Red Rice Yeast Extract 600

Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

Suggested Use: 4 capsules daily, or as directed by a health care professional.

Precautions re: All Other

California requires this warning despite a lack of evidence to support it. "Warning: this product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm."

General Statements: All Other Content

Reduces LDL cholesterol

FDA Statement of Identity

DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

General Statements: All Other Content

Chinese red yeast, Monascus purpureus, contains a family of substances that inhibit an enzyme responsible for making cholesterol in the body. In clinical studies, extracts of M. purpureus reduce LDL cholesterol levels by about 31% and triglycerides by 34%. In animal studies, a reduction in atherosclerotic plaques has also been shown.