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Red Yeast Rice
Red Yeast Rice

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Noto anche come: Monascus purpureus, Monacolin K, Xuezhikang, Hong Qu, Cholestin

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Red yeast rice contains monacolin K, chemically identical to lovastatin, which inhibits HMG-CoA reductase. The CCSPS trial (4,870 post-MI patients) demonstrated Xuezhikang reduced recurrent MI by 45% and total mortality by 33%. However, the FDA has taken enforcement action against high-monacolin K products, and product quality varies enormously — citrinin contamination is a significant concern.

            

        

        

        
        
        

            

  
How It Works





            

                
Contains monacolin K — chemically identical to lovastatin — which inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in hepatic cholesterol synthesis; additional monacolins and phytosterols may provide cholesterol-lowering effects beyond monacolin K alone; isoflavones and sterols provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

            

        

        

        
        
        

            

  
Evidence For Conditions





            

                

                    

                        
                            

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                                        High Cholesterol (Hyperlipidemia)
                                    
                                
                                
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                                    8000
                                
                                
                                    
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Side Effects





            
    
                
                
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                    Myalgia (muscle pain — same mechanism as statins)
                
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                    Gastrointestinal discomfort
                
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                    Elevated liver enzymes (rare)
                
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                    Citrinin contamination risk in poorly manufactured products
                
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                    Rhabdomyolysis (rare, at high doses)
                
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Drug & Supplement Interactions





            
    
                
                
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                    Statins (contraindicated — same mechanism, additive myopathy risk)
                
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                    CYP3A4 inhibitors (grapefruit juice, certain antibiotics — increased monacolin K levels)
                
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                    Fibrates (increased myopathy risk)
                
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                    Cyclosporine (increased myopathy risk)
                
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                    Niacin (increased myopathy risk at high doses)
                
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Related Ingredients





            

                
                
                    Hawthorn
                    
                
                
                
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                    Curcumin
                    
                
                
                
                    Berberine
                    
                
                
            

        

        
    


    
    












    

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