Monascus Garlic Fermented Extract (MGFE) is a unique material produced from garlic fermented using Monascus pilosus, which contains characteristic compounds such as dimerumic acid and monacolin K. In this study, we examined the effect of MGFE on hyperlipidemic subjects. Fifteen subjects aged 33-59 years (11 men and 4 women) participated. All the subjects had either hypercholesterolemia (> or = ...

Monascus Color Y-001, a natural food pigment produced from purpureus Y-001 fermentation, was administered orally by gavage to 4 Beagle dogs/sex/group for 90 days at doses of 0 (vehicle: 0.1% Tween 80, 10 mL/kg bw), 1, 5 and 25 mg/kg bw/day. In the clinical observations, vomiting/vomitus (dark red watery substance or undigested feed) observed males females in 25, but not 1 bw/day group relativel...