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Sloe Gin May Substitute In Arthritis Remedy

Q. I’ve read about raisins and gin for arthritis. When I went to the liquor store, they said slow gin is best for this remedy. Your Web site just says gin. Which is it? With the bad news on Vioxx, I’d really like to try this remedy soon.
A. The original recipe involves regular gin and golden raisins. Soak the raisins in just enough gin to cover them; allow the gin to evaporate; then keep the raisins in a closed container and eat nine a day.
We have also heard from readers who have substituted dark raisins for golden raisins and sloe (not slow) gin for ordinary gin. Sloe gin is flavored with sloe berries instead of juniper, the flavoring in regular gin. Sloe berries come from the blackthorn, a European bush, and have traditionally been used for digestive problems.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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