Red yeast rice has also been shown to stimulate bone formation in animal models:
A review of studies showed that red yeast rice promoted bone formation in experimental animals.
In rats that had surgical removal of the ovaries, red yeast rice extract offered protective effects against osteoporosis.
A study showed that red yeast rice promoted new bone formation in animal models of bone defects.
In rats, supplementation with red yeast rice strains that contained a natural form of lovastatin stimulated bone formation.