Table 1 Composition and treatment regimens of red yeast rice preparations

Red yeast rice dietary supplement (Cholestin) capsules

Extracts of fermented Monascus purpureus rice

2.4 g/day (containing 5 mg lovastatin)

0.6 g/cap 2 caps, twice daily

Xuezhikang capsule

Extracts from fermented Monascus purpureus rice, Fructus Crataegi, Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae, Rhizoma Curcumae longae, Radix Rhizoma rhei, etc.

1.2 g/day (containing 10 mg lovastatin)

0.3 g/cap 2 caps, twice daily

Zhibituo tablet

Extracts from fermented Monascus purpureus rice, Fructus Crataegi, Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae, Rhizoma Alismatis orientalis, etc.

3.15 g/day (containing lovastatin 9 mg)

0.35 g/tab 3 tabs, thrice daily