Suki and Steve - We're praying for Meltdown, your step mom, and you two. In one of my herb books it mentions Cornsilk as a natural diuretic. I haven't done any followup reading on it so I don't know how it would affect the heart but might be worth looking into. Black Cohosh may be beneficial, but again I haven't looked into it either. I'm just beginning my research on herbs for heart problems in an effort to help our little dog, Monty. I don't have my herb book with me today but I'll go through it tonight and see what I can find. Gary has a different herb book than I do so perhaps he can find something there too. Hugs and love to all. tle [Posted in FML issue 1892]