10 User Reviews
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Plenty of recent postings on this Site extolling the virtues of Golden Raisins for Arthritis, so that's really interesting. Many of us Oldies have at least one or more creaking joints etc.!
Luckily, I have perloined the remaining dregs of a family member's London, Dry Gin bottle, carefully hidden away in the pantry. They won't miss it. Does the concoction need to be kept for two weeks in the Fridge?
In the quest to source a small supply of these G.R. at the Bottom of the World (ex. California usually), I stumbled on the following site that makes some pretty strong claims for the health benefits of G.R. WOW!!
Worth checking out - tooth enamel and cavities etc but "Wait there is more" ...the list goes on. One would be wise to check this site out I reckon and see what you think??!!
Cheers,
Michael (N.Z.)
Raisins Soaked in Gin
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Raisins Soaked in Gin
(CT)
08/23/2020
Hi Mary,
I would think you can swallow them whole and get the same effect. Please let us know how it goes if you try this remedy!
(Zurich, Switzerland)
08/25/2020
Hi Mary,
I put the raisins into my Smoothie.
Hope it well help, I am trying it for the middle finger.
Raisins Soaked in Gin
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You asked if we have tried the Gin soaked raisins remedy for arthritis. I have not, but back in the 90's my parents used this remedy! They must have seen it on a talk show and thought, "Why not?" They were very faithful with the remedy for quite some time and did find it to be helpful.
At the time, I thought it seemed pretty hokey. But really, it is a raisin tincture. I use tinctures with different plant products all of the time and I use them because they work. The gin is the menstruum and the raisin is the fruit of the plant. I have made an elderberry tincture before. With the elderberry fruit in vodka. I have put chaste berries into vodka to make a tincture. Why not raisins in gin?
Thanks for reminding us of this folk remedy!
Love,
~Mama to Many~
EC: Thank you so much, MtM!!
(Columbus, Ohio)
11/20/2021
I tried 2 days now @ 7 raisins soaked for 3 weeks, in an old glass sugar jar (unclear right now.) I wonder, ..... I have a juniper bush with berries. I am going to add a few of these to my mix today. I will let you all know, maybe.
Raisins Soaked in Gin
★★★★★
Raisins Soaked in Gin
★★★★★
P. S. The raisins may soak up the alcohol sooner than two weeks. Let the raisins sit two weeks before you try them. It doesn't seem to work if you try the raisins too soon.
Raisins Soaked in Gin
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I'm surprised to not see the remedy of golden raisins soaked in gin for arthritis on this site. I learned of this from my aunt, who has arthritis in her neck (creating headaches) and knees, so her doctor actually told her to try soaking golden (they MUST be golden! ) raisins in any juniper berry gin. I gave some jars to my grandmother with rheumatoid arthritis and to my mother who has osteoarthritis for Christmas this year... it hasn't been long enough to get feedback from them so far, but my aunt swears this has helped her arthritis in her knees and neck.
Pour the gin to a level just above the level of the raisins in your jar.
Soak them for a week, which basically reconstitutes the raisins.
After that week, take anywhere between 5-10 raisins a day, whatever works for you.
Do yourself a favor and get two jars so that you can start your next jar as you start to run out of the first jar, otherwise, you'll have a week of no raisins.
It's been almost 10 years since you posted, & I doubt that I'm the only one left wondering whether you grandmother with rheumatoid arthritis and your mother with osteoarthritis tried their very thoughtful gift of Golden Raisins Soaked in Juniper Berry Gin. If either of them did, would you please share what their results were ...? Thank You!
Raisins Soaked in Gin
★★★★★
It took about a week before I noticed anything, but wow did I notice a difference. I also take Bio-Flex, but when I slack off on the raisins/gin, I can tell the difference. Please give this a try. I make a second jar so I always have one waiting to be used. Good luck!!
Raisins Soaked in Gin
★★★★★
Raisins Soaked in Gin
★★★★★
I'm going to share a remedy which is amazing. There are hospitals that have actually began testing this to see why it works so well for people with Arthritis.
1 box of white raisins (golden raisins) - can't be brown - have to be the golden raisins
1 bottle of gin (can be a very cheap bottle b/c you throw it out)
Put the raisins in a glass jar, and cover with the gin for 2 weeks (in a refrigerator). Drain the gin. Refrigerate. Eat 9 a day. They taste terrible, but if you follow them with a Ritz cracker, you can endure. Within a month, the pain should be gone!
My Grandma had such bad arthritis in her neck, she would have to get shots every couple of months. She did traction daily, and took a lot of pain medicine. She heard about this home remedy on a call in radio show. They were asking people to call in with old home remedies. They had over 200 calls for this remedy alone. She decided to try it.
After a month, she did not have any pain, and didn't need the medicine, shots or the traction device anymore. Her doctors were amazed!
She takes them everyday! She hasn't missed in 15 years! When she travels, she puts them on ice in a baby jar. Good luck! I hope it works for you!
You say it's OK to use cheap Gin ... but ... cheap gins are made using synthetic Juniper Berries for flavor, & the real berries might help this remedy to be effective ... so, cheap gins are NOT recommended!
Raisins Soaked in Gin
★★★★★
