Drug & supplement interaction

Jewelweed + Finerenone

Finerenone brand name: Kerendia.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Jewelweed and Finerenone 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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Jewelweed and Finerenone

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 Finerenone and Jewelweed 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 Jewelweed at all — not against Finerenone, 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.

Jewelweed safety at a glance

Jewelweed overall Use caution Generally used on the skin with few reported problems, but it is not well studied and should not be taken by mouth without guidance.
Pregnancy Avoid There is not enough safety information, so avoid use during pregnancy unless your doctor approves.
Breastfeeding Avoid There is not enough safety information, so avoid use while breastfeeding unless your doctor approves.

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

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

What Finerenone’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Jewelweed. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Finerenone’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 4 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • High potassium Worth acting on mentioned in 14.9% of FDA reports for Finerenone
  • Kidney problems Worth acting on mentioned in 22.8% of FDA reports for Finerenone
  • Low sodium Worth acting on
  • Heart failure Worth acting on
  • Low blood pressure

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Finerenone. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 2,960 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Finerenone that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Jewelweed’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Jewelweed side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Jewelweed has no side effects.

From our Q&A

Questions About Jewelweed or Finerenone

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Jewelweed or Finerenone, 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 Finerenone

This page covers Jewelweed only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Finerenone page lists 146 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Grapefruit (major), St. John's Wort (major), Acacia Rigidula (moderate) and Adrafinil (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 101 moderate · 42 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Finerenone page

“Kerendia (finerenone) protects the kidneys and heart in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, and because the body clears it through one main enzyme, CYP3A4, its supplement list calls for genuine care. Of the 146 ingredients on file, 121 can push that enzyme up or down, letting finerenone drift too high or too low.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Finerenone interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 8 real supplement products containing Jewelweed, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Jewelweed. Even though Jewelweed itself has no known interaction with Finerenone, 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 Jewelweed and Finerenone 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 Jewelweed
Steady interest

#1,162 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Finerenone
Steady interest

#2,078 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 Jewelweed reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Jewelweed and Finerenone 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.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Jewelweed

What is Jewelweed?

  • Poison ivy and poison oak rashes
  • Skin itching and irritation
  • Insect bites and stings
  • Nettle stings
  • Minor skin inflammation

Jewelweed is a wild plant traditionally rubbed on the skin to soothe poison ivy rashes, bug bites, and itching. Good scientific evidence is limited and mostly weak, so it should not replace proven treatments. It is generally used on the skin, and you should always check with a pharmacist or doctor before using it, especially during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Impatiens capensis · Balsaminaceae · Stems, leaves, and the sap (juice) from the crushed plant · Fresh crushed plant, salves, soaps, lotions, sprays, frozen cubes, and tinctures

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

Jewelweed: dosing

There is no official or standardized dose for jewelweed. People traditionally crush the fresh stems and leaves and rub the juice directly on the affected skin, and many use commercial salves, soaps, or sprays.If you use a store-bought product, follow the directions on the label.

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

Read the full Jewelweed monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Finerenone

What Is Finerenone Used For?

Brand name: Kerendia

Kerendia (finerenone) is used in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) linked to type 2 diabetes. It helps reduce the risk of kidney function decline, end-stage kidney disease, cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attack, and hospitalization for heart failure in these patients.

Kerendia is also used in adults with heart failure who have a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) — a measure of how well the heart pumps — of 40% or higher. In this group, it reduces the risk of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure, and urgent heart failure visits.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Finerenone

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (2,960 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Glomerular filtration rate decreased 308 reports
Hyperkalaemia 261 reports
Blood creatinine increased 226 reports
Blood potassium increased 180 reports
Renal impairment 140 reports
See full Finerenone drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Jewelweed

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Jewelweed — 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 Jewelweed 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 Jewelweed list.

See the full Jewelweed interactions page
See every supplement checked against Finerenone, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Jewelweed References

The 3 references that drive our Jewelweed 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. Long, D., Ballentine, N. H., and Marks, J. G., Jr. Treatment of poison ivy/oak allergic contact dermatitis with an extract of jewelweed. Am J Contact Dermat. 1997;8(3):150-153. DOI
  2. Zink, B. J., Otten, E. J., Rosentha, M., and Singal, B. The effect of jewel week in preventing poison ivy. J Wilderness Medicine 1991;2:178-182.
  3. Abrams Motz V, Bowers CP, Mull Young L, Kinder DH. The effectiveness of jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, the related cultivar I. balsamina and the component, lawsone in preventing post poison ivy exposure contact dermatitis. J Ethnopharmacol 2012;143(1):314 PubMed

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 Jewelweed and Finerenone Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Jewelweed with Finerenone?
We do not list a known interaction between Jewelweed and Finerenone. 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 Finerenone interact with any supplements?
Yes. Finerenone has documented interactions with 146 supplements in our database — Jewelweed is not one of them. The Finerenone 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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