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Dietary supplement

Carqueja 450 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions

by TerraVita Premium Collection

Capsule Category: Botanical
Most serious interaction: Moderate
The interaction bottom line Most serious interaction: Moderate

Carqueja 450 mg is a dietary supplement by TerraVita Premium Collection with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for digestive upset and bloating, liver and gallbladder support, blood sugar control.Based on those ingredients, 86 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Carqueja. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.

HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Carqueja 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection

Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.

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What’s inside

Full disclosure
Ingredient Transparency · database check
Full

Every active ingredient lists its own amount on the label.

Why this rating?
  • The label discloses an exact amount for 1 of its 1 active ingredient.
  • No proprietary blends here — you can verify the dose of every single component.

Carqueja 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection contains one active ingredient: carqueja, a plant traditionally used in herbal medicine. Each capsule also holds gelatin and water as inactive ingredients to form the capsule itself.

Does it work?

Couldn't assess
Evidence for Intended Use · database check
By FDA rules, dietary supplements can’t claim to treat, cure, or prevent disease — so labels speak in careful marketing language. We discern each product’s intended use from its name, label claims, and label statements, then grade the clinical evidence for that use. How these ratings are computed
Not assessable

This is a single-ingredient Carqueja product and its label doesn't state a use — see Carqueja's own graded uses on its monograph.

Why this rating?
  • We looked at the product name, claims, and label statements and couldn't find a stated purpose to grade.

We hold no effectiveness ratings for carqueja in our data. The evidence for what this ingredient can or cannot do is not established in the information available to us.

The evidence, ingredient by ingredient Carqueja

How safe is it?

Some data gaps
Safety Information · database check
Some gaps

Safety data exists for these ingredients, but with some important gaps.

Why this rating?
  • We hold adverse-effect (side-effect) data for 0 of the 1 matched ingredient.
  • Pregnancy & breastfeeding safety ratings cover 1 of 1.
  • General safety write-ups exist for 1 of 1.
  • Remember: this measures how much safety information exists. Thin data is not the same as being safe.

Carqueja has limited human safety data, so caution is warranted — talk with your healthcare provider before taking it. The safety data advises against use during pregnancy due to traditional concerns about effects on the uterus.

There is no reliable safety information for breastfeeding, so it should be avoided during that time as well.

Side effects, ingredient by ingredient Carqueja

Meds to double-check

Moderate interaction found
Known Interaction Concern · database check
Moderate identified

The most serious documented interaction for these ingredients is Moderate. Check your medications for a personalized result.

Why this rating?
  • 1 of the 1 matched ingredient can interact with medications — Carqueja.
  • The most serious interaction on file is rated Moderate.
  • Some involve high-stakes drug classes: diabetes medications.
  • For scale: 86 individual medications appear in the full list. A big number alone doesn't make a product dangerous — what matters is whether YOUR medication is on it, so run yours through the interaction checker on this page.

If you take antidiabetes drugs — insulin, metformin, glimepiride, glyburide, or similar medications — check with your doctor or pharmacist before starting carqueja, as it may lower blood glucose and increase the risk of low blood sugar when combined with these drugs.

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The bottom line

Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with no assessable stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and some safety-information gaps remain.

Carqueja may appeal to those interested in traditional herbal remedies, but the evidence for its effects is not well established. If you take diabetes medications, you'll need to monitor your blood glucose closely and check with your doctor or pharmacist first.

Because safety data in humans is limited and it's not recommended in pregnancy or while breastfeeding, talk it over with your own healthcare provider before you start.

Educational only — not medical advice; always confirm with your pharmacist. Our editorial policy · How we use AI

Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Mar 22, 2023.

This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed

At a glance

General information

Key facts about Carqueja 450 mg, straight from the product label.

Brand TerraVita Premium Collection
Barcode (UPC) 064435195014
Net contents 100 Capsule(s)
Market status On market
Date entered into DSLD Mar 22, 2023
DSLD ID 288406
Product type Botanical
Supplement form Capsule
Dietary claims / uses All Other, Structure/Function
Intended target group(s) Adult (18 - 50 Years)
From the label
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Supplement Facts

The label details for Carqueja 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Supplement Facts

Daily Value (DV) Target Group(s):
Adults and children 4 or more years of age
Minimum serving Sizes:
1 Capsule(s)
Maximum serving Sizes:
1 Capsule(s)
Servings per container
100
UPC/BARCODE
064435195014
IngredientAmount% DV
Carqueja450 mg--

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water

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Label statements
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FDA Statement of Identity

A Dietary Supplement

Brand IP Statement(s)

Copyright 2017 TerraVita - Distributed by ZooScape LLC, All Rights Reserved.

Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

Directions Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.

General Statements

TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium natural products that use the finest, purest and most potent ingredients in the world. TerraVita's hallmarks are the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. All products are prepared with the greatest quality control, from raw materials through the entire manufacturing process, right up to the moment your product is sealed for freshness and shipped to you.

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FDA Disclaimer Statement

Statements not evaluated by FDA. Product not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Carqueja 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection label

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What’s inside

The Ingredients in Carqueja 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection

This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.

Serving size1 Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Servings per container100 Amounts shown are per serving.

Carqueja

Interacts with
86 drugs
450 mg per serving

Carqueja is a South American herb traditionally used as a bitter tea for digestion, liver complaints, and blood sugar. Human evidence is very limited,...

Carqueja monograph & interactions

Other (inactive) ingredients: Gelatin, Water. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.

Interaction report

Carqueja 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection Drug Interactions

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86 Moderate

Ingredients driving the most interactions

Each ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects

For each ingredient in Carqueja 450 mg with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.

Carqueja1 drug type · 86 drugs

Antidiabetes Drugs

Theoretically, carqueja might lower blood glucose levels and might have additive effects when used with antidiabetes drugs. This might increase the risk of hypoglycemia in some patients. Monitor blood glucose levels closely. Some antidiabetes drugs include glimepiride (Amaryl), glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase PresTab, Micronase), insulin, metformin (Glucophage), pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia), and others.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for Carqueja 450 mg, from the product label.

TerraVita Premium Collection

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Name
TerraVita Fine Whole Herbs
City
Brampton
State
Ontario
Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Carqueja 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection: Common Questions

Does Carqueja 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection interact with any medications?
Yes. Based on its ingredients, Carqueja 450 mg has a known interaction with 86 medications. Use the checker to see how it interacts with a specific drug.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
Carqueja 450 mg contains a single active ingredient, and that one ingredient can interact with many different medications on its own. We check it against each medication and show the mechanism responsible.
Where does this information come from?
The product label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD); the interaction data is built on the Natural Medicines database and reviewed by HelloPharmacist pharmacists.
Can I take Carqueja if I'm pregnant or breastfeeding?
No — the safety data advises against it during pregnancy due to traditional concerns about uterine effects, and there is no reliable safety information during breastfeeding, so it should be avoided. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about alternatives if you're pregnant or nursing.
What does carqueja do?
Carqueja is a plant used in traditional herbal medicine, but we don't have established evidence in our data for what it can or cannot do. Talk with your healthcare provider about whether it's right for your situation.
I take diabetes medication. Is it safe to add this?
Carqueja may lower blood glucose, and combining it with diabetes drugs could increase the risk of low blood sugar. You'll need to monitor your blood glucose more closely, and you should check with your doctor or pharmacist before starting it.
What are the side effects?
We don't have adverse-effects data on file for carqueja. Because human safety data is limited overall, talk with your healthcare provider about any concerns before you start.

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Sources & How We Checked

Carqueja 450 mg's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.

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The 2 references behind this product’s interaction data

Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

Carqueja 2 references
  1. Coelho MG, Reis PA, Gava VB, et al. Anti-arthritic effect and subacute toxicological evaluation of Baccharis genistelloides aqueous extract. Toxicol Lett 2004;154:69-80. PubMed
  2. Oliveira AC, Endringer DC, Amorim LA, et al. Effect of the extracts and fractions of Baccharis trimera and Syzygium cumini on glycaemia of diabetic and non-diabetic mice. J Ethnopharmacol 2005;102:465-9. PubMed

See these in context on the Carqueja monograph →

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