Drug & supplement interaction

Wild Indigo + Tiaprofenic Acid

Tiaprofenic Acid brand names: Tiafen, Albert Tiafen.

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 Wild Indigo and Tiaprofenic Acid 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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Wild Indigo and Tiaprofenic Acid

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 Tiaprofenic Acid and Wild Indigo 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 Wild Indigo at all — not against Tiaprofenic Acid, 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.

Wild Indigo safety at a glance

Wild Indigo overall Use caution It may be safe in small amounts short-term, but larger doses can be toxic and cause vomiting and other effects.
Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When used orally or topically due to its toxic potential. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Unsafe When used orally or topically due to its toxic potential. 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 Tiaprofenic Acid and Wild Indigo? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Wild Indigo Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Tiaprofenic Acid. It is the side-effect record for Wild Indigo on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Wild Indigo, this list is the first place to look.

  • Diarrhea / Vomiting Additional detail

    “Orally, large doses of wild indigo are considered poisonous and can cause vomiting, diarrhea, gastrointestinal complaints, and spasms (12). Wild indigo has also been studied in combination with other herbal extracts.”

    Wild Indigo · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    1 source cited
    1. 12. McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, LLC 1997.

    “Orally, large doses of wild indigo can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal complaints (12).”

    Wild Indigo · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    1 source cited
    1. 12. McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, LLC 1997.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Wild Indigo — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Tiaprofenic Acid 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 Tiaprofenic Acid.

Special populations

Wild Indigo in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Unsafe

When used orally or topically due to its toxic potential.

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 Tiaprofenic Acid

This page covers Wild Indigo only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Tiaprofenic Acid page lists 32 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Asarabacca (major), Beer (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major) and Wine (major).

By severity: 5 major · 16 moderate · 11 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Tiaprofenic Acid page

“A prescription NSAID like tiaprofenic acid (Tiafen, Albert Tiafen) already carries bleeding and kidney risks of its own, so the five major-rated entries among its 32 supplement interactions warrant close attention. Alcohol is the everyday hazard, since drinking with an NSAID markedly raises the chance of stomach and intestinal bleeding…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 175 real supplement products containing Wild Indigo, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Wild Indigo. Even though Wild Indigo itself has no known interaction with Tiaprofenic Acid, 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 Wild Indigo and Tiaprofenic Acid 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 Wild Indigo
Steady interest

#1,075 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Tiaprofenic Acid
Top half

#1,229 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 Wild Indigo reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Wild Indigo and Tiaprofenic Acid 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 Wild Indigo

What is Wild Indigo?

  • Colds and flu
  • Immune support
  • Sore throat and upper respiratory infections
  • Minor infections
  • Mouth and gum irritation (traditional use)

Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) is a traditional herb most often used in combination products for colds and immune support, but high-quality human evidence is very limited. It can be toxic in larger amounts, so it should be used cautiously and only at low doses, and avoided in pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Baptisia tinctoria · Fabaceae · Root (and sometimes the leaves) · Tinctures, capsules, dried root for tea, and combination herbal products (often blended with echinacea and thuja)

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

Wild Indigo: dosing

There is no well-established standardized dose for wild indigo. It is most often found in small amounts within combination products, where the manufacturer sets the dose.Because the herb can be toxic at higher amounts, it is important to follow the product label exactly and not exceed the recommended dose. Do not assume that more is better.

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

Read the full Wild Indigo monograph & all interactions
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Other Drugs & Wild Indigo

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Wild Indigo — 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 Wild Indigo 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 Wild Indigo list.

See the full Wild Indigo interactions page
See every supplement checked against Tiaprofenic Acid, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Wild Indigo References

The 3 references that drive our Wild Indigo 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. McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, LLC 1997.
  2. Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions. 2nd ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998.
  3. Henneicke-von Zepelin H, Hentschel C, Schnitker J, et al. Efficacy and safety of a fixed combination phytomedicine in the treatment of the common cold (acute viral respiratory tract infection): results of a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled, m

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 Wild Indigo and Tiaprofenic Acid Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Wild Indigo with Tiaprofenic Acid?
We do not list a known interaction between Wild Indigo and Tiaprofenic Acid. 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 Tiaprofenic Acid interact with any supplements?
Yes. Tiaprofenic Acid has documented interactions with 32 supplements in our database — Wild Indigo is not one of them. The Tiaprofenic Acid 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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