Red Yeast Rice
Common name
N/A
ID
HD0053
Scientific name of the plant
Monascus purpureus
Anatomical part for use
N/A
Human use
Circulatory disorders
Summary
Monascus purpureus (syn. M. albidus, M. anka, M. araneosus, M. major, M. rubiginosus, and M. vini; simplified Chinese: 红曲霉; traditional Chinese: 紅麴黴; pinyin: hóng qū méi, lit. "red yeast") is a species of mold that is purplish-red in color. It is also known by the names ang-khak rice mold, corn silage mold, maize silage mold, and rice kernel discoloration. (Source: Wiki)
Evidence Level
Level 4 (Individual reports repeated observed over 5 years among different countries)
Hepatotoxicity reports in literature
- Symptomatic hepatitis associated with the use of herbal red yeast rice : (Source)
- Acute hepatitis caused by a natural lipid-lowering product: when "alternative" medicine is no "alternative" at all : (Source)
- Adverse reactions to dietary supplements containing red yeast rice: assessment of cases from the Italian surveillance system : (Source)
Hepatotoxicity Description
In prospective controlled trials, red yeast rice extract formulations have not been associated with serum enzyme elevations or clinically apparent liver injury. However, there have been isolated case reports of liver injury in patients on red yeast rice extracts. A proportion of patients with liver injury attributed to red yeast rice extract were reported to have similar episodes of serum enzyme elevations during conventional lovastatin therapy. (Source: LiverTox)
Common name
N/A
ID
HD0053
Scientific name of the plant
Monascus purpureus
Anatomical part for use
N/A
Human use
Circulatory disorders
Summary
Monascus purpureus (syn. M. albidus, M. anka, M. araneosus, M. major, M. rubiginosus, and M. vini; simplified Chinese: 红曲霉; traditional Chinese: 紅麴黴; pinyin: hóng qū méi, lit. "red yeast") is a species of mold that is purplish-red in color. It is also known by the names ang-khak rice mold, corn silage mold, maize silage mold, and rice kernel discoloration. (Source: Wiki)
Evidence Level
Level 4 (Individual reports repeated observed over 5 years among different countries)
Hepatotoxicity reports in literature
- Symptomatic hepatitis associated with the use of herbal red yeast rice : (Source)
- Acute hepatitis caused by a natural lipid-lowering product: when "alternative" medicine is no "alternative" at all : (Source)
- Adverse reactions to dietary supplements containing red yeast rice: assessment of cases from the Italian surveillance system : (Source)
Hepatotoxicity Description
In prospective controlled trials, red yeast rice extract formulations have not been associated with serum enzyme elevations or clinically apparent liver injury. However, there have been isolated case reports of liver injury in patients on red yeast rice extracts. A proportion of patients with liver injury attributed to red yeast rice extract were reported to have similar episodes of serum enzyme elevations during conventional lovastatin therapy. (Source: LiverTox)