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Ear seeds: what are they and why have they been controversially linked to ME without scientific evidence?

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par Katharine Seton, Immunology Research Scientist, ME/CFS Research, Quadram Institute

When Giselle Boxer recently pitched her brand of a needle-free form of acupuncture known as “ear seeds” to the investors on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, it started a medical controversy.

Boxer told the Dragons that ear seeds had been part of a “personal healing journey” that she believed helped her recover from the debilitating condition ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome) within 12 months.

Despite presenting no clinical evidence for the efficacy of Acu Seeds, Boxer…

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