Drug & supplement interaction

Tonka Bean + Amphetamine

Amphetamine brand names: Dyanavel XR, Adensys XR-ODT, Mydayis, Adzenys ER.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Tonka Bean and Amphetamine 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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Tonka Bean and Amphetamine

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 Amphetamine and Tonka Bean 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 Tonka Bean at all — not against Amphetamine, 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.

Tonka Bean safety at a glance

Tonka Bean overall Use caution Tonka bean is high in coumarin, which can harm the liver in larger amounts, and it is restricted as a food additive in many countries.
Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When used orally; avoid using. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Unsafe When used orally; 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 Amphetamine and Tonka Bean? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Tonka Bean Itself Has Been Linked To

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

  • Liver problems Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Orally, tonka bean may be unsafe.

    Most Common Adverse Effects:

    Orally: Diarrhea, dizziness, insomnia, nausea, and vomiting.

    Serious Adverse Effects (Rare):

    Orally: Liver toxicity, paralysis of the heart.”

    Tonka Bean · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

  • Trouble sleeping / Dizziness Additional detail

    “Orally, coumarin, a constituent of tonka bean, has been associated with dizziness and insomnia.”

    Tonka Bean · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in insomnia.

    1 source cited
    1. 287. Marshall ME, Butler K, Fried A. Phase I evaluation of coumarin (1,2 benzopyrone) and cimetidine in patients with advanced malignancies. Mol Biother 1991;3:170-8.
  • Diarrhea / Vomiting / Nausea Additional detail

    “Orally, coumarin, a constituent of tonka bean, has been associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.”

    Tonka Bean · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    2 sources cited
    1. 286. Mohler JL, Gomella LG, Crawford ED, et al. Phase II evaluation of coumarin (1,2-benzopyrone) in metastatic prostatic carcinoma. Prostate 1992;20:123-31. PubMed
    2. 287. Marshall ME, Butler K, Fried A. Phase I evaluation of coumarin (1,2 benzopyrone) and cimetidine in patients with advanced malignancies. Mol Biother 1991;3:170-8.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Tonka Bean — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Amphetamine 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 Amphetamine.

Special populations

Tonka Bean in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Unsafe

When used orally; 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

From our Q&A

Questions About Tonka Bean or Amphetamine

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

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Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Amphetamine

This page covers Tonka Bean only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Amphetamine page lists 130 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Bitter Orange (major), Brewer's Yeast (major) and Cowhage (major).

By severity: 16 major · 97 moderate · 17 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Amphetamine page

“Amphetamine (Dyanavel XR, Adzenys ER, Mydayis) is a prescription stimulant, usually taken for ADHD, and its interaction list is one to approach with genuine care. Of the 130 supplements and herbal ingredients on file, 16 carry a major rating, and many of those work the same way, either inhibiting monoamine oxidase, as yohimbe does, or…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 6 real supplement products containing Tonka Bean, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Tonka Bean. Even though Tonka Bean itself has no known interaction with Amphetamine, 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 Tonka Bean and Amphetamine 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 Tonka Bean
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Amphetamine
Top 5%

#42 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 Tonka Bean reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Tonka Bean and Amphetamine 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 Tonka Bean

What is Tonka Bean?

  • Flavoring in food and desserts
  • Fragrance and perfume
  • Cough and sore throat (traditional)
  • Digestive complaints (traditional)
  • Relaxation

Tonka bean comes from the seed of a South American tree and is prized for its sweet, vanilla-like aroma in perfumes and cooking. It contains coumarin, which can be toxic to the liver and is restricted in food in many countries, so it is not recommended as a health supplement. There is no reliable evidence that it treats any medical condition.

Dipteryx odorata · Fabaceae · Seeds (beans) and the extract or essential oil · Whole or grated bean, extract/flavoring, essential oil, perfume ingredient

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

Tonka Bean: dosing

There is no established safe or effective medicinal dose for tonka bean, and it is not recommended as a supplement. In cooking, chefs use only a tiny shaving of the bean because of its strong flavor and coumarin content.If you come across a product containing tonka bean, follow the product label and keep amounts very small.

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

Read the full Tonka Bean monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Amphetamine

What Is Amphetamine Used For?

Brand names: Dyanavel XR, Adensys XR-ODT, Mydayis, Adzenys ER

Amphetamine treats Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in patients 6 years and older. Adzenys XR-ODT, Dyanavel XR, and the amphetamine extended-release orally disintegrating tablet formulations are specifically approved for ADHD in this age group.

Amphetamine Sulfate tablets and Evekeo (amphetamine sulfate tablets) are also approved for narcolepsy (a sleep disorder causing uncontrollable daytime sleepiness) and as a short-term aid in a calorie-restricted weight-loss program for exogenous obesity (weight gain from external factors like overeating) in patients who have not responded to other approaches.

See full Amphetamine drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Tonka Bean

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

See the full Tonka Bean interactions page
See every supplement checked against Amphetamine, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Tonka Bean References

The 4 references that drive our Tonka Bean 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. The Review of Natural Products by Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Co., 1999.
  2. Mohler JL, Gomella LG, Crawford ED, et al. Phase II evaluation of coumarin (1,2-benzopyrone) in metastatic prostatic carcinoma. Prostate 1992;20:123-31. PubMed
  3. Marshall ME, Butler K, Fried A. Phase I evaluation of coumarin (1,2 benzopyrone) and cimetidine in patients with advanced malignancies. Mol Biother 1991;3:170-8.
  4. Cox D, O'Kennedy R, Thornes RD. The rarity of toxicity in patients treated with coumarin (1,2-benzopyrone). Hum Toxicol 1989;8:501-6.

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 Tonka Bean and Amphetamine Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Tonka Bean with Amphetamine?
We do not list a known interaction between Tonka Bean and Amphetamine. 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 Amphetamine interact with any supplements?
Yes. Amphetamine has documented interactions with 130 supplements in our database — Tonka Bean is not one of them. The Amphetamine 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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