Gumweed + Bendamustine Hydrochloride
Bendamustine Hydrochloride brand name: Bendeka.
We found no known interaction between Gumweed 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.
Gumweed 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 Gumweed 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 Gumweed 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.
Gumweed 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 Gumweed 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
Taking Gumweed as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions
We hold 18 real supplement products containing Gumweed, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Gumweed. Even though Gumweed 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:
Where Gumweed 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.
#907 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#531 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. See every Gumweed reference on this page ↓
- Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Gumweed and Bendamustine Hydrochloride 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.
About Gumweed
What is Gumweed?
- Cough and bronchitis
- Asthma-related breathing problems
- Skin irritation from poison ivy or poison oak
- Minor wounds and rashes
- Upper respiratory congestion
Gumweed is a traditional North American plant used mostly for coughs, chest congestion, and skin irritation such as poison ivy rashes. Good-quality human studies are lacking, so its benefits are not well proven, and it should be used cautiously and avoided during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Grindelia robusta · Asteraceae · Dried leaves and flowering tops · Tea, tincture, liquid extract, capsules, topical preparations
An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Gumweed is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Gumweed record says about it on its own.
Gumweed: dosing
There is no well-established, standardized dose for gumweed. Traditional preparations include teas, tinctures, and liquid extracts, but the strength of commercial products varies widely.The safest approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed the suggested amount.
From our Gumweed 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 & Gumweed
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Gumweed — 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 Gumweed against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.
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Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Gumweed list.
Gumweed References
The 3 references that drive our Gumweed 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.
- Blumenthal M, ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Trans. S. Klein. Boston, MA: American Botanical Council, 1998.
- McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, LLC 1997.
- Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
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.
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 Gumweed — 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 Gumweed and Bendamustine Hydrochloride Together: Common Questions
Is it safe to take Gumweed with Bendamustine Hydrochloride?
Does Bendamustine Hydrochloride interact with any supplements?
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