Cheken + Bendamustine Hydrochloride
Bendamustine Hydrochloride brand name: Bendeka.
We found no known interaction between Cheken and Bendamustine Hydrochloride 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.
Cheken and Bendamustine Hydrochloride
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 Bendamustine Hydrochloride and Cheken 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 Cheken at all — not against Bendamustine Hydrochloride, 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.
Cheken safety at a glance
Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.
See Every Supplement That Interacts With Bendamustine Hydrochloride
This page covers Cheken only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Bendamustine Hydrochloride page lists 86 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Acerola (moderate), Adrafinil (moderate), African Wild Potato (moderate), Alpha-lipoic Acid (moderate) and Ashitaba (moderate).
By severity: 62 moderate · 24 minor.
From our pharmacist’s overview on the Bendamustine Hydrochloride page
“Bendamustine (Bendeka), a chemotherapy used for certain leukemias and lymphomas, carries 86 supplement and herbal interactions on file, and none of them rates major, so this is a watch-and-adjust list rather than an alarm. Nearly all of the entries, about 80, involve the same liver enzyme, CYP1A2, which helps process bendamustine.”
Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026
Where Cheken and Bendamustine Hydrochloride 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.
#1,015 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#864 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
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.
- Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Cheken and Bendamustine Hydrochloride records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 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.
About Cheken
What is Cheken?
- Cough and chest congestion
- Bronchitis and respiratory complaints
- Digestive upset
- Mild urinary complaints
Cheken is a leaf from a Chilean evergreen shrub traditionally used for coughs and respiratory complaints. There is very little modern human research to confirm it works or to define a safe dose, so use it cautiously and talk with your pharmacist or doctor first.
Myrceugenia chequen · Myrtaceae · Leaves and essential oil · Tea, tincture, liquid extract, dried leaf
An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Cheken is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Cheken record says about it on its own.
Cheken: dosing
There is no established standard dose for Cheken. Because it is not well studied, safe and effective amounts have not been defined.If you choose to use a Cheken product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.
From our Cheken monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.
About Bendamustine Injection
What Is Bendamustine Injection Used For?
Brand name: Bendeka
Bendamustine hydrochloride injection is used to treat adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). It is also used for adults with indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) — a slow-growing type of blood cancer — when the disease has continued to progress during or within six months of treatment with rituximab or a rituximab-containing regimen.
For CLL, how well bendamustine works compared to other first-line treatments (aside from chlorambucil) has not been fully established.
Most-Reported Side Effects for Bendamustine Hydrochloride
From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (11,906 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.
Other Drugs & Cheken
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Cheken — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
No drugs match “”.
No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list
We also checked Cheken against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.
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- Amlodipine Besylate ›
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- Acetaminophen, Codeine ›
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- Levothyroxine, Liothyronine ›
- Naproxen ›
- Omeprazole ›
- Letrozole ›
- Methylene Blue ›
- Duloxetine ›
- Buspirone ›
- Citalopram ›
Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Cheken list.
Sources & How We Checked
We checked Cheken against Bendamustine Hydrochloride in the Natural Medicines interaction database and found no documented interaction on file. The medication overview comes from MedlinePlus, and supplement label details from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference for vitamins, herbs and supplements — the basis for our interaction data.
- MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine — NIH consumer drug information, used for the medication overviews.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — Official supplement product labels.
Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.
Parts of this content are provided by the Therapeutic Research Center, LLC.
DISCLAIMER: Currently this does not check for drug-drug interactions. This is not an all-inclusive comprehensive list of potential interactions and is for informational purposes only. Not all interactions are known or well-reported in the scientific literature, and new interactions are continually being reported. Input is needed from a qualified healthcare provider including a pharmacist before starting any therapy. Application of clinical judgment is necessary.
© 2021 Therapeutic Research Center, LLC
Bendamustine Hydrochloride Is Linked to Lower Levels of One Nutrient
Natural Medicines records Bendamustine Hydrochloride as a medicine that can lower these. This is not an interaction with Cheken — it is a separate effect of the medicine, and it is a reason some people are advised to supplement rather than to avoid one:
Read the full Bendamustine Hydrochloride nutrient depletion report ›
Depletion records come from the licensed Natural Medicines database. Do not start a supplement on the strength of this page — ask your pharmacist or doctor whether it applies to you.
Taking Cheken and Bendamustine Hydrochloride Together: Common Questions
Is it safe to take Cheken with Bendamustine Hydrochloride?
Does Bendamustine Hydrochloride interact with any supplements?
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