Tonic Water

[Fred]

Just thought I would mention this. I've had a bit of a bad belly the last few days and Mrs Fred came home with some Tonic Water and said try this it should help your stomach. Anyway my belly is fine again now, but I did a bit of research into Tonic Water because I was telling Mrs Fred that it contained Quinine.

I found out that Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic (fever-reducing), antimalarial, analgesic (painkilling), and anti-inflammatory properties. Now I don't know if there is any thing in this but in the last couple of days I have noticed the psoriatic arthritis is a little less painful. I should point out that it wasn't to bad anyway, but anyone with PsA will know what I mean when I say you can often feel it, and you know if it's feeling better or not.

Quinine has been used to also treat Malaria, Lupus (a systemic autoimmune disease), nocturnal leg cramps, and arthritis. Obviously there are small amounts of Quinine in my Schweppes Tonic Water (Other brands are available) and I wouldn't recommend anyone try using pure Quinine

But just wanted to share this with you, and if anyone has any comments I would be interested. Oh and No I didn't mix it with Gin or Vodka