What Is Policosanol?

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What Is Policosanol?

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Hi: The sources I listed down at the bottom are links I got from google. Policosanol is also known as octacosanol.  Octacosanol is sometimes alleged to enhance endurance for athletes. One source for octacosanol is wheat germ oil. This stuff does not sound too promising, but that is for you to decide if you want to check the links.

I think the info below is from altmedicine.about.com.

Policosanol has been touted as a dietary supplement that can lower cholesterol as well as statin drugs, without the side effects. Studies indicate that it works by inhibiting cholesterol formation in the liver.

However, almost all of the 80+ double-blind studies on sugarcane policosanol were conducted by a single research group in Cuba that owns the policosanol patent.