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    Seed and auricular therapy involves applying small seeds to acupuncture points on the ear to extend the benefits of acupuncture treatment. The ear is mapped to represent the entire body, so specific points can treat pain or other issues in corresponding areas. Vaccaria seeds are commonly used as they are small, smooth and stimulate points effectively. Seed therapy provides patients a way to self-administer treatment at home by applying pressure to seeded points. When performed by a trained practitioner, auricular therapy is an effective diagnostic and treatment tool for various mental, emotional and addiction issues.

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    Seed and auricular therapy involves applying small seeds to acupuncture points on the ear to extend the benefits of acupuncture treatment. The ear is mapped to represent the entire body, so specific points can treat pain or other issues in corresponding areas. Vaccaria seeds are commonly used as they are small, smooth and stimulate points effectively. Seed therapy provides patients a way to self-administer treatment at home by applying pressure to seeded points. When performed by a trained practitioner, auricular therapy is an effective diagnostic and treatment tool for various mental, emotional and addiction issues.

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    Seed and auricular therapy involves applying small seeds to acupuncture points on the ear to extend the benefits of acupuncture treatment. The ear is mapped to represent the entire body, so specific points can treat pain or other issues in corresponding areas. Vaccaria seeds are commonly used as they are small, smooth and stimulate points effectively. Seed therapy provides patients a way to self-administer treatment at home by applying pressure to seeded points. When performed by a trained practitioner, auricular therapy is an effective diagnostic and treatment tool for various mental, emotional and addiction issues.

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    Seed and auricular therapy involves applying small seeds to acupuncture points on the ear to extend the benefits of acupuncture treatment. The ear is mapped to represent the entire body, so specific points can treat pain or other issues in corresponding areas. Vaccaria seeds are commonly used as they are small, smooth and stimulate points effectively. Seed therapy provides patients a way to self-administer treatment at home by applying pressure to seeded points. When performed by a trained practitioner, auricular therapy is an effective diagnostic and treatment tool for various mental, emotional and addiction issues.

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    Seed & Auricular Therapy

    by Dr. Kim Graham, Dr. TCM


    Source: www.medicinalroots.com/understanding-tcm.html

    When, after their acupuncture treatment, I tell my patients for the first
    time how I would like to apply seeds to various points in their ears, I get
    a look that simultaneously asks if I am joking, and perhaps more
    importantly, if they heard me correctly. The question that usually follows
    is You want to put WHAT in my EARS?.

    I understand their apprehension. After all, we have been taught from a


    very young age about the dangers of putting anything smaller than our
    elbows into our ears! So the idea of letting someone tape small seeds to
    his or her ears can be cause for some trepidation.

    Firstly I should clarify that seed therapy can be used anywhere on the
    body, at specific acu-points, but more commonly, seeds are used as
    part of a specific type of treatment known as auricular (ear) therapy.

    Auricular acupuncture and the use of the ear as a diagnostic tool are
    documented in some of the earliest texts on traditional Chinese
    medicine. The theories and methods of treatment described in these
    texts have been studied and developed over time into the highly
    specialized therapy that is in use today. Over the past 30 years there
    has been extensive research into the effectiveness of auricular therapy
    in the treatment of various mental/emotional problems (including the
    disease of addiction and PTSD) with tremendous results in favour if its
    efficacy.

    Eerily accurate as a diagnostic tool, patients are generally shocked


    when a trained therapist can tell immediately without asking questions
    which hip, knee, or limb is painful, if there have been any fractures in
    the body, or if they have trouble sleeping or are suffering from
    nightmares. It is not magic. The answer is simple. The body never lies.

    The ear is a micro-system. A virtual map of the entire body that is


    reflected on its surface. A therapist trained in auricular therapy reads the
    information presented by the ear and translates it into valuable
    diagnostic information. In terms of TCM practice, various diagnostic
    clues are noted. Things such colour, temperature, and visible veins are
    observed in order to shed light on how the corresponding area of the
    body is being affected.

    Applying seed therapy to the ears after an acupuncture treatment can
    extend the active phase of treatment, allowing the patient to self-administer
    pressure to the points as needed or at regular intervals as prescribed by
    the practitioner.

    The type of seed used is called the Vaccaria seed (Semen Vaccariae),
    commonly known as Cowherb or Soapwort seeds in the West. In
    traditional Chinese medicine, these seeds are known as the herb Wang Bu
    Liu Xing and belong to a class of herbs known to invigorate blood and
    remove stagnation (Qi). According to TCM theory, the two dominant
    factors present in painful conditions are the stagnation of Qi and Blood.
    This herb in particular has an effect on both, with greater emphasis on the
    blood.

    For use in the ear, and other body parts, these seeds were chosen
    primarily for their size and evenness (small, smooth and resilient to the
    bodys oils) enabling them to provide sustained local stimulation to specific
    acu-points. However, their Blood and Qi moving properties cannot be
    overlooked as potentiating factors in treatment. Seed therapy is invaluable
    in the treatment of patients who have a fear of needles, or otherwise have
    strong physiological reactions to acupuncture. Each seed is typically held
    in place with a small strip of either tan or clear tape, and are virtually
    undetectable.

    The treatment applications for seed and auricular therapy are numerous,
    and when performed by a qualified trained practitioner can be enormously
    beneficial.

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