Red Yeast Rice to Treat Cholesterol Problems in Patients Who Cannot Tolerate Statin Therapy Because of Muscle Pain — 150 (12): I-28 — Annals of Internal Medicine

This is a very small study involving just 62 patients with elevated cholesterol levels.  The results however, are promising with an average decrease in LDL levels of 35mg/dl versus patients receiving a placebo.

Click here to read the Mayo Clinic article explaining Red Yeast Rice.