Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions
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First and foremost: checking Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.
Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy
Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg is a dietary supplement by Doctor's Best with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for blood sugar support, digestive upset, antioxidant support.Based on those ingredients, 442 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Cinnamon bark extract. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg by Doctor's Best
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.
What’s inside
Full disclosure
This product contains one active ingredient: cinnamon bark extract at 250 mg per capsule. The extract comes standardized with CinSulin, a branded form of cinnamon designed for consistent potency.
The capsule itself is made from modified cellulose and microcrystalline cellulose, with silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate as inactive ingredients.
Does it work?
Not established
The evidence we hold on cinnamon bark extract is not yet established for any of the conditions listed — amenorrhea (absent periods), angina (heart chest pain), common cold, diabetes, diarrhea, or dyslipidemia (high cholesterol). This doesn't mean the supplement doesn't work; it means clinical trials haven't built a strong enough case yet to rate its effectiveness.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Cinnamon is generally well tolerated in food amounts. At supplement doses, the main concern is coumarin, a natural compound in cinnamon that can stress the liver if you take large amounts over a long time.
In clinical trials, cinnamon doses up to 12 grams daily for 3 months did not cause significant liver enzyme changes, but long-term safety at high supplement doses isn't fully established. Rare adverse effects reported include a rash in one trial participant and, in one case, contact dermatitis in someone with a cinnamon allergy.
One trial also reported a low blood sugar event (hypoglycemic seizure) in one person taking 1 gram daily, though it's unclear if cinnamon caused it. During pregnancy and breastfeeding, food amounts are likely fine, but avoid concentrated supplement doses until more safety data exists.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Before taking this product, double-check your antidiabetes medications (insulin and diabetes pills) with your pharmacist — cinnamon may lower blood sugar and could require dose adjustments. Also verify any hepatotoxic drugs (liver-damaging medications) you're on, since long-term high-dose cinnamon might theoretically add to that risk.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with no established evidence rating for its marketed use. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
Consider this if you're interested in cinnamon's potential health benefits and don't take blood sugar medications or liver-damaging drugs. If you take diabetes pills or insulin, or medications that stress the liver, check with your pharmacist first — dose adjustments might be needed.
Talk to us before starting, especially if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, or have a cinnamon allergy.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jan 25, 2018.
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
General information
Key facts about Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg, straight from the product label.
| Brand | Doctor's Best |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 753950004610 |
| Net contents | 60 Veggie Cap(s) |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Jan 25, 2018 |
| DSLD ID | 82411 |
| Product type | Botanical |
| Supplement form | Capsule |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other, Structure/Function |
| Intended target group(s) | Vegan, Vegetarian, Adult (18 - 50 Years), Gluten Free |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg by Doctor's Best, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon bark extract | 500 mg | -- |
Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate
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Brand IP Statement(s)
Doctor’s Best Cinnamon with CinSulin is a patented water extract of cinnamon.
Science-Based Nutrition
CinSulin is a registered trademark of BJTA Nutrition & Healthcare Prods. Co. and is licensed under US Patents 6200569, 8304000, 8329232.
General Statements
Cinnamon has been shown to help enhance insulin function and aid in more efficient glucose metabolism. It also helps lower blood glucose levels and reduce oxidative stress.
One dose of Doctor’s Best Cinnamon capsules is equivalent to 10 common cinnamon capsules (500 mg).
Helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels within the normal range
FDA Disclaimer Statement
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
General
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Vegan
Formulation
Vegan
Non-GMO / Gluten free / Soy free / Vegan
FDA Statement of Identity
Dietary Supplement
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested Adult Use: Take 2 capsules daily with food, or as recommended by a nutritionally-informed physician.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.
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Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg by Doctor's Best label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg by Doctor's Best
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Serving size2 Veggie Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Servings per container30 Amounts shown are per serving.
Cinnamon bark extract
Interacts with442 drugs
Cassia cinnamon is the common, inexpensive cinnamon used in cooking, and it is also taken as a supplement, most often for blood sugar support. The evi...
Cinnamon bark extract monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg by Doctor's Best Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin by Doctor's Best contains one active ingredient: cinnamon bark extract.
It has documented interactions with two major drug categories.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
The most serious concern is with hepatotoxic drugs (medications that can stress the liver). In theory, large doses of cinnamon extract used long-term might add to that stress.
Cinnamon bark contains coumarin, a compound that can harm the liver in animal studies. Very high doses of coumarin in humans — far above typical supplement amounts — have been linked to liver damage that reversed when the coumarin was stopped.
Clinical trials using cinnamon at doses up to 12 grams daily for 3 months did not significantly raise liver enzymes, but caution is still warranted if you're on liver-damaging medications.
Cinnamon also interacts with antidiabetes drugs (insulin and diabetes pills). The extract may lower blood sugar on its own, so combining it with diabetes medications could theoretically cause too-low blood sugar.
Your doctor might need to adjust your diabetes medication dose if you add this supplement.
Although we could not check inactive ingredients for interactions, you'll want to verify your exact diabetes and liver-related medications using the search tool below before starting this product. Altogether, these interactions span 425 individual medications.
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The ingredients in Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg interact with 442 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
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6-mercaptopurinePurinethol
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs, Hepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, cassia cinnamon may have additive effects with antidiabetes drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
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Cinnamon Bark ExtractHepatotoxic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
Read the full Cinnamon Bark Extract + Acetaminophen, Chlorpheniramine, Phenylephrine interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 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.
Cinnamon bark extract
Antidiabetes Drugs
Theoretically, cassia cinnamon may have additive effects with antidiabetes drugs.
Cassia cinnamon may lower blood glucose levels, and have additive effects in patients treated with antidiabetic agents. Dose adjustments to diabetes medications might be necessary.
Hepatotoxic Drugs
Theoretically, large doses of cassia cinnamon might cause additive effects when used with hepatotoxic drugs.
There is some concern that ingesting large amounts of cassia cinnamon for an extended duration might cause hepatotoxicity in some people. Cassia cinnamon contains coumarin, which can cause hepatotoxicity in animal models. In humans, very high doses of coumarin from 50-7000 mg/day can result in hepatotoxicity that resolves when coumarin use is discontinued. Lower amounts might also cause liver problems in sensitive people, such as those with liver disease or those taking potentially hepatotoxic agents.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 mg, from the product label.
Doctor's Best
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- Doctor's Best, Inc.
- State
- California
- Phone Number
- (800) 777-2474
- Web Address
- www.drbvitamins.com
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Cinnamon Extract With CinSulin 250 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 20 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.
Cassia Cinnamon 20 references
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- Wickenberg J, Lindstedt S, Nilsson J, Hlebowicz J. Cassia cinnamon does not change the insulin sensitivity or the liver enzymes in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. Nutr J 2014 Sep 24;13:96. PubMed
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