The best way to balance Yang Qi is to eat foods that clear heat and nourish yin, such as pears, lily bulbs, snow fungus, lotus root, winter melon, and mung beans.
But where could he possibly find these things in the middle of the night, in this remote village?
Li Xu decided to save himself.
He sat up in bed, crossed his legs, and used his thumb to press firmly on the "Taichong" acupoint, located on the top of his foot between the first and second metatarsal bones.
Taichong is the source point of the Liver Meridian of Foot Jueyin, and it is the primary acupoint for soothing the liver, regulating qi, and quelling liver fire.
Next, he located the "Sanyinjiao" acupoint, three cun above the tip of his inner ankle bone, and pressed it as well.
Sanyinjiao is the meeting point of the three yin meridians—the liver, spleen, and kidney. Pressing this point can nourish the yin of all three organs simultaneously, achieving the effect of "nourishing yin and reducing fire."
