Chinese red yeast rice (<it>Monascus purpureus</it>) for primary hyperlipidemia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Extracts of Chinese red yeast rice (RYR, a traditional dietary seasoning of <it>Monascus purpureus</it>) contains several active ingredients including lovastatin, and several trials of its possible lipid-lowering effects have been conducted. This meta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-11-01
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Series: | Chinese Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.cmjournal.org/content/1/1/4 |