| Some Products using Red Yeast Rice | ||
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Traditional Uses
Red Yeast Rice is an ancient Chinese remedy which has been used for centuries, both medicinally and in the preservation and coloring of food.
Current uses
The beneficial effects of Red Yeast Rice on balancing blood cholesterol levels have also been clinically demonstrated in a number of double blind, placebo controlling studies involving thousands of people.
These studies have demonstrated that Red Yeast Rice can cut levels of LDL ('bad') cholesterol by as much as 15%, which compares favorably with similar cholesterol lowering effects of prescription drugs
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News Comment
Herbal remedies gaining popularity in health care
The Torrington Telegram, WY - Apr 2006
... “ Red yeast rice lowers cholesterol,” Eakins said. ... He started taking red yeast rice and his spring blood draw had cholesterol go down 50 points.”. ...
Doctors Should Know About Supplement Usage
CBS2 Chicago, IL - Apr 2006
... She said in her own practice she often recommends red yeast rice supplements for patients with high cholesterol and lipid counts. ...
High-LDL Good, Low-HDL Bad For Protecting Against Heart Disease
The Common Voice, SC - Apr 2006
... Just so you know, I've been taking garlic tablets, plant stenols, and red yeast rice daily to see if it will bring my LDL cholesterol down from 172. ...
They're good for you
Denver Post, CO - Apr 2006
... Zhitai: Also called red yeast rice , this supplement has been used in China for centuries as a food and as a medicinal substance to promote blood circulation ...
Precautions and side effects (refer also to statements below)
Red Yeast Rice should not be used over an extended period of time
People with liver problems or who drink more than two alcoholic drinks a day should avoid it.
There are no consistent reports of side effects but the possibility of headache, stomach ache, dizziness and/or heartburn have been mentioned.
Too good to be a supplement?
In 2001 red yeast rice extract, an unregulated nutritional supplement, was withdrawn by the FDA. This decision followed the agency's determination that it was chemically too similar to the prescription statin medication Mevacor, and thus should be classified as a "drug," which by law is strictly controlled by the federal government.
All of which makes this writer even more confused about American law. Anyway the reader of this has probably arrived at this page investigating the ingredients of a supplement readily available on the Internet. So be it.....
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