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The first cholesterol-lowering statin, levostatin, is derived from Chinese Red-rice. Merck obtained the patent right, but had to compete with inexpensive Chinese red rice capsule, which led them to pursue the second statin, "Zocor". I am not surprised to see that Chinese red rice capsules are beneficial to heart disease patients.
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