Drug & supplement interaction

Zedoary + Carboplatin

Carboplatin brand name: Paraplatin.

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 Zedoary and Carboplatin 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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Zedoary and Carboplatin

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 Carboplatin and Zedoary 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.

Zedoary safety at a glance

Zedoary overall Use caution Generally used in food amounts, but human safety data for supplement doses is limited.
Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When used orally. Zedoary is thought to have abortifacient effects; avoid using. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety information during breastfeeding, so it is best avoided.

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 Carboplatin and Zedoary? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Carboplatin

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Carboplatin is filed under 5 classifications — including platinum agents, alkylating agents, antineoplastics. Zedoary has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates (moderate) — and none of Carboplatin’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

Zedoary Does Interact With Other Medications

Zedoary has 643 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Carboplatin isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 643 No known interaction 2,187 (incl. Carboplatin)
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What to actually watch for

What Carboplatin’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Zedoary. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Carboplatin’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Hearing loss Worth acting on
  • Dehydration Worth acting on
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on mentioned in 11.1% of FDA reports for Carboplatin
  • Blood clots Worth acting on
  • Heart failure Worth acting on
  • Wheezing Worth acting on
  • Anemia Worth acting on mentioned in 5.7% of FDA reports for Carboplatin
  • A low platelet count Worth acting on
  • Kidney problems Worth acting on
  • Raised blood pressure Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 31 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Carboplatin. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 126,273 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Carboplatin that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Zedoary’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Zedoary side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Zedoary has no side effects.

Special populations

Zedoary in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Likely Unsafe

When used orally. Zedoary is thought to have abortifacient effects; 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 Carboplatin

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

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Acerola (moderate), Alpha-lipoic Acid (moderate), Coenzyme Q10 (moderate) and Coffee Charcoal (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 15 moderate · 11 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Carboplatin page

“Activated charcoal is the one major-rated interaction among the 27 supplements on carboplatin's list, and it earns that spot because charcoal can lower exposure to many drugs even when they are given by vein, as carboplatin (Paraplatin) is. This is chemotherapy, so anything that blunts it puts the treatment itself at risk, and I would…”

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Open the Carboplatin interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 83 real supplement products containing Zedoary, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Zedoary. Even though Zedoary itself has no known interaction with Carboplatin, 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 Zedoary and Carboplatin 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 Zedoary
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Carboplatin
Steady interest

#2,554 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 Zedoary reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Zedoary and Carboplatin records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 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 Zedoary

What is Zedoary?

  • Digestive upset and bloating
  • Loss of appetite
  • Menstrual discomfort
  • Inflammation and pain
  • Traditional flavoring and tonic

Zedoary is a ginger-family root used in traditional Asian and Indian medicine, mostly for digestion and as a spice. Scientific evidence in humans is very limited, so its benefits are not well proven. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using it, and avoid it during pregnancy.

Curcuma zedoaria · Zingiberaceae · Rhizome (root) and essential oil · Dried powder, capsules, tinctures, essential oil, tea

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

Zedoary: dosing

There is no standardized, well-established dose for zedoary. The right amount depends on the form (powder, capsule, tincture, or oil) and the product's strength.The safest approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed them.

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

Read the full Zedoary monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Carboplatin Injection

What Is Carboplatin Injection Used For?

Brand name: Paraplatin

Carboplatin Injection is used to treat advanced ovarian cancer. It is approved for use as part of an initial combination chemotherapy regimen — one established combination pairs it with cyclophosphamide. It has also been used as a single agent in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer after prior treatment.

Because two brands are available — Kyxata and Paraplatin — your care team will specify which product you receive. Both are given by intravenous (IV) infusion in a clinical setting under the supervision of a physician experienced in cancer chemotherapy.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Carboplatin

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (126,273 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Neutropenia 7,437 reports
Anemia 7,234 reports
Nausea 7,054 reports
Febrile neutropenia 6,609 reports
Diarrhea 6,243 reports
See full Carboplatin Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Zedoary

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

0Major
643Moderate
0Minor
2,186No known interaction
643 Moderate 2,186 No interaction
Moderate

643 interactions

Showing 60 of 643 moderate interactions — see all 643 on the Zedoary page.

No interaction 2,186 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,186 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Zedoary list.

See the full Zedoary interactions page
See every supplement checked against Carboplatin, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Zedoary References

The 5 references that drive our Zedoary 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. Tariq S, Imran M, Mushtaq Z, Asghar N. Phytopreventive antihypercholesterolemic and antilipidemic perspectives of zedoary (Curcuma Zedoaria Roscoe) herbal tea. Lipids Health Dis 2016;15:39. doi: 10.1186/s12944-016-0210-y.
  4. Rodseeda C, Yamanont P, Pinthong D, Korprasertthaworn P. Inhibitory effects of Thai herbal extracts on the cytochrome P450 3A-mediated the metabolism of gefitinib, lapatinib and sorafenib. Toxicol Rep 2022;9:1846-1852. PubMed
  5. Niu LQ, Xiao L, Cai QH, et al. Comparative effectiveness of Chinese herbal injections treating for rotavirus enteritis in children: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis. Integr Med Res 2023;12(2):100944. PubMed

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 Zedoary and Carboplatin Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Zedoary with Carboplatin?
We do not list a known interaction between Zedoary and Carboplatin. 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 Zedoary and Carboplatin combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Carboplatin is filed under 5 classifications, and Zedoary has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Carboplatin'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 Zedoary interact with any other medications?
Yes. Zedoary has 643 documented drug interactions in our database — Carboplatin 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 Carboplatin interact with any supplements?
Yes. Carboplatin has documented interactions with 27 supplements in our database — Zedoary is not one of them. The Carboplatin 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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