According to this report:
A clinical study on patients who have suffered a heart attack found that a partially purified extract of Chinese red yeast rice, Xuezhikang (XZK), reduced the risk of repeat heart attacks by 45%, revascularization (bypass surgery/angioplasty), cardiovascular mortality and total mortality by one-third and cancer mortality by two-thirds.
The researchers however haven’t determined the mechanism how Chinese red yeast rice confer this benefit.
Hm. This is embrassing, being currently based in Asia, but I have to admit, I have no idea what Chinese red yeast rice is. Good thing there’s the web. From Medicine.net:
Red yeast rice is rice that …read more