Drug & supplement interaction

Radish + Encorafenib

Encorafenib brand name: Braftovi.

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

We found no known interaction between Radish and Encorafenib 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. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Radish and Encorafenib

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 Encorafenib and Radish 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.

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.

Radish safety at a glance

Radish overall Generally safe Radish is widely eaten as food and is generally safe in normal dietary amounts.
Pregnancy Use caution Normal food amounts are likely fine, but concentrated supplements and unwashed raw sprouts should be avoided.
Breastfeeding Use caution Food amounts are likely fine, but safety of concentrated radish supplements is not well studied.

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

Still wondering about combining Encorafenib and Radish? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Encorafenib

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Encorafenib is filed under 4 classifications — including qt interval-prolonging drugs, cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) inhibitors, cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates. Radish has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (moderate) — and none of Encorafenib’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Radish Does Interact With Other Medications

Radish has 86 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Encorafenib isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 86 No known interaction 2,744 (incl. Encorafenib)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Radish and Encorafenib May Share a Side Effect

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do.

  • Stomach upset Additional detail

    Radish

    “Large amounts of radish may cause irritation of the gastrointestinal mucus membrane (18). Mild indigestion has also been associated with use of a specific product containing radish, camu camu, acerola, honey, and tapioca in clinical research. However, it is unclear if this adverse event is due to radish, other ingredients in the product, or the combination.”

    Radish · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dyspepsia.

    2 sources cited
    1. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
    2. 94290. Evans M, Paterson E, Barnes DM. An open label pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of Spanish black radish on the induction of phase I and phase II enzymes in healthy male subjects. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Dec 9;14:475. PubMed

    Encorafenib

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Encorafenib. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Radish but not commonly for Encorafenib: hives.

Effects for Encorafenib come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Radish come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Encorafenib

This page covers Radish only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Encorafenib page lists 151 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), American Hellebore (major), Arsenic (major), Cesium (major) and Ephedra (major).

By severity: 8 major · 104 moderate · 39 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Encorafenib page

“Grapefruit is the first thing I would take off the table for anyone on encorafenib (Braftovi), a targeted cancer medicine, because it blocks the enzyme (CYP3A4) that clears the drug, pushing levels and side effects higher. St.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 644 real supplement products containing Radish, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Radish. Even though Radish itself has no known interaction with Encorafenib, 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 Radish and Encorafenib 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 Radish
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Encorafenib
Steady interest

#2,455 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 Radish reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Radish and Encorafenib 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.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Radish

What is Radish?

  • Digestive support
  • Liver and gallbladder health
  • Antioxidant support
  • Respiratory and cough relief
  • General nutrition

Radish is a common edible root vegetable that is nutritious and generally safe to eat as food. Some people use radish (especially black radish) and its extracts for digestion and liver support, but high-quality human evidence for supplement-level health benefits is limited. Eating radish as part of a normal diet is fine for most people; talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated supplements.

Raphanus sativus · Brassicaceae · Root, leaves, seeds, and sprouts · Fresh vegetable, juice, sprouts, powders, and capsules or extracts

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

Radish: dosing

There is no standardized medicinal dose for radish. As a food, you can simply eat it as part of a normal diet.For radish juice, powders, or capsules, a proven supplement dose has not been established by research.

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

Read the full Radish monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Encorafenib

What Is Encorafenib Used For?

Brand name: Braftovi

Braftovi is used to treat cancers that have a specific change (mutation) in a gene called BRAF — specifically the V600E or V600K mutation, which must be confirmed by an FDA-authorized test before starting treatment. It is always used in combination with other medicines, never alone as standard therapy.

Braftovi (in combination with binimetinib) treats unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600E or V600K mutation. For metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with a BRAF V600E mutation, Braftovi is used either with cetuximab and fluorouracil-based chemotherapy, or with cetuximab alone after prior therapy. Braftovi (in combination with binimetinib) also treats metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a BRAF V600E mutation.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Encorafenib

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (0 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Nausea 842 reports
Fatigue 770 reports
Diarrhea 634 reports
Fever 599 reports
Neoplasm progression 552 reports
See full Encorafenib drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Radish

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

0Major
86Moderate
0Minor
2,743No known interaction
86 Moderate 2,743 No interaction
Moderate

86 interactions

Showing 60 of 86 moderate interactions — see all 86 on the Radish page.

No interaction 2,743 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,743 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Radish list.

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

Radish References

The 5 references that drive our Radish 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. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  2. Damiani E, Aloia AM, Priore MG, Nardulli S, Ferrannini A. Generalized urticaria after ingestion of Raphanus sativus. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Feb;106(2):168. PubMed
  3. Evans M, Paterson E, Barnes DM. An open label pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of Spanish black radish on the induction of phase I and phase II enzymes in healthy male subjects. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Dec 9;14:475. PubMed
  4. Banihani SA. Radish (Raphanus sativus) and diabetes. Nutrients. 2017;9(9). pii: E1014. PubMed
  5. Shukla S, Chatterji S, Mehta S, Rai PK, Singh RK, Yadav DK, Watal G. Antidiabetic effect of Raphanus sativus root juice. Pharm Biol. 2011 Jan;49(1):32-7.

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 Radish and Encorafenib Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Radish with Encorafenib?
We do not list a known interaction between Radish and Encorafenib. 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.
Do Radish and Encorafenib have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
How was the Radish and Encorafenib combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Encorafenib is filed under 4 classifications, and Radish has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Encorafenib's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does Radish interact with any other medications?
Yes. Radish has 86 documented drug interactions in our database — Encorafenib is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Encorafenib interact with any supplements?
Yes. Encorafenib has documented interactions with 151 supplements in our database — Radish is not one of them. The Encorafenib 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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