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Q. When I read your column about gin-soaked raisins, I recalled a similar remedy I used several years ago. I don't like gin, and I wouldn't buy it. But the man who told me about using gin-soaked raisins for tendinitis also said that, according to his own doctor, apple cider vinegar worked just as well as gin.
The recipe I used very successfully to treat my tendinitis was GOLDEN RAISINS soaked in a combination of 2 parts apple cider vinegar and 1 part honey (which kills the taste of the vinegar). Cover and soak for three days and take about 10 raisins a day. The tendinitis gradually disappeared.
I had started on them before the doctor could figure out what was wrong with me. I was already getting some relief from the raisins that improved with physical therapy. The pain returned a bit when I stopped the raisins. Even my physical therapist was surprised at that.
Raisins in vinegar are no "cure all" but they are a big help. I think people who are not drinkers would like this alternative.
A. Thank you so much for offering this alternative to gin for the raisin remedy. Some people use rum instead of gin, while others have tried vodka or sloe gin. The raisins are the common denominator, though.
We have heard from many people that this remedy can help ease joint pain, tendinitis, bursitis, plantar fasciitis or other inflammatory problems. Anyone who would like more details on this and many other natural approaches to inflammation may wish to review our Guide to Alternatives for Arthritis.
This is great info . . . I've wanted to try the raisins, but anything with alcohol in it makes me deathly ill.
Thanks for the hint of using apple cider vinegar with golden raisins, instead of alcohol; many of us do not use alcohol for religious reasons; this is great; I am passing this hint on to folks with pain; I started on Turmeric/bromelain in 2006 and have been so helped that I do not need raisins with either vinegar or alcohol. I
Love your column and newsletter;
I don't think the raisins have anything to do with it. People have reported taking just vinegar and honey for years for relief of arthritis. But glad it works for you what ever formula.
If Raisins are the common denominator, will raisins alone w/o any soaking etc. work? Any experience?
After soaking the raisins in gin, should they be kept refrigerated? How long will they keep before going bad?
PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: THEY DON'T NEED REFRIGERATION. THEY WILL KEEP A COUPLE MONTHS IN A COVERED CONTAINER JUST FINE.
I have been drinking green tea with cinnamon and raw honey every morning before eating or drinking anything else for my joint pain and swelling.
I have tried the Certo and juice as well as the gin-soaked raisins, but with limited success.
With the tea, I do not have any swelling and my joints don't ache, even in chilly weather. I can sew again and even play with my granddaughter. And back in heels again! I have to take the cinnamon in capsule form (3 @ 500 mg) and then drink steeped green tea with 2 Tablespoons of raw honey. Make sure not to have the tea too hot that would kill the enzymes. I get my water to the point of hot but not boiling.
Some drink the cinnamon and honey in 16 oz. of very warm water, but the cinnamon would have to be strained off. And then there's the gag reflex to contend with. Capsules are the way to go.
Lemon juice and green tea is also a big helper due to the amount of anti-oxidants in the tea (the lemon just helps keep the tea stable while it's in hot water).
Do you leave the raisins soaking in the solution when storing them?
Thanks for the raisins remedy. I will go for apple cider vinegar, instead of rum or gin.