OK - So i had her make one and it blew up. Now she runs when she gets near. She is almost gone and I need to restore her. Is there a way to make her take the potion?

So you are saying that you can't pick her up and drop her on the healing potion so she takes it? If not, then you can slowly heal her by continually making her eat many times again and again and occasionally drink water. Then her health bar will rise slowly. If you put her to work on farming or make her a nursing mom then she should be okay because she won't have any accidents that will harm her. She should slowly heal until she is healthy again.

If a villager dislikes potions, you cannot get them to use any potions, even beneficial ones.