Sorghum Red Yeast (Monascus purpureus)

高粱红曲gāo liáng hóng qūGaolianghongqu

Monascus purpureus · Fungus

Monascus purpureus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May interact with statins; avoid with liver disease; may affect blood clotting; avoid with blood thinners.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sorghum Red Yeast for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Cholesterol SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Sorghum Red Yeast does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit Heart

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Monascus purpureus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.