Drug & supplement interaction

Black Walnut + Fenofibrate

Fenofibrate brand names: Tricor, Fenofibrate, Lipidil Micro, Lipidil Supra, Antara, and others.

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 Black Walnut and Fenofibrate 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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Interaction report

Black Walnut and Fenofibrate

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 Fenofibrate and Black Walnut 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.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Black Walnut at all — not against Fenofibrate, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.

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 Walnut safety at a glance

Black Walnut overall Use caution May be acceptable short-term for most adults, but human safety data are limited and long-term use is not well studied.
Pregnancy Likely Safe When the fruit (nut) is consumed in amounts normally found in foods. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Safe When the fruit (nut) is consumed in amounts normally found in foods. Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Fenofibrate and Black Walnut? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Black Walnut and Fenofibrate May Share a Side Effect

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. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • An allergic reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    Black Walnut

    “Tree nuts, which include black walnuts, can cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals. Due to the prevalence of this allergy in the general population, tree nuts are classified as a major food allergen in the United States.”

    Black Walnut · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in allergic rhinitis (hay fever).

    1 source cited
    1. 105410. Food and Drug Administration. Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA); Public Law 108-282, Title II. Accessed on May 19, 2021. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-allergensgluten-free-guidance-documents-regulatory-infor

    Fenofibrate

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

Reported for Black Walnut but not commonly for Fenofibrate: stomach upset and a severe allergic reaction.

Effects for Fenofibrate come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Black Walnut come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 35,249 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Fenofibrate 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.

Special populations

Black Walnut in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Safe

When the fruit (nut) is consumed in amounts normally found in foods.

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When the bark is used orally or topically; avoid using. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of black walnut leaf or hull when used orally in medicinal amounts during pregnancy or lactation; avoid using.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

From our Q&A

Questions About Black Walnut or Fenofibrate

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Black Walnut or Fenofibrate, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Fenofibrate

This page covers Black Walnut only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Fenofibrate page lists 59 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Wine (major) and Ashwagandha (moderate).

By severity: 4 major · 46 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Fenofibrate page

“Fenofibrate (Tricor, Antara) is a cholesterol and triglyceride medicine that can strain the liver on its own, so this list of 59 supplements deserves genuine care rather than a shrug. Most of it, 38 ingredients, involves herbs that also stress the liver, ashwagandha among them, and stacking those effects is the risk that matters most h…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 863 real supplement products containing Black Walnut, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Black Walnut. Even though Black Walnut itself has no known interaction with Fenofibrate, 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 Black Walnut and Fenofibrate 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 Walnut
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Fenofibrate
Top half

#1,344 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 Walnut reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Black Walnut and Fenofibrate 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 Black Walnut

What is Black Walnut?

  • Intestinal parasites and worms
  • Digestive complaints
  • Antimicrobial and antifungal support
  • Skin and topical washes
  • Laxative or 'cleanse' products

Black walnut is a tree whose green hulls are traditionally used as a natural antiparasitic and digestive remedy, but solid human evidence for these uses is lacking. It contains a compound called juglone that may be irritating, so use it cautiously, avoid long-term use, and check with your pharmacist or doctor first.

Juglans nigra · Juglandaceae · Hulls (the green outer covering of the nut), bark, leaves, and nut · Capsules, tinctures, liquid extracts, powders, and teas

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

Black Walnut: dosing

There is no well-established, standardized dose for black walnut. The amount of active compounds varies a lot between products and forms (capsule, tincture, or tea), which makes consistent dosing difficult.If you choose to use it, follow the directions on the product label and do not exceed them.

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

Read the full Black Walnut monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Fenofibrate

What Is Fenofibrate Used For?

Brand names: Tricor, Fenofibrate, Lipidil Micro, Lipidil Supra, Antara, Lofibra, Triglide, Lipidil EZ

Fenofibrate is used alongside a cholesterol-lowering diet in adults to improve abnormal lipid levels. Tricor (tablet) and fenofibrate tablets are indicated to lower LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol), total cholesterol, triglycerides, and apolipoprotein B, and to raise HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) in adults with primary hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol) or mixed dyslipidemia (mixed abnormal lipid levels). They are also used to treat severe hypertriglyceridemia (very high triglycerides).

Antara and Lipofen (capsules) are indicated to reduce triglyceride levels in adults with severe hypertriglyceridemia, and to lower LDL cholesterol in adults with primary hyperlipidemia when other recommended LDL-lowering therapies cannot be used. Fenofibrate has not been shown to reduce heart attacks or cardiovascular deaths in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Fenofibrate

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (35,249 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Fatigue 2,173 reports
Diarrhea 2,103 reports
Nausea 2,045 reports
Headache 1,571 reports
Dyspnea 1,527 reports
See full Fenofibrate drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Black Walnut

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

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No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Black Walnut list.

See the full Black Walnut interactions page
See every supplement checked against Fenofibrate, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Black Walnut References

The 3 references that drive our Black Walnut 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. Blumenthal M, ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Trans. S. Klein. Boston, MA: American Botanical Council, 1998.
  2. McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, LLC 1997.
  3. Food and Drug Administration. Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA); Public Law 108-282, Title II. Accessed on May 19, 2021. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-allergensgluten-free-guidance-documents-regulatory-infor

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 Walnut and Fenofibrate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Black Walnut with Fenofibrate?
We do not list a known interaction between Black Walnut and Fenofibrate. 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 Black Walnut and Fenofibrate have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one 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.
Does Fenofibrate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Fenofibrate has documented interactions with 59 supplements in our database — Black Walnut is not one of them. The Fenofibrate 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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