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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Main Authors: Grimsgaard Sameline, Shi Yi, Zhang Jing, Liu Jianping, Alraek Terje, Fønnebø Vinjar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
Online Access:http://www.cmjournal.org/content/1/1/4