Drug & supplement interaction

Bamboo + Flutamide

Flutamide brand names: Eulexin, Euflex.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Bamboo and Flutamide in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Bamboo and Flutamide

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Flutamide and Bamboo in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Bamboo safety at a glance

Bamboo overall Use caution Properly cooked shoots are widely eaten, but supplement safety is not well studied and raw shoots can be toxic.
Pregnancy Avoid There is not enough safety data on bamboo supplements, so avoid concentrated forms during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Use caution Safety of bamboo supplements while breastfeeding is unknown; avoid concentrated extracts unless cleared by your doctor.

Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Flutamide and Bamboo? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Flutamide

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Flutamide is filed under 7 classifications — including cytochrome p450 1a2 (cyp1a2) substrates, cytochrome p450 1a2 (cyp1a2) substrates, photosensitizing drugs. Bamboo has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being antithyroid drugs (moderate) — and none of Flutamide’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Bamboo Does Interact With Other Medications

Bamboo has 5 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Flutamide isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 5 No known interaction 2,825 (incl. Flutamide)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Bamboo and Flutamide May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do.

  • Swelling Additional detail

    Bamboo

    “Bamboo shoots are a source of cyanide glycosides. However, the hydrogen cyanide produced by the plant is eliminated during boiling, fermentation, or superheated steam drying of the shoots. During the rescue of a male who jumped into a well which was used for bamboo shoot pickling, cyanide poisoning occurred in 8 individuals.”

    Bamboo · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cardiac arrest.

    2 sources cited
    1. 96875. Satya S, Bal LM, Singhal P, Naik SN. Bamboo shoot processing: food quality and safety aspect (a review). Trends in Food Sci. Technol. 2010;21(4):181-9. DOI
    2. 96874. Sang-A-Gad P, Guharat S, Wananukul W. A mass cyanide poisoning from pickling bamboo shoots. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2011 Nov;49(9):834-9. PubMed

    Flutamide

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Flutamide. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • A skin rash Additional detail

    Bamboo

    “Topically, bamboo shoots have been reported to cause contact dermatitis in a 44-year-old female.”

    Bamboo · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    1 source cited
    1. 33540. Kitajima T. Contact allergy caused by bamboo shoots. Contact Dermatitis 1986;15(2):100-102. PubMed

    Flutamide

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Flutamide. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Flutamide come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Bamboo come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 984 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Flutamide that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Flutamide

This page covers Bamboo only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Flutamide page lists 189 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Grapefruit (major), St. John's Wort (major), Acacia Rigidula (moderate) and Adrafinil (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 143 moderate · 43 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Flutamide page

“A man taking flutamide (Eulexin) to block testosterone during prostate cancer treatment cannot afford big swings in the drug's level, and most of the 189 supplements on this page are capable of causing exactly that. The bulk of them work through the liver enzyme CYP3A4, which breaks flutamide down.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

Taking Bamboo as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 536 real supplement products containing Bamboo, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Bamboo. Even though Bamboo itself has no known interaction with Flutamide, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Bamboo and Flutamide Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Bamboo
Top half

#373 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Flutamide
Top half

#1,140 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?
  • Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Bamboo reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Bamboo and Flutamide records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 2026.
  • What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Bamboo

What is Bamboo?

Bamboo
  • Source of silica for hair, skin, and nails
  • Bone and joint support
  • General nutrition (cooked shoots as food)
  • Antioxidant support
  • Traditional digestive remedy

Bamboo is a giant grass whose shoots are eaten as food and whose leaves and silica-rich extracts are sold as supplements, often for hair, skin, nail, and bone support. Solid human evidence for these benefits is limited, and raw shoots must be properly cooked because they contain natural compounds that can release cyanide. Talk to a pharmacist or doctor before using bamboo supplements, especially if you have thyroid problems or are pregnant.

Poaceae · Shoots, leaves, and leaf extract (and silica-rich extracts) · Food (cooked shoots), capsules, tea, leaf extract, powder

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Bamboo is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Bamboo record says about it on its own.

Bamboo: dosing

There is no well-established standardized dose for bamboo supplements. Products vary widely in their form (leaf extract, silica extract, powder) and in how much active material they contain.If you choose to use a bamboo supplement, follow the directions on the product label and do not exceed the recommended amount.

From our Bamboo monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Bamboo monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Flutamide

What Is Flutamide Used For?

Brand names: Eulexin, Euflex

Eulexin (flutamide) capsules are used to treat prostate cancer in men. They are always used together with an LHRH agonist (a hormone-lowering injection), never alone.

Eulexin is indicated for two stages of prostate cancer: locally confined Stage B2-C prostate cancer (used alongside goserelin acetate and radiation therapy, starting eight weeks before radiation begins) and Stage D2 metastatic prostate cancer (cancer that has spread beyond the prostate, taken with an LHRH agonist until the disease progresses).

Most-Reported Side Effects for Flutamide

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (984 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Prostate cancer 70 reports
Anemia 65 reports
Fatigue 63 reports
Prostatic specific antigen increased 60 reports
Asthenia 46 reports
See full Flutamide drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Bamboo

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Bamboo — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

0Major
5Moderate
0Minor
2,824No known interaction
5 Moderate 2,824 No interaction
Moderate

5 interactions

No interaction 2,824 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Bamboo against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,824 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Bamboo list.

See the full Bamboo interactions page
See every supplement checked against Flutamide, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Bamboo References

The 4 references that drive our Bamboo monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. Chandra AK, Ghosh D, Mukhopadhyay S, et al. Effect of bamboo shoot, Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. on thyroid status under conditions of varying iodine intake in rats. Indian J Exp Biol 2004;42(8):781-786.
  2. Kitajima T. Contact allergy caused by bamboo shoots. Contact Dermatitis 1986;15(2):100-102. PubMed
  3. Sang-A-Gad P, Guharat S, Wananukul W. A mass cyanide poisoning from pickling bamboo shoots. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2011 Nov;49(9):834-9. PubMed
  4. Satya S, Bal LM, Singhal P, Naik SN. Bamboo shoot processing: food quality and safety aspect (a review). Trends in Food Sci. Technol. 2010;21(4):181-9. DOI

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Bamboo and Flutamide Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Bamboo with Flutamide?
We do not list a known interaction between Bamboo and Flutamide. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
Do Bamboo and Flutamide have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 2 of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
How was the Bamboo and Flutamide combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Flutamide is filed under 7 classifications, and Bamboo has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Flutamide's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does Bamboo interact with any other medications?
Yes. Bamboo has 5 documented drug interactions in our database — Flutamide is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Flutamide interact with any supplements?
Yes. Flutamide has documented interactions with 189 supplements in our database — Bamboo is not one of them. The Flutamide interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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