date:Nov 12, 2012
Studies show that red yeast rice, a food product that is used to brew rice wine in China, is as effective as statins in lowering cholesterol, which is linked to high risk of heart disease. A recent review published in Complementary Therapies in Medicine has confirmed the efficacy.
C.W. and S.A. Mousa of The Pharmaceutical Research Institute at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Rensselaer, New York, USA reviewed previous studies and found red yeast (Monascus purpureus) rice