Drug & supplement interaction

Divi-divi + Bendamustine Hydrochloride

Bendamustine Hydrochloride brand name: Bendeka.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Divi-divi 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.

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Interaction report

Divi-divi 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 Divi-divi 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 Divi-divi 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.

Divi-divi safety at a glance

Divi-divi overall Not established There is little reliable human safety data for medicinal use of divi-divi.
Pregnancy Avoid Safety has not been established, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data exists for nursing, so avoid use.

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

Still wondering about combining Bendamustine Hydrochloride and Divi-divi? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Bendamustine Hydrochloride

This page covers Divi-divi 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

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One more smart check

Taking Divi-divi as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 20 real supplement products containing Divi-divi, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Divi-divi. Even though Divi-divi itself has no known interaction with Bendamustine Hydrochloride, 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 Divi-divi 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.

Supplement Divi-divi
Steady interest

#1,298 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Bendamustine Hydrochloride
Top 25%

#318 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. Divi-divi is not yet covered by that licensed database, so its write-up cites publicly available medical sources directly (see the references below).
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Divi-divi reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Divi-divi and Bendamustine Hydrochloride 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 Divi-divi

What is Divi-divi?

  • Source of tannins for tanning leather
  • Traditional astringent for skin
  • Mouth and throat irritation (traditional gargles)
  • Wound and sore care (folk use)
  • Mild digestive complaints (folk use)

Divi-divi is a tropical tree whose tannin-rich seed pods have long been used in leather tanning and in traditional folk remedies, mostly as an astringent. There is very little modern human research to support any health benefit, so it should not be relied on to treat any medical condition. If you are considering it, talk with a pharmacist or doctor first.

Caesalpinia coriaria · Fabaceae · Seed pods (and sometimes bark) · Powdered pod extract, decoctions, and traditional topical preparations

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

Divi-divi: dosing

There is no established or standardized medicinal dose for divi-divi. Traditional preparations vary widely and are not measured in a consistent way.If you choose to use a product that contains divi-divi, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed the suggested amount.

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

Read the full Divi-divi monograph & all interactions
Medication

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.

Fever 861 reports
Disease progression 572 reports
Rash 556 reports
Febrile neutropenia 535 reports
Neutropenia 501 reports
See full Bendamustine Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Divi-divi

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

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Evidence & sources

Divi-divi References

The 1 sources that drive our Divi-divi monograph — publicly available pages from reputable medical and government organizations. Every link was verified to work before publishing. Divi-divi is not covered by the licensed Natural Medicines interaction database, so its page cites these public sources directly.

  1. Tannins — MedlinePlus / NIH Source

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 Divi-divi and Bendamustine Hydrochloride Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Divi-divi with Bendamustine Hydrochloride?
We do not list a known interaction between Divi-divi and Bendamustine Hydrochloride. 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.
Does Bendamustine Hydrochloride interact with any supplements?
Yes. Bendamustine Hydrochloride has documented interactions with 86 supplements in our database — Divi-divi is not one of them. The Bendamustine Hydrochloride 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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