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When irritability, dizziness, heart palpitations, hot sweaty palms, tinnitus, aching knees or lower back, and/or night sweats sit with thin sleep, TCM may name a Heart-Kidney disharmony. Rub the right Lao Gong (PC8) on the left Yong Quan (KD1) clockwise and anticlockwise 100 times each, then swap sides. Lao Gong is where the middle fingertip lands in a fist; Yong Quan is the sole depression about one-third from toes to heel in plantar flexion.
Routine
The steps
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Find Lao Gong (PC8)
Make a soft fist. Lao Gong sits where the tip of the middle finger lands, between the second and third metacarpal bones in the palm. Feel for a tender hollow, not hard bone alone.
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Find Yong Quan (KD1)
Point the foot (plantar flexion). A slight depression appears on the sole about one-third of the distance from the toes to the heel. That hollow is Yong Quan.
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Right palm on left sole · 100 each way
Place the right Lao Gong on the left Yong Quan. Rub clockwise 100 times, then anticlockwise 100 times. Keep the pressure kind.
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Swap sides
Repeat with the left Lao Gong on the right Yong Quan, clockwise and anticlockwise 100 times each. Stop if pain sharpens or the foot or palm feels numb.
Try today Tonight, rub right Lao Gong on left Yong Quan 100 times each way, then swap sides.
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Self-press tips are educational, not personal medical advice. Book a consult for insomnia or Heart-Kidney signs that keep returning.
FAQs
Quick questions
When should I use Lao Gong with Yong Quan?
When thin sleep sits with irritability, dizziness, palpitations, hot sweaty palms, tinnitus, aching knees or lower back, and/or night sweats. Those signs may read as Heart-Kidney disharmony in TCM.
How do I find Lao Gong quickly?
Make a soft fist. The tip of the middle finger lands between the second and third metacarpal bones in the palm. That landing spot is Lao Gong, also called Nei Lao Gong (内劳宫).
How do I find Yong Quan quickly?
Point the foot. A slight depression appears on the sole about one-third of the way from the toes toward the heel. That hollow is Yong Quan.
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