Drug & supplement interaction

Swamp Milkweed + Infigratinib

Infigratinib brand name: Truseltiq.

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 Swamp Milkweed and Infigratinib 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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Swamp Milkweed and Infigratinib

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 Infigratinib and Swamp Milkweed 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.

Swamp Milkweed safety at a glance

Swamp Milkweed overall Use caution The plant contains toxic sap and cardiac glycoside-like compounds; it is not a well-studied or clearly safe supplement.
Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When used orally due to presence of cardioactive steroids; avoid using. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Unsafe When used orally due to presence of cardioactive steroids; avoid using. Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Infigratinib and Swamp Milkweed? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Infigratinib

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Infigratinib is filed under 2 classifications — cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates, oral drugs. Swamp Milkweed has documented interactions with 7 drug classes — the most serious being digoxin (lanoxin) (major), quinine (major) and corticosteroids (moderate) — and none of Infigratinib’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

Swamp Milkweed Does Interact With Other Medications

Swamp Milkweed has 3 major, 153 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Infigratinib isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Major 3 Moderate 153 No known interaction 2,674 (incl. Infigratinib)
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What to actually watch for

What Swamp Milkweed Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Infigratinib. It is the side-effect record for Swamp Milkweed on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Swamp Milkweed, this list is the first place to look. One entry is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • An irregular heartbeat Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Orally, swamp milkweed contains cardiac glycosides, which can cause serious adverse effects.

    Serious Adverse Effects (Rare):

    Orally: Swamp milkweed contains toxic cardiac glycosides that may cause cardiac arrhythmia and death.”

    Swamp Milkweed · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in arrhythmia.

    “Orally, the cardiac glycosides in swamp milkweed may cause cardiac arrhythmias (18).”

    Swamp Milkweed · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in arrhythmia.

    1 source cited
    1. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  • Vomiting Additional detail

    “Orally, large amounts of swamp milkweed can cause vomiting (18).”

    Swamp Milkweed · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in nausea and vomiting.

    1 source cited
    1. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  • Headache Additional detail

    “Orally, the cardiac glycosides in swamp milkweed may cause headache and stupor (18). Visual color disturbances may also occur (18).”

    Swamp Milkweed · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

    1 source cited
    1. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Swamp Milkweed — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Infigratinib to its FDA label in our system yet, so we can’t compare its own side-effect list here — the leaflet that comes with your prescription is the authoritative list for Infigratinib.

Special populations

Swamp Milkweed in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Unsafe

When used orally due to presence of cardioactive steroids; avoid using.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Infigratinib

This page covers Swamp Milkweed only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Infigratinib page lists 138 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 · 94 moderate · 41 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Infigratinib page

“Infigratinib (Truseltiq) treats a form of bile duct cancer, and the supplements on this list deserve genuine care, because most of them can shift how much of the drug actually reaches your blood. Nearly all of these interactions run through CYP3A4, the liver enzyme that breaks infigratinib down.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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How much people look this up

Where Swamp Milkweed and Infigratinib 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 Swamp Milkweed
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Infigratinib
Top half

#1,396 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 Swamp Milkweed reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Swamp Milkweed and Infigratinib 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.
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Supplement

About Swamp Milkweed

What is Swamp Milkweed?

  • Traditional digestive remedy
  • Diuretic (increasing urine)
  • Cough and respiratory complaints
  • Worm or parasite remedy (folk use)
  • Pollinator/garden plant rather than medicine

Swamp Milkweed is a native North American wetland plant best known today as a butterfly and pollinator garden plant, not a proven medicine. It contains toxic milky sap with cardiac glycoside-like compounds, and there is very little reliable human research to support any health use. Because of its potential toxicity, it should not be used as a supplement without professional guidance.

Asclepias incarnata · Apocynaceae · Root, and historically other parts of the plant · Dried root, tinctures, and traditional decoctions (rarely sold as a commercial supplement)

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

Swamp Milkweed: dosing

There is no established safe or standardized dose for Swamp Milkweed. It is not a mainstream supplement, and reliable products with verified content are not generally available.Because of the plant's toxicity and the lack of research, we cannot recommend any specific amount. For most people, the safest approach is to enjoy Swamp Milkweed as a garden plant rather than to consume it.

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

Read the full Swamp Milkweed monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Infigratinib

What Is Infigratinib Used For?

Brand name: Truseltiq

  • Infigratinib is used in adults who have received previous therapy to treat a certain type of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) that has spread to nearby tissues or other parts of the body and cannot be removed by surgery. Infigratinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of the abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps stop or slow the spread of cancer cells.

See full Infigratinib drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Swamp Milkweed

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

3Major
153Moderate
0Minor
2,673No known interaction
3 Major 153 Moderate 2,673 No interaction
Major

3 interactions

Moderate

153 interactions

Showing 60 of 153 moderate interactions — see all 153 on the Swamp Milkweed page.

No interaction 2,673 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,673 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Swamp Milkweed list.

See the full Swamp Milkweed interactions page
See every supplement checked against Infigratinib, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Swamp Milkweed References

The 3 references that drive our Swamp Milkweed 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. Blumenthal M, ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Trans. S. Klein. Boston, MA: American Botanical Council, 1998.
  2. Ellenhorn MJ, et al. Ellenhorn's Medical Toxicology: Diagnoses and Treatment of Human Poisoning. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1997.
  3. 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.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Swamp Milkweed and Infigratinib Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Swamp Milkweed with Infigratinib?
We do not list a known interaction between Swamp Milkweed and Infigratinib. 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.
How was the Swamp Milkweed and Infigratinib combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Infigratinib is filed under 2 classifications, and Swamp Milkweed has documented interactions with 7 drug classes — none of Infigratinib'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 Swamp Milkweed interact with any other medications?
Yes. Swamp Milkweed has 156 documented drug interactions in our database — Infigratinib 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 Infigratinib interact with any supplements?
Yes. Infigratinib has documented interactions with 138 supplements in our database — Swamp Milkweed is not one of them. The Infigratinib interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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