Do Gin-Soaked Raisins Really Help Arthritis Pain?

I've been using gin-soaked raisins a few months now. I confess to eating more than 9/day. (I do a tablespoon per day, which is maybe 15. I figure based on my size that's not unreasonable.) Works better than anything else I use.

I realized that it must be the sulfur in the raisins that is beneficial. So, I eliminated the raisins and just used MSM pills for awhile, which is high in sulfur. They were nowhere near as effective.

I've tried various topical ointments (Icy Hot, etc.) They help, but again not even close to as helpful as the raisins. So, I'm back on my raisins again.

Wondering about the raisin and Vodka/Gin for arthritis.

Could just the raisins have the same effect?

What kind of gin do you use? Dry? Or a smooth gin? I'd like to try this.

My mother is 92 and is just now going down with arthritis in the hip. She swears by the raisin/gin habit and has also taken much ribbing about it. But why argue with cheap/easy/successful.

I had significant pain in my left hip, knees, legs and back. It grew worse as the day progressed and at the end of the day I seemed to ache all over. Finally, after over-the-counter pain medications once again gave me stomach pain, I decided to try the gin-soaked raisins, with doubt, I must admit.

I used the cheapest gin. I began with 9 raisins and thought I could tell a slight difference. I upped it to 15 per day and slowly, after a month now, I cannot believe the difference.

I am no longer bothered with the pain that filled my life from morning till night.

I would recommend this to anyone and advise them to give it a full trial because it may take awhile to take full effect.

So far, all the recipes I have read do not say whether or not the raisins/gin should be covered until it evaporates. Seems as though if they were covered, they would not evaporate. I will appreciate your answer. I am anxious to try this. I am not tolerant of pain meds.

Living in Australia, I am unable to find golden raisins anywhere. Can you please tell me either how to get them, or will ordinary raisins or sultanas be as succesful in helping arthritis?

I have been using the 'raisin cure' for the past three months. I have knee, lower back and shoulder pain. My knees are better, my back is the same, and my shoulders still hurt but their range of motion has improved significantly. I have always had a problem with medications/cures as they initially are quite effective but then the effects diminish over time. I seem to have reached a stasis with my shoulders which are the biggest problem. I awaken in the middle of the night with severe shoulder pain from sleeping on one side or the other--have to roll over and go back to sleep. I must say that the "raisin party" cure has provided the most profound and long lasting relief of anything I have tried to date. But I have not found it to be a "miracle" cure.

This was on a talk show down in South Carolina. Going to give it a try and will get back to you.

i read about the mixture of gin and raisins but could not find the amount to be used or if you can put this in a glass or plastic container. can you use dry gin?

My son is 30 yrs old and was diagnosed with reactive arthritis. He did better for a few weeks and then the meds caused bad side effects. I am going to buy the raisins and the gin and have him give it a try. I was asking God to help my son, and I believe this is the answer.

I am going to try raisins and gin, I have knee pain and I will try just about anything right now, I will let you know how it works for me.

I've tried this to help with knee pain. I also eat more than 9 - closer to 20. It really helps - seems to reduce inflammation. I notice the difference if I forget to take them for a day.

My grandmother use to make these raisins. She lived in an old farm house and had to travel down steps to wash her laundry and up stairs to get to her bed. She took these everyday and she could walk up the stairs without holding on after starting to eat the raisins every day. So I have started using them also. I have a torn ACL in my left knee and other cartiladge damage in my right knee. I cannot explain the difference only to say that I have found no pills that can match the relief I have with the raisins.

I have the recipe and I prepare it for my husband. As a matter of fact, I just finished preparing the second batch because the first one is already gone. My husband exercises a lot and walks a lot, but he has been experiencing pain on his right leg. He says that this definitely has helped him with that pain, reason for my repeating the concoction for him.

The first time I followed the recipe to a "t" but the raisins never became fully dry and I ended up draining out some of the liquid. So, this time, I just added 1-1/3 cup of gin instead of the whole pint. By the way, the regular gin was not as easy to find as the dry kind, but my husband finally found it.

I will let you all know how it comes out.

I have used this recipe for years with great results.
I stopped for a couple years until the pain and problems with my hands and elbows and shoulders were back to having real pain. I started up again and will never quit this time.

I use a package of white raisins a quart canning jar with the gin. I put the whole package in the jar and cover the raisins in gin.

I keep it closed in the frig. I just have a tablespoon or two of the "juice" each night.
Sometimes I forget and just take it the next night.

As the gin gets low I add from the bottle. I throw out the raisins eventually.
I have always said that I should make muffins with them instead.

For weeks we have been reading comments about gin-soaked golden raisins and wanting to try this remedy out for arthritis. But we can find NOWHERE in Australia from where we can buy golden raisins. Supermarkets, delis, health stores all look at us blankly and no-one on your site ever says from where they can be purchased. It's a huge mystery. Can anyone help please?

PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: TRY SULTANAS. WE ARE NOT SURE THEY WILL WORK THE SAME, BUT IT IS WORTH A TRY.

Yes this works great for me and I was referred to this by a couple of elderly folks ten years ago or so. I am 56 years old. 57 next month.

It really works great. Try to order them online from the USA or another country nearer to you. I believe you could raise the grapes there also and learn about the drying process. Of course this will take a few years but there could be a demand there for them. Also check with your department of agriculture office perhaps there is a farmer growing the correct grapes now. I hope this helps chronic pain is a real problem. I know.

Does this remedy work for "RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS" ??

PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: WE DO NOT KNOW. SOME READERS HAVE REPORTED THAT IT HELPS.

The alcohol evaporates from the raisins and the remaining liquid is absorbed by the raisins. You soak the raisins until all the liquid is absorbed which is about a week.

I've heard this is real effective. Can you email me the recipe - how many raisins and how much gin to use and also, should I cover the container or leave it open?

I am 67 years old and I have just been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I have severe pain every where in my body. It has changed my life dramatically. Nothing has helped ease the pain. I am going to try the raisins and vodka and pray that it will work.

I believe that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and am in a terrible amount of pain and will be trying the raisin/gin remedy. I've never heard of this and am praying that it works. I am on so much medication and none of it is helping me... only for like an hour and that's just sometimes.

I am also searching on some kind of diet plan for this disease with not very much success.

Thanks so much for posting this and I will pray for you all. You can't relate if you've never experienced suffering everyday. All posts and comments are greatly appreciated:)

It is now March 8 and I have been taking the raisins & Vodka every morning for three weeks now. I have not had the complete fatigue that I was experiencing with the Fibromyalgia. My aches and severe pains have decreased quite a bit, and now I am starting to resume my life again, after a whole year of pain and exhaustion. I don't know if it's the raisins & Vodka for sure, but boy, do I feel so much better. I am going to continue this remedy and see how I progress.

Can you send me the actual recipe for the gin/vodka soaked raisins for arthritis pain?

Thanks

Please email me the recipe for gin/vodka and raisin for arthritis. I have fibromyalgia and arthritis and diabetic nerve damage. I would love to try this, nothing has worked so far for the pain. Thanks.

Please send the recipe. I used this many years ago with success but I now have pain in my hips. I used golden raisins and gin but I do not remember how many I soaked, for how long, and how many I ate daily.
Thanks

I am goin to try, I have myofacial syndrome, constant migraines... I will let
you know if it works... also ra..

I am from a little island called Barbados, and I have been having pain in my knees as I stand after getting up from sitting or resting. I turn to the net for home remedies, and came across gin soaked raisins and can tell you they really worked as I don't have that significant amount of pain any more and I have only been taking it for a month. Please glass or plastic will do. Good luck if you are in the process of trying it out, you will be pleased with the results.

Before I started taking this remedy I could barely walk. I've been taking it since July and I'm 90% pain free. The doctor couldn't believe his eyes.

I heard you can't take these if you're a diabetic. My remedy is 500 grams of golden sultanas soaked in 1/2 bottle of gordons gin for 9 days. Stir once daily and on the 10th day put raisins into airtight jars and start taking 9 a day dont break the cycle.

PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE:

James is from the U.K., hence the name "sultanas" for golden raisins. Ditto in Australia and New Zealand.

If you cover it how is the liquid supposed to evaporate?