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What Supplements Interact with Vildagliptin?

Vildagliptin brand name: Galvus. Every interaction below applies to the brands too.

256 Interactions 2 Major 215 Moderate 39 Minor
Curated & coded by · Clinical Pharmacist · Updated September 22, 2026

Drug–supplement interaction data sourced from Natural Medicines Pro, the licensed clinical database from TRC Healthcare / Therapeutic Research, with additional analysis by the HelloPharmacist Pharmacist Team. Our sources · Editorial policy

What is this page for?

One answer, for one medication: what supplements and herbal products interact with Vildagliptin? Every vitamin, herb, and supplement ingredient we’ve checked against it is on this page, ranked by severity, each linking to the full report for that exact pair.

This page covers supplement interactions only — to check Vildagliptin against your other medications, use the drug–drug interaction checker. Educational information from our licensed clinical databases, not medical advice. Our editorial policy

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What is this? The interaction data in the HelloPharmacist supplement database is licensed from Natural Medicines Pro by TRC Healthcare (Therapeutic Research). HelloPharmacist pharmacists often add our own analysis and context on top of that licensed data — such as this Bottom Line summary and the notes on individual interaction pages — and any such commentary is noted as ours.

This list calls for real care, though not panic. Vildagliptin (Galvus) exists to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, and 239 of the 256 ingredients here act on blood sugar themselves. Most add to the drug's effect and can drop glucose too far (fenugreek, bitter melon, even beer), while a few, niacin among them, raise glucose and work against the treatment. The two major-rated entries deserve attention first: Siberian cocklebur has caused severe hypoglycemia in people, and activated charcoal can soak up the drug before your body absorbs it.

A smaller cluster of 17 ingredients, glucomannan and coffee charcoal included, can change how oral medicines absorb, so keep them well separated from your dose. The rest, 215 moderate and 39 minor, mostly mean checking your glucose more often when you start a supplement. Know the two majors, then let your meter tell you the rest.

— , Clinical Pharmacist · July 18, 2026

Major 2 Moderate 215 Minor 39 No known interaction 1,196

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Vildagliptin: Top Interactions at a Glance

The Vildagliptin supplement & herbal interactions people checked most in the last 24 hours, colored by severity. Tap any ingredient to open the full report for that pair.

Showing the 12 highest-ranked of 256 interacting ingredients — plus 1,196 more checked with no known interaction. See the complete ranked list.

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The Most-Checked Vildagliptin Combinations Today

The Vildagliptin + supplement pages people viewed most in the last 24 hours (resets at midnight). Open any card for the full report.

Minor Likelihood Possible Apple Cider Vinegar + Vildagliptini

Theoretically, taking apple cider vinegar with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Read the full interaction Moderate Likelihood Possible Cashew + Vildagliptini

Eating a diet that consists of high amounts of cashew might increase fasting blood glucose levels.

Read the full interaction Moderate Likelihood Possible Chicory + Vildagliptini

Theoretically, chicory might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.

Read the full interaction Moderate Likelihood Probable Bitter Melon + Vildagliptini

Taking bitter melon with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Read the full interaction Moderate Likelihood Possible Elderflower + Vildagliptini

Theoretically, elderflower might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.

Read the full interaction Moderate Likelihood Possible African Wild Potato + Vildagliptini

Evidence from animal research suggests that African wild potato lowers blood glucose levels.

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The complete list

Every Supplement Checked Against Vildagliptin

All 1,452 ingredients in our database, ranked by severity — 256 with a Vildagliptin interaction on file and 1,196 with none found. Filter by severity or search any ingredient; hover the for what each ingredient is.

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Straight answers

Can You Take It With Vildagliptin?

One-line answers, one card per combination — scroll through today’s 20 and tap any card for the full report. A different set rotates in daily until every combination has had its turn.

Can you take Apple Cider Vinegar with Vildagliptin?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, taking apple cider vinegar with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Full Apple Cider Vinegar + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Cashew with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Eating a diet that consists of high amounts of cashew might increase fasting blood glucose levels.

Full Cashew + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Chicory with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, chicory might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.

Full Chicory + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Bitter Melon with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Taking bitter melon with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Full Bitter Melon + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Elderflower with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, elderflower might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.

Full Elderflower + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Terminalia Bellirica with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, concomitant use of Terminalia bellirica with antidiabetes drugs could affect blood sugar control and increase the risk of hyp...

Full Terminalia Bellirica + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Terminalia Chebula with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, concomitant use of Terminalia chebula with antidiabetes drugs could affect blood sugar control and increase the risk of hypog...

Full Terminalia Chebula + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Theaflavin with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. In an animal diabetic model, giving theaflavin reduced fasting blood glucose, with an effect comparable to metformin.

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Can you take Tinospora Cordifolia with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, Tinospora cordifolia might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.

Full Tinospora Cordifolia + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Tiratricol with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, tiratricol might interfere with blood glucose control.

Full Tiratricol + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Tragacanth with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, tragacanth might alter absorption of oral drugs.

Full Tragacanth + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Tribulus with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Taking tribulus with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Full Tribulus + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Tronadora with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, concomitant use of tronadora and antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Full Tronadora + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Turkey Tail Mushroom with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, taking turkey tail mushroom with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Full Turkey Tail Mushroom + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Turmeric with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, taking turmeric with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Full Turmeric + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Weight Watchers Diet with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Following the Weight Watchers diet while taking antidiabetes drugs may increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Full Weight Watchers Diet + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take Wheatgrass with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, taking wheatgrass with antidiabetes drugs might lower blood glucose levels and increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Full Wheatgrass + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take White Horehound with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Evidence from animal research suggests that white horehound might lower blood glucose.

Full White Horehound + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take White Mulberry with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, white mulberry leaf might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.

Full White Mulberry + Vildagliptin answer

Can you take White Pepper with Vildagliptin?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Evidence from animal research suggests that piperine, a constituent of white pepper, reduces blood glucose levels.

Full White Pepper + Vildagliptin answer
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What Severity, Likelihood & Evidence Mean

Severity — How Serious It Can Be

  • Major. Clinically significant; generally best avoided, or used only under direct professional supervision.
  • Moderate. May need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separating the times you take each one.
  • Minor. Generally not clinically significant, but still worth noting and mentioning to your pharmacist.
  • No known interaction. Checked against our sources with nothing documented — not the same as proven safety.

Likelihood — How Well It’s Documented

  • Likely. Well-controlled human studies have demonstrated the likely existence of this interaction
  • Probable. 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.
  • Possible. Interaction 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
  • Unlikely. Interaction has been demonstrated in animal or in lab research but has been shown not to occur in humans.

Where This Data Comes From

  • Interaction records are evidence-graded and sourced from the Natural Medicines database (TRC Healthcare), the same reference used by pharmacists and hospitals.
  • Each entry links to a full report with the clinical detail, likelihood, evidence level, and citations for that exact combination.
  • Content is reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

How Does Our Interaction Checker Work?

Behind every verdict on this page is a category system. Our source database doesn’t document supplement interactions drug-by-drug — it documents them against groups of medications that behave the same way (for example, “drugs processed by the CYP3A4 liver enzyme” or “blood-thinning medications”).

So the check works in three steps: (1) Vildagliptin is classified into the pharmacology categories it belongs to, (2) every supplement interaction documented against any of those categories is inherited by Vildagliptin, and (3) each ingredient keeps its own severity, likelihood, and evidence grades from the underlying record. That’s why one supplement can carry several records for one drug — it may interact through more than one category.

Vildagliptin sits in 2 interaction categories. Open any one to see what the group means:

Antidiabetes Drugs 239 ingredients

Blood-sugar-lowering medications. Supplements that also lower glucose can push blood sugar too low when combined.

239 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Vildagliptin through this category.

Oral Drugs 17 ingredients

A pharmacology grouping from our source database: medications in this group share a property that certain supplements are known to interact with, so an interaction documented for the group applies to every drug in it.

17 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Vildagliptin through this category.

Related: does Vildagliptin deplete any nutrients?

Vildagliptin has 1 reported nutrient association in the research literature — see the Vildagliptin nutrient depletion report.

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Vildagliptin & Supplements: Common Questions

What supplements interact with Vildagliptin?
More than you might expect — 256 in total, though they are far from equal: 2 are rated major, 215 moderate, and 39 minor. The ranked list on this page puts the ones that genuinely matter first, and every entry opens a full report on that exact pair. The highest-ranked right now: Siberian Cocklebur, Activated Charcoal, American Ginseng.
Which Vildagliptin supplement interactions are the most serious?
Focus on the major group: Siberian Cocklebur and Activated Charcoal. A major rating means the combination can be clinically significant, not that harm is guaranteed — but it's exactly the kind of thing to run past your pharmacist before your next dose, not after. Jump to the ranked list.
Can I take vitamins or supplements while on Vildagliptin?
Usually yes — most people on Vildagliptin can take most supplements. The catch is the exceptions, and they aren't always the exotic ones (St. John's Wort trips up more prescriptions than almost anything sold next to it). Look up each ingredient you actually take in the list above, and treat "no known interaction" as a green-ish light, not a guarantee. Try the label scanner or the interaction checker.
Do brands like Galvus have the same supplement interactions as Vildagliptin?
Yes — Galvus all contain Vildagliptin, so everything on this page applies to them equally. Interactions belong to the active drug, never to the brand on the box; the same is true of generics.
Where do these interaction ratings come from?
Every rating comes from the Natural Medicines database — the same evidence-graded reference pharmacists and hospitals use — and each interaction carries three separate grades: severity (how bad it can be), likelihood (how well it's documented in studies and case reports), and an evidence level. Our pharmacists review the content; we never let an AI decide an interaction. See how to read the ratings and our editorial policy.
Does Vildagliptin deplete any vitamins or nutrients?
It might — Vildagliptin has 1 reported nutrient-depletion association in the research literature, which is a different question from interactions: instead of a supplement changing the drug, the drug may lower a nutrient over time. See the Vildagliptin nutrient depletion report for the specifics and what to discuss with your pharmacist.
What about Vildagliptin and my other medications?
This page covers Vildagliptin against supplements and herbal ingredients. Checking Vildagliptin against your other prescription or OTC medications is a different tool — our drug interaction checker covers that side. Head to the drug–drug interaction checker.

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Every interaction verdict on this page comes from Natural Medicines Pro (TRC Healthcare / Therapeutic Research) — the same evidence-graded reference used by pharmacists and hospitals. We license this data directly; we do not scrape it, and no AI invents an interaction.

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Educational information, not medical advice. An interaction being on file does not mean it will happen to you — and absence of one is not proof of safety. Never start or stop a medication or supplement without talking to your pharmacist or doctor.