[Drug] Lovastatin [Derived from] Foods such as oyster mushrooms and red yeast rice. Used to synthesize other compounds such as mevastatin and pravastatin [Originally used in] Mushrooms are used to treat a wide range of illnesses in traditional medicine in China, Japan, Eastern Europe and Russia [What it is for] 
To lower cholesterol
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