Hangzhou Gosun Biotechnologies Co.,Ltd.

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	Red Yeast Rice and Red Yeast Rice Capsule

Red Yeast Rice and Red Yeast Rice Capsule

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Model Number

BCY-QT003

Specification: lovastatin (Monacolin K ) 0.4%-2.0%

Description: Mauve powder.Red yeast rice has been used in China for centuries as both a food and as a medicinal substance.Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine use red yeast rice to treat abdominal pain due to stagnant blood and dysentery, as well as external and internal trauma.

Function: The main ingredient in red yeast rice called monacolin K,inhibits the production of cholesterol by stopping the action of a key enzyme in the liver (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase) that is responsible for manufacturing cholesterol. The drug lovastatin acts in a similar fashion to this red yeast rice ingredient. However, the amount per volume of monacolin K in red yeast rice is small (0.2% per 5 mg) when compared to the 200 mg of lovastatin available as a prescription drug. This has prompted researchers to suggest that red yeast rice may have other ingredients, such as sterols, that might also contribute to lowering cholesterol. Clinical Studies :Along with its evaluation in animal trials, red yeast rice has been clinically investigated as a therapy for reducing cholesterol in two human trials. In one trial, both men and women taking 1.2 grams (approximately 13.5 mg total monacolins) of a concentrated red yeast rice extract per day for two months had significant decreases in serum cholesterol levels. In addition, people taking red yeast rice had a significant increase in HDL blood cholesterol and a decrease in LDL blood cholesterol. Elevated triglycerides were also found to be lowered.