Ginseng

Name: Ginseng Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

23 interactions 4 explained in plain English

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 4, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

Most serious with: Relugolix Atogepant Cariprazine Amlodipine Loperamide Lumateperone

7 Major 16 Moderate

All (23) Major (7) Moderate (16)

Major

Ginseng Relugolix Orgovyx Explained Increased relugolix exposure Details Ginseng Atogepant Qulipta Reduced atogepant exposure Details Ginseng Cariprazine Vraylar Explained Effects on the cariprazine exposure has not been evaluated and the net effect is unclear Details Ginseng Amlodipine Amvaz® Reduced amLODIPine exposure Details Ginseng Loperamide Diamode Increased loperamide exposure and an increased risk of loperamide-related adverse effects Details Ginseng Lumateperone Caplyta Reduced lumateperone exposure Details Ginseng Nifedipine Adalat® Increased NIFEdipine exposure and reduced NIFEdipine exposure Details

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