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Delicate beauty: Norhazlin showing off her Hibiscus rosa-sinensis double bloom at her house in Kepala Batas. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star KEPALA BATAS: Where have all the bunga raya gone? Once a familiar ...

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ANSWER: Hibiscus tea (3 servings daily) is modestly effective for high blood pressure, dropping the blood pressure an average of 7 points systolic (top number) and 3 points diastolic (bottom number).