Policosanol Advantage

Active Ingredient(s): Policosanol
Category: Cholesterol

Policosanol is the generic term for a mixture of long chain alcohols extracted from plant waxes. It is used as a dietary supplement. Policosanol was originally derived from sugar cane but the chemicals can also be isolated from beeswax, cereal grains, grasses, leaves, fruits, nuts, and seeds of many foods.[1] Plant waxes consist of very long chain fatty acids that have been reduced to very long chain alcohols. Policosanols are very long chain alcohols with carbon backbones ... [wikipedia]

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