2. Red rice skin is purple-red, heart-red, slightly sour and light in taste. It has a strong coloring ability to protein, so it is often used as an edible coloring pigment.
3. Compared with the chemically synthesized red pigment, Redmi has the advantages of non-toxicity and safety, and also has the effects of invigorating spleen, promoting digestion, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
4. Coenzyme Q 10, also known as decenoquinone, can be isolated after fermentation by Monascus. It is an activator of cell metabolism and cell respiration, which can improve mitochondrial respiratory function and promote oxidative phosphorylation. It is also a natural oxidant produced by cells themselves, which can inhibit the peroxidation of mitochondria and protect the structural integrity of biofilm. It has non-specific enhancement effect on immunity, can increase the phagocytosis rate of phagocytes, increase the production of antibodies and improve the function of T cells.
In recent years, pharmacologists have found that monascus is an excellent natural drug for lowering blood lipid and blood pressure. In Compendium of Materia Medica, edited by Li Shizhen, there are several effective remedies containing monascus ingredients. A new lipid-lowering drug "Lezhiping" developed by researchers of Chinese Academy of Sciences with Monascus as raw material has the same efficacy as statins developed by American companies, and is called "China Statin" abroad. In addition, monascus derivatives also have strong antioxidant and anticancer effects. With the deepening of scientists' understanding of the physiological and pharmacological effects of monascus, the ancient monascus is expected to become an important source of new drugs.