Hibiscus tea!

Many years ago when I lived in Egypt, I used to drink this. We called it Kakadi ( no idea how to spell it). We used to drink it cold, my children loved it. We bought the dried hibiscus buds from the spice man in the market in Cairo. I remember we infused it in boiling water and added sugar.

If they have high blood pressure they should see their GP and take whatever medication is offered.

When I first moved to Germany, hibiscus, peppermint and chamomile were the main sort of teas you could get. I find hibiscus tea makes you thirsty. It has a lovely colour though and I would make it for children's parties half and half with grape juice in a punch bowl.

Don't know about any health effects it may have. I wouldn't rely on any herbal infusion alone to treat something like blood pressure although I would have thought that just sitting still and imbibing any hot drink could be a short term relief for blood pressure problems.

Yes they have germanshep nothing was offered as got to monitor it was told it was high and they wanted to know how to lower it through diet and exercise , dr said to monitor for ten days twice daily and see how things go. I was reading about the tea and wondered if anyone had tried it

I love hibiscus tea but don't know how effective it is. I suppose you'd need to drink it more often than I do.

I wouldn’t rely on a herbal drink to bring blood pressure down during those ten days. High blood pressure can be dangerous. Mine is very well controlled medication.

I also wouldn't rely on a herbal tea to lower blood pressure and treat diabetes 2 , but I'd certainly include it in my diet .

My Turkish friends swear by hibiscus tea to treat arthritis .

Natural diuretics such as parsley and dandelion are useful for fluid retention and might help with high blood pressure .

I've reduced my high blood pressure with a healthy diet and exercise programme .

Family member is not going to just rely on hibiscus tea to lower blood pressure so don’t worry, going to try and reduce it by healthy eating and lots of exercise. It will be drunk as part of a daily regime! I totally agree high blood pressure can be very dangerous and not to be taken lightly, she was told had high bp after taking it straight after waiting to see a dr for an hour so I said it could be white coat syndrome

I drink hibiscus tea for the same reason., although I did not make any measurement of before and after difference. It is recommended 3 cups a day, and I drink less than that.

I make a rather large pot, let it cool in the fridge and use it as my daily water intake with a bit of lemon. It's really refreshing. I buy the tea from the health food store, in teabags, and I also believe the loose petals can be purchased.

Glad to hear your relative is looking to improve diet and exercise.

Thank you CanadianGran. So important to do your utmost to look after your health isn’t it