Specialist heart and blood vessels Hospital Sahirman Sahid Jakarta, dr. Aulia Sani said, red yeast rice serves to inhibit the production of cholesterol in the liver and prevents thickening of plaque in the blood vessels and avoid blockage of vessels.
Cholesterol is actually naturally produced in the liver. But unhealthy lifestyle such as smoking and lack of physical activity can increase the production of cholesterol in the liver. Hereditary factors also affect cholesterol levels.
"Inhibiting the production of cholesterol in the liver directly to lower total cholesterol quickly," Aulia said in a press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday (06/18/2013) then.
Red yeast rice is known to reduce levels of cholesterol in the liver. Reporting from websites Drugs, red yeast rice contains lovastatin active compounds that have effects improve blood fat levels that are too high (hyperlipidemia). In addition there is also some evidence that says that the compound has antibacterial and anticancer effects.
