Drug & supplement interaction

Black Hoof Mushroom + Odevixibat

Odevixibat brand name: Bylvay.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Black Hoof Mushroom and Odevixibat 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 label for Odevixibat states a food rule worth keeping to.

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Black Hoof Mushroom and Odevixibat

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 Odevixibat and Black Hoof Mushroom 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.

Black Hoof Mushroom safety at a glance

Black Hoof Mushroo... overall Use caution Generally used in traditional medicine, but human safety data are limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data, so avoid while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Odevixibat and Black Hoof Mushroom? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Odevixibat

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Odevixibat is filed under a single classification — oral drugs. Black Hoof Mushroom has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — the most serious being cytochrome p450 1a2 (cyp1a2) substrates (moderate), cytochrome p450 2e1 (cyp2e1) substrates (moderate) and immunosuppressants (moderate) — and none of Odevixibat’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

Black Hoof Mushroom Does Interact With Other Medications

Black Hoof Mushroom has 308 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Odevixibat 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 Odevixibat’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Black Hoof Mushroom. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Odevixibat’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 6 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Yellowing of the skin or eyes Worth acting on mentioned in 5.4% of FDA reports for Odevixibat
  • Bone thinning Worth acting on
  • Dehydration Worth acting on
  • Liver problems Worth acting on mentioned in 5.7% of FDA reports for Odevixibat
  • Anemia Worth acting on
  • Bleeding or bruising Worth acting on
  • Heartburn
  • Diarrhea mentioned in 24.0% of FDA reports for Odevixibat
  • Weight loss
  • Stomach pain mentioned in 12.0% of FDA reports for Odevixibat

Showing the 10 most notable of 15 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Odevixibat. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 350 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Odevixibat that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Black Hoof Mushroom’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Black Hoof Mushroom side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Black Hoof Mushroom has no side effects.

How to take them

Some Odevixibat Products Have a Food Rule — Black Hoof Mushroom Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Odevixibat says to take it with food. If you take Black Hoof Mushroom on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Odevixibat with a meal where the label says to.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Odevixibat products can carry different directions, and extended-release forms often differ from immediate-release ones. The label we read is quoted below — check the directions on your own box or bottle, or ask your pharmacist, for how to take the exact product you were given.

( 2.2 ) Preparation and Administration Instructions Administer BYLVAY in the morning with a meal.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Odevixibat — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. Read the label on DailyMed ›

A food rule is not an interaction — it is about how much of the medicine you absorb. The directions that came with your own product, and your pharmacist, outrank anything on this page.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Odevixibat

This page covers Black Hoof Mushroom only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Odevixibat 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.

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How much people look this up

Where Black Hoof Mushroom and Odevixibat 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 Black Hoof Mushroom
Steady interest

#1,436 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Odevixibat
Top half

#1,156 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 Black Hoof Mushroom reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The Black Hoof Mushroom and Odevixibat records this page draws on were last updated June 22, 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.
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Supplement

About Black Hoof Mushroom

What is Black Hoof Mushroom?

Black Hoof Mushroom
  • Immune system support
  • Antioxidant support
  • General wellness
  • Traditional cancer-supportive use
  • Inflammation

Black Hoof Mushroom (Phellinus linteus) is a medicinal mushroom long used in East Asian traditional medicine, mainly for immune support. Most of the supporting evidence comes from laboratory and animal studies, and high-quality human research is limited. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it, especially if you have a health condition or take other medicines.

Phellinus linteus · Hymenochaetaceae · Fruiting body (the woody mushroom that grows on tree trunks) · Capsules, tablets, powdered extracts, teas, and tinctures

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

Black Hoof Mushroom: dosing

There is no well-established standard dose for Black Hoof Mushroom. The amount can vary widely depending on the product, the type of extract, and how it is made.The best approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not take more than recommended. Because formulations differ so much, it is a good idea to review the specific product with your pharmacist or doctor before starting.

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

Read the full Black Hoof Mushroom monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Odevixibat

What Is Odevixibat Used For?

Brand name: Bylvay

Bylvay (odevixibat) capsules are used to treat pruritus (intense, chronic itching caused by bile buildup in the body) in patients with two rare liver conditions. For progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), Bylvay is approved for patients 3 months of age and older. For Alagille syndrome (ALGS), Bylvay is approved for patients 12 months of age and older.

There is an important limitation: Bylvay is not recommended for a specific subgroup of PFIC type 2 patients who have certain genetic variants that result in a non-functional or completely absent bile salt export pump (BSEP) protein. A prescriber can determine whether this applies to your child.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Odevixibat

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (350 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Pruritus 92 reports
Diarrhea 84 reports
Liver transplant 29 reports
Abdominal pain upper 22 reports
Abdominal pain 20 reports
See full Odevixibat drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Black Hoof Mushroom

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

0Major
308Moderate
0Minor
2,521No known interaction
Moderate

308 interactions

Showing 60 of 308 moderate interactions — see all 308 on the Black Hoof Mushroom page.

No interaction 2,521 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Black Hoof Mushroom References

The 6 references that drive our Black Hoof Mushroom 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. Song, K. S., Cho, S. M., Lee, J. H., Kim, H. M., Han, S. B., Ko, K. S., and Yoo, I. D. B-lymphocyte-stimulating polysaccharide from mushroom Phellinus linteus. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1995;43(12):2105-2108. PubMed
  2. Matsuba, S., Matsuno, H., Sakuma, M., and Komatsu, Y. Phellinus linteus Extract Augments the Immune Response in Mitomycin C-Induced Immunodeficient Mice. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2008;5(1):85-90.
  3. Kim, G. Y., Roh, S. I., Park, S. K., Ahn, S. C., Oh, Y. H., Lee, J. D., and Park, Y. M. Alleviation of experimental septic shock in mice by acidic polysaccharide isolated from the medicinal mushroom Phellinus linteus. Biol Pharm Bull 2003;26(10):1418-1423 PubMed
  4. Shon, Y. H. and Nam, K. S. Inhibition of cytochrome P450 isozymes in rat liver microsomes by polysaccharides derived from Phellinus linteus. Biotechnol Lett 2003;25(2):167-172. PubMed
  5. Oh, G. S., Lee, M. S., Pae, H. O., Kwon, J., Lee, S. S., Jeong, J. G., Shin, M. K., Kwon, T. O., and Chung, H. T. Effects of oral administration of Phellinus linteus on the production of Th1- and Th2-type cytokines in mice. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2
  6. Kim, G. Y., Lee, J. Y., Lee, J. O., Ryu, C. H., Choi, B. T., Jeong, Y. K., Lee, K. W., Jeong, S. C., and Choi, Y. H. Partial characterization and immunostimulatory effect of a novel polysaccharide-protein complex extracted from Phellinus linteus. Biosci B

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 Black Hoof Mushroom and Odevixibat Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Black Hoof Mushroom with Odevixibat?
We do not list a known interaction between Black Hoof Mushroom and Odevixibat. 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.
Should I take Black Hoof Mushroom and Odevixibat at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Odevixibat says to take it with food. If you take Black Hoof Mushroom on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Odevixibat with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Odevixibat products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
How was the Black Hoof Mushroom and Odevixibat combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Odevixibat is filed under 1 classification, and Black Hoof Mushroom has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — none of Odevixibat'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 Black Hoof Mushroom interact with any other medications?
Yes. Black Hoof Mushroom has 308 documented drug interactions in our database — Odevixibat 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 Odevixibat interact with any supplements?
Yes. Odevixibat has documented interactions with 17 supplements in our database — Black Hoof Mushroom is not one of them. The Odevixibat 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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