Red yeast rice is rice that has been fermented by the red yeast, Monascus purpureus. It has been used by the Chinese for many centuries as a food preservative and food colorant. Red yeast rice is a common item used for cooking in China, Japan, and Asia, with an estimated average consumption of 14 to 55 grams of red yeast rice per day per person.

Red yeast rice also has been used in China for over 1,000 years for medicinal purposes.

Red yeast rice was described in an ancient Chinese list of drugs as useful for improving blood circulation and for alleviating indigestion and diarrhea.

Allicin and many of its derivatives have been reported in the scientific literature to be antimicrobial. Studies indicate that these compounds are toxic to many kinds of disease-causing bacteria (even drug-resistant ones) including Staphylococcus aureus (skin infections), Salmonella typhimurium (food poisoning), and Clostridium botulinum (botulism). They also inhibit the growth of Candida (the organisms involved in "yeast infections" and candidiasis) and certain kinds of amoebas which can cause dysentery. Fresh Garlic juice and freeze-dried Garlic juice powder both exhibit high, broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities, topically and in the intestine.

Garlic is known for its beneficial cardiovascular effects. It has been demonstrated to reduce serum cholesterol and triglycerides, lower blood pressure, reduce platelet aggregation (the "stickiness" of the blood), increase blood clotting time, and to discourage or even reverse the formation of plaque deposits in the arteries (atherosclerosis). Many studies have implicated allicin and its derivatives in these effects, although other constituents of Garlic appear to be responsible for lowering blood pressure and may be co-responsible for lowering cholesterol, plaque reduction, and blood-clotting effects.

A good deal of research also indicates that Garlic can have anti-tumor effects, detoxifying carcinogenic substances, inducing apoptosis ("programmed cell death") in tumor cells, and boosting the immune system. Allicin may be responsible for some of these effects, although other components of Garlic are important too.

Alliin and allicin are also involved (along with other compounds) in the proven antioxidant effects of Garlic. This effect is dose-dependent, as excessive concentrations of allicin act as pro-oxidants.

Many herbalists believe that Cayenne is the most useful and valuable herb in the herb kingdom, not only for the entire digestive system, but also for the heart and circulatory system. It acts as a catalyst and increases the effectiveness of other herbs when used with them. Cayenne is a medicinal and nutritional herb. It is a very high source of Vitamins A & C, has the complete B complexes, and is very rich in organic calcium and potassium, which is one of the reasons it is good for the heart.

Actions: Stimulant, carminative, anti-catarrhal, sialagogue, rubefacient, anti-microbial.

Indications: Cayenne is the most useful of the systemic stimulants. Its timulates blood flow, strengthening the heart, arteries, capillaries and nerves. A general tonic, it is also specific for both circulatory and digestive system. It may be used in flatulent dyspepsia and colic. If there is insufficient peripheral circulation, leading to cold hands and feet and possibly chilblains, Cayenne may be used, also for debility and for warding off colds. Externally it is used as a rubefacient in problems like lumbago and rheumatic pains.

Niacin can be very effective and safe in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels and also in increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. In combination with other lipid-lowering supplements, it has reduced the incidence of cardiovascular events and stopped the progression of coronary artery lesions. It may be the most cost-effective lipid-lowering agent currently available.

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Nature’s Purest.