JoyMara Hibiscus Powder

Hibiscus is a plant. The flowers and other parts of the plant are used to make medicine.

People use hibiscus for conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, increasing the production of breast milk, infections, and many other conditions.

The fruit acids in hibiscus may work like a laxative.  

BENEFITS

• High blood pressure. Drinking hibiscus tea for 2-6 weeks decreases blood pressure by a small amount in people with normal or slightly high blood pressure.
• Abnormal cholesterol levels. Drinking hibiscus tea or taking hibiscus extract by mouth can lower levels of cholesterol and other blood fats in people with metabolic disorders such as diabetes.
• Bladder infections (urinary tract infections  people with urinary catheters living in long-term care facilities who drink hibiscus tea have a 36% lower chance of having a urinary tract infection compared to those not drinking tea.