Wild Carrot + Ambrisentan
Ambrisentan brand names: Letairis, Volibris.
Wild Carrot has a moderate interaction with Ambrisentan. Theoretically, excessive doses of wild carrot seed oil might interfere with antihypertensive therapy due to cardiotonic effects.
Read the full interaction reportWild Carrot and Ambrisentan
Here is the interaction we found between these two, with the evidence behind it.
ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS
Why this applies to Ambrisentan
Ambrisentan falls under ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS — the group Wild Carrot interacts with.
Interaction has not been documented in well-controlled studies, however, the interaction has been demonstrated in some small human studies or in controlled animal studies in conjunction with multiple case reports..
Here's the gist for ambrisentan (Letairis, Volibris). You take this medicine to lower the high pressure in the blood vessels of your lungs. The concern on file is that large amounts of wild carrot seed oil may have heart and blood-vessel (cardiotonic) effects that could theoretically work against your blood-pressure-lowering treatment. In plain terms, it might blunt some of the benefit you're counting on from ambrisentan.
I want to be honest about the strength of this: it's theoretical, based on how the plant behaves in lab and animal work, not on real human cases. Everyday culinary carrot is not the issue here; concentrated seed oil supplements are. Since PAH is a serious condition, please run any wild carrot product past your pharmacist or doctor before starting it.
- Newall CA, Anderson LA, Philpson JD. Herbal Medicine: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals. London, UK: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.
What These Ratings Mean
Every interaction above is graded three ways — here’s the key to each label.
Clinically significant. Avoid the combination, or use only under close professional supervision.
Usually worth avoiding or managing — may need monitoring, a dose change, or timing apart.
Generally not serious. Be aware of it and mention it to your pharmacist.
- LikelyWell-controlled human studies have demonstrated the likely existence of this interaction.
- ProbableInteraction has not been documented in well-controlled studies, however, the interaction has been demonstrated in some small human studies or in controlled animal studies in conjunction with multiple case reports.
- PossibleInteraction has been documented in animal or in lab research, or the interaction has been documented in humans but is limited to case reports or conflicting clinical research exists.
- UnlikelyInteraction has been demonstrated in animal or in lab research but has been shown not to occur in humans.
- AHigh-quality meta-analysis (quantitative systematic review).
- BCase-control study.
- CConsensus.
- DAnecdotal evidence.
These ratings are for information only. Never start, stop, or otherwise change your therapy before speaking with your provider.
Wild Carrot Also Interacts With Other Medications
Wild Carrot has 474 moderate known drug interactions in our database — the Ambrisentan one above is one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.
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See Every Supplement That Interacts With Ambrisentan
This page covers Wild Carrot only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Ambrisentan page lists 256 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), American Hellebore (major), American Mistletoe (major), Beer (major) and Grapefruit (major).
By severity: 9 major · 210 moderate · 37 minor.
Taking Wild Carrot as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions
We hold 7 real supplement products containing Wild Carrot, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Wild Carrot. Your product may carry other ingredients that interact with Ambrisentan too, on top of Wild Carrot — and those would not show on this page. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:
Where Wild Carrot and Ambrisentan 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.
#1,123 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#1,562 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
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.
About Wild Carrot
What is Wild Carrot?
- Urinary and bladder complaints
- Digestive upset and gas
- Menstrual support
- Supporting milk production
- Mild diuretic (water pill) effect
Wild carrot is a traditional herb (the wild ancestor of the garden carrot) used mostly for urinary, digestive, and menstrual complaints. High-quality human studies are lacking, so its benefits are unproven, and it should be avoided in pregnancy because of traditional use to affect the uterus. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using it.
About Ambrisentan
What Is Ambrisentan Used For?
Brand names: Letairis, Volibris
Ambrisentan tablets and Letairis tablets are both used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group 1) — a condition where the blood pressure in the arteries leading to the lungs is dangerously high. Both are approved to help adults exercise better and slow the worsening of PAH.
Both ambrisentan tablets and Letairis are also approved to be used together with tadalafil (another PAH medicine) to further reduce the risk of disease progression, lower the chance of hospitalization for worsening PAH, and improve exercise ability. Most of the clinical evidence was in patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms and PAH caused by unknown or inherited causes, or PAH linked to connective tissue diseases.
Other Drugs & Wild Carrot
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Wild Carrot — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
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474 interactions
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Showing 60 of 474 moderate interactions — see all 474 on the Wild Carrot page.
No interaction 2,355 drugs checked — show the list
We also checked Wild Carrot against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.
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- Daptomycin ›
- Acetaminophen, Caffeine, Codeine ›
- Finasteride ›
- Hexobarbitone ›
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- Levothyroxine Sodium ›
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- Alprazolam ›
Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,355 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Wild Carrot list.
Sources & How We Checked
Interaction details are evidence-graded and sourced from the Natural Medicines database. The medication overview comes from MedlinePlus.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference for vitamins, herbs and supplements — the basis for our interaction data.
- MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine — NIH consumer drug information, used for the medication overviews.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — Official supplement product labels.
Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.
Parts of this content are provided by the Therapeutic Research Center, LLC.
DISCLAIMER: Currently this does not check for drug-drug interactions. This is not an all-inclusive comprehensive list of potential interactions and is for informational purposes only. Not all interactions are known or well-reported in the scientific literature, and new interactions are continually being reported. Input is needed from a qualified healthcare provider including a pharmacist before starting any therapy. Application of clinical judgment is necessary.
© 2021 Therapeutic Research Center, LLC
Ambrisentan Is Linked to Lower Levels of One Nutrient
Natural Medicines records Ambrisentan as a medicine that can lower these. This is not an interaction with Wild Carrot — it is a separate effect of the medicine, and it is a reason some people are advised to supplement rather than to avoid one:
Read the full Ambrisentan nutrient depletion report ›
Depletion records come from the licensed Natural Medicines database. Do not start a supplement on the strength of this page — ask your pharmacist or doctor whether it applies to you.
Taking Wild Carrot and Ambrisentan Together: Common Questions
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