Re: ...one more question

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Posted by BabyHerp on June 05, 2001 at 14:06:26:

In Reply to: Babyherp...one more question posted by Diana on June 05, 2001 at 12:58:12:

Yeah its a hibiscus according to the PFAF. I plugged in the latin name ...hopefully this link will help ya....the leaves of hibiscus are edible. I have only offered young tender hibiscus leaves to my igs....used to give them mature leaves but I think the leave vein/stem was too much for my igs and caused constipation....so since switching them to the young leaves they haven't had that problem. Hibiscus leaves have a good high calcium to phosphorus ratio. The flowers however have a higher phosphorus than calcium level and are a natural estrogen, something you don't want to feed too often. From the PFAF on Chinese Hibiscus:

Composition
Leaves (Dry weight)
Water: 0 Protein: 15.4 Fat: 3.5 Carbohydrate: 69.7 Fibre: 15.5 Ash: 11.4 Calcium: 1670 Phosphorus: 520 Source: [218]
Fruit (Dry weight)
Water: 0 Calories: 353 Protein: 3.9 Fat: 3.9 Carbohydrate: 86.3 Fibre: 15.7 Ash: 5.9 Calcium: 39 Phosphorus: 265 Iron: 17 Thiamine: 0.28999 Riboflavin: 0.49 Niacin: 5.9 VitaminC: 39 Source: [218]
Flowers (Fresh weight)
Water: 89.8 Protein: 0.05999 Fat: 0.4 Fibre: 1.56 Calcium: 4 Phosphorus: 27 Iron: 1.7 Thiamine: 0.02999 Riboflavin: 0.05 Niacin: 0.6 VitaminC: 4.2 Source: [218]

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You helped me out a ton! Diana 06/05/01 (1)
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: Yeah its a hibiscus according to the PFAF. I plugged in the latin name ...hopefully this link will help ya....the leaves of hibiscus are edible. I have only offered young tender hibiscus leaves to my igs....used to give them mature leaves but I think the leave vein/stem was too much for my igs and caused constipation....so since switching them to the young leaves they haven't had that problem. Hibiscus leaves have a good high calcium to phosphorus ratio. The flowers however have a higher phosphorus than calcium level and are a natural estrogen, something you don't want to feed too often. From the PFAF on Chinese Hibiscus: : Composition : Leaves (Dry weight) : Water: 0 Protein: 15.4 Fat: 3.5 Carbohydrate: 69.7 Fibre: 15.5 Ash: 11.4 Calcium: 1670 Phosphorus: 520 Source: [218] : Fruit (Dry weight) : Water: 0 Calories: 353 Protein: 3.9 Fat: 3.9 Carbohydrate: 86.3 Fibre: 15.7 Ash: 5.9 Calcium: 39 Phosphorus: 265 Iron: 17 Thiamine: 0.28999 Riboflavin: 0.49 Niacin: 5.9 VitaminC: 39 Source: [218] : Flowers (Fresh weight) : Water: 89.8 Protein: 0.05999 Fat: 0.4 Fibre: 1.56 Calcium: 4 Phosphorus: 27 Iron: 1.7 Thiamine: 0.02999 Riboflavin: 0.05 Niacin: 0.6 VitaminC: 4.2 Source: [218]

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