Drug & supplement interaction

Bamboo + Pyrantel Pamoate

Pyrantel Pamoate brand name: Reese's Pinworm.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Bamboo and Pyrantel Pamoate 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.

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Interaction report

Bamboo and Pyrantel Pamoate

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 Pyrantel Pamoate 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 Pyrantel Pamoate and Bamboo? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Pyrantel Pamoate

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Pyrantel Pamoate is filed under a single classification — oral drugs. Bamboo has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being antithyroid drugs (moderate) — and none of Pyrantel Pamoate’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 — Pyrantel Pamoate isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

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What to actually watch for

What Bamboo Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Pyrantel Pamoate. It is the side-effect record for Bamboo on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Bamboo, this list is the first place to look.

  • Swelling Additional detail

    “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
  • A skin rash Additional detail

    “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

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Bamboo — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Pyrantel Pamoate to its FDA label in our system yet, so we can’t compare its own side-effect list here — the leaflet that comes with your prescription is the authoritative list for Pyrantel Pamoate.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Pyrantel Pamoate

This page covers Bamboo only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Pyrantel Pamoate page lists 17 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Coffee Charcoal (moderate), European Mandrake (moderate), Glucomannan (moderate) and Guar Gum (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 7 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Pyrantel Pamoate page

“Pinworms usually mean a single dose of pyrantel pamoate (Reese's Pinworm), often for a whole household, and that one dose is exactly why this list deserves real caution. All 17 ingredients on file can change how oral medicines are absorbed, and the lone major entry, activated charcoal, can soak up the drug in the gut so thoroughly that…”

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 Pyrantel Pamoate, 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 Pyrantel Pamoate 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 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Pyrantel Pamoate
Top half

#756 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 13, 2026. The Bamboo and Pyrantel Pamoate 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 Pyrantel Pamoate

Most-Reported Side Effects for Pyrantel Pamoate

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (46 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Adverse event 17 reports
Enterobiasis 4 reports
Headache 3 reports
Treatment failure 3 reports
Helminthic infection 2 reports
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
Moderate

5 interactions

No interaction 2,824 drugs checked — show the list
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 Pyrantel Pamoate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Bamboo with Pyrantel Pamoate?
We do not list a known interaction between Bamboo and Pyrantel Pamoate. 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.
How was the Bamboo and Pyrantel Pamoate combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Pyrantel Pamoate is filed under 1 classification, and Bamboo has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Pyrantel Pamoate'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 — Pyrantel Pamoate 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 Pyrantel Pamoate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Pyrantel Pamoate has documented interactions with 17 supplements in our database — Bamboo is not one of them. The Pyrantel Pamoate 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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