Hibiscus Tea is supposed to be good for the kidneys. I don’t have the proof from the blood tests yet but I can tell the difference. There is a major improvement in bladder control. Those of you that have birthed children understand what I mean. It is not perfumy ( is that a word)? Some of our teas here in the US have had extra flavor added to them. And it is not always good, you might as well spray cologne in your mouth. Anyway will keep you posted.

Took my chihuahua to the vet this week. He is 14 and has trachea collapse. When I got him ( i rescued him last year) they put him on an expensive medication for a cough. He was coughing continously, partially from stress. When i ran out of the meds from the vet, i put him on Mullein drops. Worked like a charm. The vet wanted to know how to spell it!! I told her why I switched. I hope she starts carrying it for other dogs with his symptoms. Now i have to find a herbal substitute for heart medicine because he has a heart murmur. $93 a month for a dog medicine. My heart meds are $39 for a three month supply!!

I have to share!! I let a knee issue go too long before i had it replaced. In the meantime my ankle started swelling. I also had had a recent hip replacement and was sleeping in a recliner because my new memory foam bed was too soft and i could nit get out of it in the morning. My ankle was swollen every day, all day long!! That is where i was two months ago. In the meantime i purchased a new bed that goes up and down to help me get out of it and it has a lovely relaxing vibrator in the top half of the bed. I also found a cream which had gingko bilboa in it which was for the lymphedema. My ankle was swelling every day and I had literally given up hope that it would be normal again. I noticed after finally getting used to the new firm bed that my ankle was less swollen. When it did swell I used the gingko cream on it. Now i am no longer using the cream. I am sleeping iin the bed all night long and my ankle is no longer swollen every day. Yesterday, i was on my feet all day long helping a friend stock her booths in antique stores. No swelling. I am so pleased. I just had to share.

Below is the website for the Natural Health Library. It seems Facebook is on a witch hunt. Copy your friends list at a minimum. Don’t know what they are thinking!!

Question. I know that we can make herbal healing creams, such as a Calendula cream, using calendula-infused sesame oil, Shea Butter, Distilled Water or Hydrosol, emulsifying wax, vitamin E, and a natural preservative. However, I have seen Calendula creams on the market that use Calendula Tincture, so that for every 1g of cream, you're getting the equivalent of 20mg of dried Calendula flower. How much Calendula tincture would you need to add to a very thick base cream to get a therapeutic dose of 20mg/g equivalent of dry calendula flower? Asking, as there are times when I need Calendula cream, but I am out of it as well as the infused oil, but I always have the tincture in stock.