Two cordyceps supplements held a cholesterol drug, unlabelled
Lovastatin measured 53.6 mg per 100 g of dry weight in the two retail Cordyceps militaris products analysed, and nobody buying them was told it was there.
What the study found
A statin-family compound turned up in retail cordyceps capsules
Lovastatin, the cholesterol drug, measured 53.6 milligrams per 100 grams of dry weight in the two retail Cordyceps militaris supplements analysed. Nobody buying them was told it was there.
The caveat · Measured in capsules, not in anyone
Two products were tested, so this is a finding about two capsules on a shelf, not a rate across the market. The study measured content and stopped there: nobody swallowed anything, and no effect on cholesterol or on anything else was looked for.
What we don't know
Two products were tested, so this is a finding about two capsules on a shelf, not a rate across the market. The study measured content and stopped there: nobody swallowed anything, and no effect on cholesterol or on anything else was looked for.