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The dilution is so great that the resultant solution could not contain any molecules of the original harmful substance.

Well that would drinking or injecting pure water (?) a placebo ?

Tonic water, David. It's that alcohol you add to it that makes you forget your aches and pains. ;-)

People try all sorts in an effort to improve their condition, their choice, but I prefer to trust the NHS, research-backed as it is.

Not at all sure that quinine is used in homeopathy but I remember how some young girls thought enough of it could induce a miscarriage.

A strange world we live in ... interesting times and numerous choices.

Quinine was considered a protection against malaria.

That's why G&T's were a favoured drink among the Brits stationed or living, unwillingly or not, in malaria-ridden parts of the world.

Of course, they couldn't possibly drink Tonic Water by itself so they had to flavour it with Juniper Juice ;-)

Fruit juice always good for you surely?? :-D

I knew about the malaria idea, Sylvia, but I was about 18 when someone I knew mentioned the other connection with quinine. She enlightened me!

I like the tonic with Mediterranean flavours.

This arvo, to keep cool, I was drinking good old M and S ginger and rhubarb - non-alcoholic too. It's lovely.

JoyL

I had also heard that story, when I was about the same age ..................

probably because no birth control or legal abortion back then!

Slightly off topic. When I was a boy, my Father used to cut rhubarb up into

cubes and boil it until it became a stringy suspension. Then he would let

i cool a drink it. He said it was good for your blood.

My husband Uncle did the same thing David, all his family lived into their 90's so something must have been working...

..my gran used to grow rhubarb, and turn it into wine.
She also grew parsnips - and turned those into wine.
Gran also used to go for long walks, where she picked gorse flowers - which she turned into wine.
Gran live until she was 99.
I feel sure she'd have lived a lot longer if the care home had let her carry on her hobby.
:-D :-D :-D

I was thinking perhaps a beneficial side effect was it moved his bowels/

I'm sure granny's wine moved her bowels! :-D :-D :-D

David .........

you've been told before that you're verging on what many people do not want to read.

We do but it is not a pleasant subject to keep on mentioning :-|