmother)

Tonification prescriptions for conditions of DEFICIENCY

Meridian Tonify Sedate

Horary Pt. Son Pt. Horary Pt. Control Pt.

LUNG Sp 3 Lu 9 Ht 8 Lu 10

LARGE INTESTINE St 36 LI 11 SI 5 LI 5

STOMACH SI 5 St 41 GB 41 St 43

SPLEEN Ht 8 Sp 2 Liv 1 Sp 1

HEART Liv 1 Ht 9 Kid 10 Ht 3

SMALL INTESTINE GB 41 SI 3 UB 66 SI 2

URINARY BLADDER LI 1 UB 67 St 36 UB 40

KIDNEY Lu 8 Kid 7 Sp 3 Kid 3

PERICARDIUM Liv 1 P 9 Kid 10 P 3

SAN JIAO GB 41 SJ 3 UB 66 SJ 2

GALLBLADDER UB 66 GB 43 LI 1 GB 44

LIVER Kid 10 Liv 8 LU 8 Liv 4

Tonification prescriptions for conditions of EXCESS

Meridian Tonify Sedate

Horary Pt. Control Pt. Horary Pt. Son Pt.

LUNG Ht 8 Lu 10 Kid 10 Lu 5

LARGE INTESTINE SI 5 LI 5 UB 66 LI 2

STOMACH GB 41 St 43 LI 1 St 45

SPLEEN Liv 1 Sp 1 LU 8 Sp 5

HEART Kid 10 Ht 3 Sp 3 Ht 7

SMALL INTESTINE UB 66 SI 2 St 36 SI 8

URINARY BLADDER St 36 UB 40 GB 41 UB 65

KIDNEY Sp 3 Kid 3 Liv 1 Kid 1

PERICARDIUM Kid 10 P 3 Sp 3 P 7

SAN JIAO UB 66 SJ 2 St 36 SJ 10

GALLBLADDER LI 1 GB 44 SI 5 GB 38

LIVER Lu 8 Liv 4 Ht 8 Liv 2

Horary Points

Element Wood Fire Earth Metal Water

Shu Point Well Spring Stream River Sea

Wood Organs Liver 1 2 3 4 8

Gall Bladder 44 43 41 38 34

Fire Organs Heart 9 8 7 4 3

Small Intestine 1 2 3 5 8

Pericardium 9 8 7 5 3

San Jiao 1 2 3 6 10

Earth Organs: Spleen 1 2 3 5 9

Stomach 45 44 43 41 36

Metal Organs: Lung 11 10 9 8 5

Large Intestine 1 2 3 5 11

Water Organs: Kidney 1 2 3 7 10

Urinary Bladder 67 66 65 60 40

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Meridian	Tonify		Sedate
Meridian	Horary Pt.	Son Pt.	Horary Pt.	Control Pt.
LUNG	Sp 3	Lu 9	Ht 8	Lu 10
LARGE INTESTINE	St 36	LI 11	SI 5	LI 5
STOMACH	SI 5	St 41	GB 41	St 43
SPLEEN	Ht 8	Sp 2	Liv 1	Sp 1
HEART	Liv 1	Ht 9	Kid 10	Ht 3
SMALL INTESTINE	GB 41	SI 3	UB 66	SI 2
URINARY BLADDER	LI 1	UB 67	St 36	UB 40
KIDNEY	Lu 8	Kid 7	Sp 3	Kid 3
PERICARDIUM	Liv 1	P 9	Kid 10	P 3
SAN JIAO	GB 41	SJ 3	UB 66	SJ 2
GALLBLADDER	UB 66	GB 43	LI 1	GB 44
LIVER	Kid 10	Liv 8	LU 8	Liv 4

	Element	Wood	Fire	Earth	Metal	Water
	Shu Point	Well	Spring	Stream	River	Sea
Wood Organs	Liver	1	2	3	4	8
Wood Organs	Gall Bladder	44	43	41	38	34
Fire Organs	Heart	9	8	7	4	3
	Small Intestine	1	2	3	5	8
	Pericardium	9	8	7	5	3
	San Jiao	1	2	3	6	10
Earth Organs:	Spleen	1	2	3	5	9
Earth Organs:	Stomach	45	44	43	41	36
Metal Organs:	Lung	11	10	9	8	5
Metal Organs:	Large Intestine	1	2	3	5	11
Water Organs:	Kidney	1	2	3	7	10
Water Organs:	Urinary Bladder	67	66	65	60	40