Drug & supplement interaction

Wild Yam + Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

Dalbavancin Hydrochloride brand name: Dalvance.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 27, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Wild Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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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Interaction report

Wild Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

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 Dalbavancin Hydrochloride and Wild Yam 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.

Wild Yam safety at a glance

Wild Yam overall Use caution Likely fine for short-term use in healthy adults, but long-term safety is not well studied.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety data; avoid during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Not enough safety data; avoid while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Dalbavancin Hydrochloride and Wild Yam? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Dalbavancin Hydrochloride is filed under a single classification — antibiotic drugs. Wild Yam has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being estrogens (moderate) — and none of Dalbavancin Hydrochloride’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

Wild Yam Does Interact With Other Medications

Wild Yam has 41 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Dalbavancin Hydrochloride isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 41 No known interaction 2,789 (incl. Dalbavancin Hydrochloride)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Wild Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

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. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A severe allergic reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    Wild Yam

    “Orally, wild yam is generally well tolerated.

    Most Common Adverse Effects:

    Orally: Fever, headache, upset stomach, and vomiting.

    Serious Adverse Effects (Rare):

    Orally: Anaphylaxis.”

    Wild Yam · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

    Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

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

  • Fever / Headache reported in 5.9% of FDA reports for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride Additional detail

    Wild Yam

    “Orally, wild yam can cause headache and fever, especially at higher doses.”

    Wild Yam · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

    1 source cited
    1. 86450. Araghiniknam M, Chung S, Nelson-White T, and et al. Antioxidant activity of Dioscorea and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in older humans. Life Sciences 1996;59:L147-L157.

    Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride, and in voluntary FDA adverse-event reports. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Vomiting reported in 6.5% of FDA reports for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride Additional detail

    Wild Yam

    “Orally, wild yam can cause upset stomach and vomiting, especially at higher doses (12,86450).”

    Wild Yam · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in nausea and vomiting.

    2 sources 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.
    2. 86450. Araghiniknam M, Chung S, Nelson-White T, and et al. Antioxidant activity of Dioscorea and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in older humans. Life Sciences 1996;59:L147-L157.

    Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride, and in voluntary FDA adverse-event reports. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Wild Yam but not commonly for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride: stomach upset, loss of vision and blood clots.

Effects for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Wild Yam come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 443 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. 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 Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

This page covers Wild Yam only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Dalbavancin Hydrochloride page lists 27 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Bacillus Coagulans (moderate), Bacillus Subtilis (moderate), Bifidobacterium Animalis Subsp. Lactis (moderate), Bifidobacterium Bifidum (moderate) and Bifidobacterium Breve (moderate).

By severity: 26 moderate · 1 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Dalbavancin Hydrochloride page

“Everything on the dalbavancin (Dalvance) interaction list points in one direction. No supplement on file makes this IV skin-infection antibiotic dangerous or weaker; instead, dalbavancin can kill the live organisms in probiotic products, so the supplement is the one that loses.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 1,014 real supplement products containing Wild Yam, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Wild Yam. Even though Wild Yam itself has no known interaction with Dalbavancin Hydrochloride, 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 Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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 Yam
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Dalbavancin Hydrochloride
Steady interest

#1,990 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 Yam reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The Wild Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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 Yam

What is Wild Yam?

  • Menopausal symptoms
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Hormone balance (popular belief)
  • Digestive cramps
  • Joint and muscle discomfort

Wild yam is a root traditionally used for menopausal symptoms, cramps, and as a so-called 'natural' hormone supplement, but solid human evidence for these uses is lacking. Despite popular claims, your body cannot convert its compounds into hormones like progesterone, so creams marketed that way usually don't work as advertised. Talk with a pharmacist or doctor before using it.

Dioscorea villosa · Dioscoreaceae · Root and rhizome (underground stem) · Capsules, tablets, dried root, tinctures, topical creams, tea

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

Wild Yam: dosing

There is no well-established standard dose for wild yam. The amount can vary widely between products and forms (capsules, tinctures, teas, or creams).The safest approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed the recommended amount.

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

Read the full Wild Yam monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Dalbavancin Injection

What Is Dalbavancin Injection Used For?

Brand name: Dalvance

Dalbavancin Injection treats acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in adults and children. These are bacterial infections of the skin and the tissue just under it.

It is used for infections caused by certain susceptible bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus (both methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant strains) and several Streptococcus species. It also covers vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis. It should only be used when a bacterial infection is proven or strongly suspected.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (443 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Acute kidney injury 33 reports
Vomiting 29 reports
Fever 26 reports
Infusion related reaction 18 reports
Decreased appetite 17 reports
See full Dalbavancin Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Wild Yam

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

0Major
41Moderate
0Minor
2,788No known interaction
41 Moderate 2,788 No interaction
Moderate

41 interactions

No interaction 2,788 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,788 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Wild Yam list.

See the full Wild Yam interactions page
See every supplement checked against Dalbavancin Hydrochloride, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Wild Yam References

The 7 references that drive our Wild Yam 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. Eagon PK, Elm MS, Hunter DS, et al. Medicinal herbs: modulation of estrogen action. Era of Hope Mtg, Dept Defense; Breast Cancer Res Prog, Atlanta, GA 2000;Jun 8-11.
  3. Cheong JL, Bucknall R. Retinal vein thrombosis associated with a herbal phytoestrogen preparation in a susceptible patient. Postgrad Med J 2005;81:266-7.. PubMed
  4. Rosenberg Zand, R. S., Jenkins, D. J., and Diamandis, E. P. Effects of natural products and nutraceuticals on steroid hormone-regulated gene expression. Clin Chim.Acta 2001;312(1-2):213-219. PubMed
  5. Araghiniknam M, Chung S, Nelson-White T, and et al. Antioxidant activity of Dioscorea and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in older humans. Life Sciences 1996;59:L147-L157.
  6. Zeng M, Zhang L, Li M, et al. Estrogenic effects of the extracts from the Chinese Yam (Dioscorea opposite Thunb.) and its effective compounds in vitro and in vivo. Molecules. 2018 Jan 23;23(2). Pii: E11. PubMed
  7. Lu J, Wong RN, Zhang L, et al. Comparative analysis of proteins with stimulating activity on ovarian estradiol biosynthesis from four different Dioscorea species in vitro using both phenotypic and target-based approaches: implication for treating menopaus

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 Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Wild Yam with Dalbavancin Hydrochloride?
We do not list a known interaction between Wild Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride. 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 Wild Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 4 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 Wild Yam and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Dalbavancin Hydrochloride is filed under 1 classification, and Wild Yam has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Dalbavancin Hydrochloride'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 Wild Yam interact with any other medications?
Yes. Wild Yam has 41 documented drug interactions in our database — Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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 Dalbavancin Hydrochloride interact with any supplements?
Yes. Dalbavancin Hydrochloride has documented interactions with 27 supplements in our database — Wild Yam is not one of them. The Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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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