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Drinking tonic water as i was told that quinine was good for treating arthritis ?
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Rheumatoid arthritis: Quinine itself is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and malaria. However, tonic water does not have enough quinine in it to be effective for these conditions. You should thus see a rheumatologist if you are trying to treat arthritis.
Answered 3/1/2016
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