Red Yeast Rice Extract -600 mg 90 VegiCaps

Red Yeast Rice is a unique natural product native to China that?s been used in Asian traditional medical systems since approximately 800 A.D. Produced by fermenting red yeast (Monascus purpureus) with white rice, Red Yeast Rice is commonly used in cooking to enhance the color and flavor of foods. Protocol For Life Balance? Red Yeast Rice Extract is carefully produced to avoid the presence of citrinin, a sometimes toxic by-product of the fermentation process.Used in China for centuries as both a food and an herbal treatment, Red Yeast Rice is madeby fermenting a type of red yeast (Monascus purpureus) with rice. The use of Red YeastRice dates as far back as the Tang Dynasty in China in 800 A.D. More recently, it has beenfound that this delicate fermentation process produces a high concentration of biologicallyactive compounds.