Drug & supplement interaction

Garden Cress + Mecamylamine

Mecamylamine brand name: Inversine.

Moderate Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated September 2026
The bottom line Moderate

Garden Cress has a moderate interaction with Mecamylamine. Theoretically, taking garden cress with antihypertensive drugs might increase the risk of hypotension.

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SeverityModerate
LikelihoodPossible
EvidenceD
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Interaction report

Garden Cress and Mecamylamine

Here is the interaction we found between these two, with the evidence behind it.

Moderate

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS

Why this applies to Mecamylamine

Mecamylamine falls under ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS — the group Garden Cress interacts with.

Theoretically, taking garden cress with antihypertensive drugs might increase the risk of hypotension.
Garden cress has shown hypotensive effects in animal research and increases levels and effects of the antihypertensive medications amlodipine and losartan. This has not been shown in humans.
Severity Moderate Likelihood Possible Evidence D

Interaction has been documented in animal or in lab research, or the interaction has been documented in humans but is limited to case reports or conflicting clinical research exists.

Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Brian Staiger explains PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist

Mecamylamine is an older blood pressure medicine that lowers blood pressure by blocking nerve signals. The thought here is fairly simple: garden cress has shown its own mild blood-pressure-lowering effect in animal studies, so pairing it with mecamylamine could, in theory, push your pressure down a bit too far. If that happens, you might feel lightheaded, dizzy, faint when standing up, or unusually tired.

I want to be honest about the strength of this, though. The concern comes from lab and animal research, not from people, so it's more of a theoretical caution than a proven problem. Everyday culinary amounts of garden cress in your cooking are unlikely to matter. Concentrated seed supplements are where I'd be more careful. Before adding one, check in with your pharmacist or doctor so they can keep an eye on your readings.

Contact Dr. Brian directly if you have additional questions on this interaction
References
  1. Maghrani, M, Zeggwagh, NA, Michel, JB, and Eddouks, M. Antihypertensive effect of <it>Lepidium sativum</it> L. in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (Ireland) 2005;100:193-197.
  2. Bin Jardan YA, Ahad A, Raish M, Alam MA, Al-Mohizea AM, Al-Jenoobi FI. Effects of garden cress, fenugreek and black seed on the pharmacodynamics of metoprolol: an herb-drug interaction study in rats with hypertension. Pharm Biol 2021;59(1):1088-1097. PubMed
  3. Alam MA, Bin Jardan YA, Raish M, Al-Mohizea AM, Ahad A, Al-Jenoobi FI. Herb-drug interaction: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anti-hypertensive drug amlodipine besylate in presence of Lepidium sativum and Curcuma longa. Xenobiotica 2022;52(2):177
  4. Ahad A, Raish M, Abdelrahman IA, et al. Changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of losartan in experimental diseased rats treated with Curcuma longa and Lepidium sativum. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022;16(1):33. PubMed

What These Ratings Mean

Every interaction above is graded three ways — here’s the key to each label.

Severity how clinically significant the interaction is
Major

Clinically significant. Avoid the combination, or use only under close professional supervision.

Moderate

Usually worth avoiding or managing — may need monitoring, a dose change, or timing apart.

Minor

Generally not serious. Be aware of it and mention it to your pharmacist.

Likelihood how strong the evidence is that the interaction actually happens in people
  • LikelyWell-controlled human studies have demonstrated the likely existence of this interaction.
  • ProbableInteraction has not been documented in well-controlled studies, however, the interaction has been demonstrated in some small human studies or in controlled animal studies in conjunction with multiple case reports.
  • PossibleInteraction has been documented in animal or in lab research, or the interaction has been documented in humans but is limited to case reports or conflicting clinical research exists.
  • UnlikelyInteraction has been demonstrated in animal or in lab research but has been shown not to occur in humans.
Evidence the quality of the studies behind the rating (graded A–D)
  • AHigh-quality meta-analysis (quantitative systematic review).
  • BCase-control study.
  • CConsensus.
  • DAnecdotal evidence.

These ratings are for information only. Never start, stop, or otherwise change your therapy before speaking with your provider.

Keep it in perspective

Garden Cress Also Interacts With Other Medications

Garden Cress has 397 moderate known drug interactions in our database — the Mecamylamine one above is one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 397 No known interaction 2,433 (incl. Mecamylamine)
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Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Mecamylamine

This page covers Garden Cress only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Mecamylamine page lists 136 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), American Hellebore (major), American Mistletoe (major), Tyramine (major) and Adrafinil (moderate).

By severity: 4 major · 111 moderate · 21 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Mecamylamine page

“Mecamylamine (Inversine) is a potent blood pressure medicine, and its interaction list warrants real vigilance, since 119 of the 136 ingredients on file affect blood pressure themselves. Most add to the drug's effect and can drop pressure too far, fish oil among them, while a few push the other way.”

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Taking Garden Cress as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 16 real supplement products containing Garden Cress, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Garden Cress. Your product may carry other ingredients that interact with Mecamylamine too, on top of Garden Cress — and those would not show on this page. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Garden Cress and Mecamylamine 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 Garden Cress
Steady interest

#1,447 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Mecamylamine
Steady interest

#2,536 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.

Supplement

About Garden Cress

What is Garden Cress?

Garden Cress
  • Digestive support
  • Bone health
  • Iron and vitamin source
  • Cough and respiratory comfort
  • Boosting breast milk (traditional)
  • Constipation relief

Garden cress is a nutritious leafy herb and seed used widely in cooking and traditional medicine, providing vitamins, minerals, and fiber. While it has a long history of use for digestion, bone health, and lactation, strong human research supporting most medicinal claims is limited. It is generally safe as a food, but concentrated seed supplements should be used cautiously and avoided in pregnancy.

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Keep checking

Other Drugs & Garden Cress

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

0Major
397Moderate
0Minor
2,432No known interaction
397 Moderate 2,432 No interaction
Moderate

397 interactions

Showing 60 of 397 moderate interactions — see all 397 on the Garden Cress page.

No interaction 2,432 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,432 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Garden Cress list.

See the full Garden Cress interactions page
See every supplement checked against Mecamylamine, ranked by severity
Sources

Sources & How We Checked

Interaction details are evidence-graded and sourced from the Natural Medicines database. The medication overview comes from MedlinePlus.

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.

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Taking Garden Cress and Mecamylamine Together: Common Questions

Can you take Garden Cress with Mecamylamine?
There is a moderate interaction, so it may be acceptable with monitoring or timing changes — but check with your pharmacist first. Read the full details on this page and confirm with your pharmacist before combining them.
How serious is the Garden Cress and Mecamylamine interaction?
We rate it Moderate. This combination may require monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separating the times you take each one. Consult your pharmacist before using them together.

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