Comments on: How to Make Gin Raisins for Arthritis

By: linda becker

linda becker — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:49:11 +0000

Hi, I have some dark raisins in fridge w/Seagrams soaking for now, I think I’ll try organic golden and figure out getting some juniper berries to put in with the mixture as well… I’ll see how it goes.

By: shelby towe

shelby towe — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:31:38 +0000

I’m going to try this. my mom and two sisters use this and swear by it. I have had two double knee replacements and they have not worked arthritis and working ate my knees up. I am in constant pain and stiffness.I just pray this works for me. My sister said someone told her to put these in a glass bowl and leave out and cover with cheese cloth. I don’t know where she got this but I am going to put them in the fridge and cover with cheesecloth in a half gallon jar.

By: Linda Goodrich

Linda Goodrich — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:18:00 +0000

Thanks so much for the info, and all the commentary from admin and other pain sufferers. I am a recovering alcoholic, and would definitely prefer NOT to be in a liquor store, or have alcohol in my home. I’ll try an apple cider vinegar recipe (since i have that at home already) and let you know how it goes.

I have fibromyalgia, and the fibro-bear (as I call it- it hangs on my back, chews at my neck and shoulders, and claws at my legs) has been pretty unrelenting as of late. I end up on muscle relaxers, & more recently, prednisone (very high inflammation levels). I wonder if anyone has checked? Does this recipe reduce inflammation body wide? Would be nice to know…

I would imagine the juniper berry oil might work better, and i may try it eventually, but many of these oils are quite strong, possibly concentrated, and might be awfully strong, esp for someone w/ a sensitive stomach like myself.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 08 May 2010 17:48:35 +0000

Thanks for all your questions. Please feel free to ask more if anything strikes your fancy.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:07:30 +0000

Anna,

Contact her doctor before you do anything. Ask if it is okay for her to do anything like this along with pain medication. Mixing alcohol and hydrocodone usually isn’t recommended from what I understand.

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:20:58 +0000

I want to make these for my mom who is 77 and currently taking hydocordone for her back and leg pain….should she take on an empty stomach or eat something first?

By: admin

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:02:20 +0000

Claire: I would refrigerate them.

By: claire

claire — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:47:56 +0000

do you refrigerate the raisins or leave them out?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:55:19 +0000

I have not read anything about cider vinegar as a substitute for gin. Perhaps you could give it a try and report back with the results?

By: pat neil

pat neil — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:43:57 +0000

I have read you can replace the gin with cidar vinigar… any comment.