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Monascus purpureus
Monascus purpureus (mŏn-ăs′kŭs pŭr-pūr′ē-ŭs) [NL fm. Gr. “purple single-bag'”] Red yeast, a traditional Chinese medicine used as a food preservative in the past and as a contemporary alternative medication to lower serum cholesterol levels. |