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Policosanol Introduce
Policosanolis a mixture of a few fatty alcohols derived from the waxes of such plants as sugar cane and rice bran wax, as well as beeswax. The most prevalent alcohol in policosanol is octacosanol，followed bytriacontanol.
There is a much lower concentration of several other fatty alcohols:behenyl alcohol,lignoceryl alcohol,ceryl alcohol,*-heptacosanol,*-nonacosanol,*-dotriacontanol, andgeddyl alcohol.
Policosanol(or polycosanol) is the generic term for a natural extract of plant waxes. It is used as a nutritional supplement intended to lower LDL cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) and increase HDL cholesterol ("good" or "healthy" cholesterol) and to help prevent atherosclerosis, though some studies have raised questions about the effectiveness of policosanol.
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