Drug & supplement interaction

Muira Puama + Cisplatin

Cisplatin brand name: Platinol-AQ.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Muira Puama and Cisplatin 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

Muira Puama and Cisplatin

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 Cisplatin and Muira Puama 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 Muira Puama at all — not against Cisplatin, 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.

Muira Puama safety at a glance

Muira Puama overall Use caution Generally used in small amounts traditionally, but human safety data are limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information; avoid during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Not enough safety information; avoid while breastfeeding.

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

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

What Cisplatin’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Muira Puama. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Cisplatin’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. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • An electrolyte imbalance Worth acting on
  • Loss of vision Worth acting on
  • Low magnesium Worth acting on
  • Hearing loss Worth acting on
  • A stroke or mini-stroke Worth acting on
  • Dehydration Worth acting on
  • Low sodium Worth acting on
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on mentioned in 12.2% of FDA reports for Cisplatin
  • Low potassium Worth acting on
  • A heart attack Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 33 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Cisplatin. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 77,669 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Cisplatin that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Muira Puama’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Muira Puama side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Muira Puama has no side effects.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Cisplatin

This page covers Muira Puama only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Cisplatin page lists 90 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Asarabacca (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Acerola (moderate) and Active Hexose Correlated Compound (ahcc) (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 75 moderate · 12 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Cisplatin page

“Kidney damage is the risk I would flag first for anyone receiving cisplatin (Platinol-AQ). Cisplatin is a chemotherapy drug that already stresses the kidneys, and two of the three major-rated interactions on this list, Siberian cocklebur and asarabacca, involve herbs that can injure the kidneys on their own, stacking harm on an organ t…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 698 real supplement products containing Muira Puama, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Muira Puama. Even though Muira Puama itself has no known interaction with Cisplatin, 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 Muira Puama and Cisplatin 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 Muira Puama
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Cisplatin
Top half

#900 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 Muira Puama reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Muira Puama and Cisplatin 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 Muira Puama

What is Muira Puama?

  • Low libido
  • Erectile difficulty
  • Sexual performance
  • Fatigue and low energy
  • General tonic for stress

Muira puama is a Brazilian plant traditionally used as an aphrodisiac and general tonic, often nicknamed 'potency wood.' Human research is very limited, so its benefits are not well proven, and there is little information on its long-term safety. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before trying it, especially if you have a health condition or take other medicines.

Ptychopetalum olacoides · Olacaceae · Roots and bark (sometimes wood) · Capsules, tinctures, liquid extracts, teas, and powders

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

Muira Puama: dosing

There is no well-established or standardized dose for muira puama. Products differ in form (capsule, tincture, tea) and in how concentrated they are, so amounts on labels vary widely.The safest approach is to follow the directions on the specific product you buy and to start low.

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

Read the full Muira Puama monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Cisplatin Injection

What Is Cisplatin Injection Used For?

Brand name: Platinol-AQ

Cisplatin Injection is used to treat three types of cancer. For metastatic testicular tumors and metastatic ovarian tumors, it is used as part of combination chemotherapy — alongside other approved cancer medicines — in patients who have already had surgery and/or radiation therapy. For metastatic ovarian tumors, it can also be used alone as a second-line treatment when standard chemotherapy has stopped working and cisplatin has not been tried before.

For advanced bladder cancer (specifically transitional cell bladder cancer) that can no longer be treated with surgery or radiation, Cisplatin Injection is used as a single agent.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Cisplatin

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (77,669 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Nausea 5,437 reports
Neutropenia 4,877 reports
Disease progression 4,657 reports
Febrile neutropenia 4,606 reports
Vomiting 4,566 reports
See full Cisplatin Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Muira Puama

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

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Evidence & sources

Muira Puama References

The 2 references that drive our Muira Puama 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. Waynberg, J. and Brewer, S. Effects of Herbal vX on libido and sexual activity in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Adv Ther 2000;17(5):255-262. PubMed
  2. Nguyen S, Rajfer J, Shaheen M. Safety and efficacy of daily Revactin in men with erectile dysfunction: a 3-month pilot study. Transl Androl Urol. 2018;7(2):266-73. 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 Muira Puama and Cisplatin Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Muira Puama with Cisplatin?
We do not list a known interaction between Muira Puama and Cisplatin. 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 Cisplatin interact with any supplements?
Yes. Cisplatin has documented interactions with 90 supplements in our database — Muira Puama is not one of them. The Cisplatin 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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