Englishi Name: Red Yeast Rice extract Latin Name:Monascus purpureus Went Specification: Lovastatin, 0.5%-3.0% Function and Usage: Red Yeast Rice Extracts is obtained through fermentation of permium grains with Monascus purpureus strains. Red Yeast Rice EXtracts was a great invention in ancient China and was used as a Chinese medicine to strengthen spleen, promote digestion, eliminate dampness and phlegm, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Modern clinical research shows that red kojic contains several physiological active matters, such as Lovastatin, which can adjust abnormal blood lipid levels, lower serum total cholesterol(TC),serum triglyceride,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL -C),and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C). As a kind of natural food additives, red kojic is widely used in food, pastry, wine, drink, cosmetic, and so on. A kind of medicine which contains red kojic is used in hospitals now.