Drug & supplement interaction

Muira Puama + Setmelanotide

Setmelanotide brand name: Imcivree.

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 Muira Puama and Setmelanotide 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 Setmelanotide

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 Setmelanotide 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 Setmelanotide, 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 Setmelanotide and Muira Puama? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Setmelanotide’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 Setmelanotide’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. 5 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Thoughts of self-harm Worth acting on
  • Low sodium Worth acting on
  • Low mood Worth acting on
  • A severe allergic reaction Worth acting on
  • An allergic reaction Worth acting on
  • Stomach pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Nausea

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Setmelanotide. Read the label on DailyMed › 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.

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 Setmelanotide, 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 Setmelanotide 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%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Setmelanotide
Top 25%

#649 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 Setmelanotide 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 Setmelanotide Injection

What Is Setmelanotide Injection Used For?

Brand name: Imcivree

Imcivree is used to reduce excess body weight and maintain that weight loss long-term in adults and children with certain rare, specific causes of obesity. It is not intended for general weight loss or common obesity.

Imcivree is approved for: acquired hypothalamic obesity (HO) in patients aged 4 and older; Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) in patients aged 2 and older; and obesity caused by confirmed deficiencies of POMC, PCSK1, or LEPR genes (pathogenic, likely pathogenic, or uncertain-significance variants) in patients aged 2 and older.

See full Setmelanotide Injection drug information
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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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We also checked Muira Puama 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 Muira Puama list.

See the full Muira Puama interactions page
See every supplement checked against Setmelanotide, ranked by severity
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 Setmelanotide Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Muira Puama with Setmelanotide?
We do not list a known interaction between Muira Puama and Setmelanotide. 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.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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