Daikon Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by Hawaii Pharm
What is this page for?
First and foremost: checking Daikon 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
Daikon is a dietary supplement by Hawaii Pharm with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for digestive support, liver and gallbladder health, antioxidant support.Based on those ingredients, 86 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Daikon extract. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Daikon by Hawaii Pharm
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: daikon extract, a concentrated form of the radish vegetable. It also holds vegetable palm glycerin and alcohol as inactive ingredients — the glycerin and alcohol are there to preserve and deliver the extract.
Does it work?
Couldn't assess
The data we hold shows insufficient reliable evidence to rate daikon's effectiveness for biliary disorders or diabetes. While animal studies suggest daikon extract may lower glucose levels, we don't yet have enough human trial data to confirm whether it works for these purposes in people.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Radish is widely eaten as food and is generally well tolerated in normal dietary amounts. However, concentrated supplements like this one haven't been studied as thoroughly as whole food.
Large amounts of radish may irritate your digestive tract and cause mild indigestion. A rare case of allergy to radish has been reported, with symptoms including throat tightness and a rash.
The safety data also advises caution around unwashed raw sprouts. There isn't enough data to know whether this product is safe in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Talk with your doctor or pharmacist for personalized advice before taking it if you're pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or nursing.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
If you take antidiabetes drugs (insulin, metformin, sulfonylureas, or other blood-sugar-lowering medications), double-check with your doctor or pharmacist before adding this product — daikon may increase your risk of low blood sugar. No other medication interactions are documented for the ingredients we could check.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with no assessable stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
Daikon extract is generally well tolerated as a food, but as a concentrated supplement, its safety and effectiveness aren't fully established. If you take antidiabetes medications, check with your doctor or pharmacist before starting — daikon could potentially lower your blood sugar too much.
For any other questions about how this fits your health routine, your own healthcare provider can weigh in best.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Oct 23, 2020.
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 Daikon, straight from the product label.
| Brand | Hawaii Pharm |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 7440102211219 |
| Net contents | 4 Fluid Ounce(s); 120 mL |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Oct 23, 2020 |
| DSLD ID | 237278 |
| Product type | Botanical |
| Supplement form | Liquid |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other, Structure/Function |
| Intended target group(s) | Adult (18 - 50 Years), Gluten Free |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Daikon by Hawaii Pharm, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Daikon extract | 970 mg | -- |
Other ingredients: Vegetable Palm Glycerin, Alcohol
Tap any ingredient to jump to its full detail below.
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General Statements
Hawaii Pharm Herbal Extract Highest quality since 2008
Made with Aloha!
Formulation
Contains no GMO, gluten, artificial colors, heavy metals, preservatives, pesticides, fertilizers.
Super concentrated liquid herbal extract. Dry herb/menstruum ratio: 1:3.
Manufactured in an FDA registered facility.
Non GMO Gluten free
Made in USA, Hawaii
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Directions for use: Shake well before using. Take about 20-30 drops (0.7-1 ml, one full squeeze of the dropper bulb) to 2-4 oz of juice or water up to 4 times per day.
Precautions
Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
We recommend to seek expert medical advice before taking. May have contraindications.
Do not use if you are allergic to any ingredients.
Consult a physician before giving to children under 18, during pregnancy, if nursing or taking any medications.
Consult a physician before giving to children under 18, during pregnancy, if nursing or taking any medications.
Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.
Formula
(Raphanus sativus)
FDA Statement of Identity
Herbal Dietary Supplement
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.
Seals/Symbols
FDA Registered Facility Made in United States of America USA
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Daikon by Hawaii Pharm label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Daikon by Hawaii Pharm
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size0.7 mL Dosage formLiquid Servings per container120 Amounts shown are per serving.
Daikon extract
Interacts with86 drugs
Radish is a common edible root vegetable that is nutritious and generally safe to eat as food. Some people use radish (especially black radish) and it...
Daikon extract monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Vegetable Palm Glycerin, Alcohol. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Daikon by Hawaii Pharm Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Hawaii Pharm's Daikon extract has documented interactions with one medication category: antidiabetes drugs (medications that lower blood sugar).
Daikon may theoretically increase the risk of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) when combined with these drugs — a Moderate severity concern. Animal research suggests daikon extract can reduce glucose levels, so if you're already taking medication to bring your blood sugar down, adding daikon could push it too far.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
Altogether, these interactions span 86 individual medications. Before you start daikon, run your exact antidiabetes drugs through the tool on this page, and let your doctor or pharmacist know you're considering it — they may want to monitor your blood sugar more closely or adjust your dose.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Daikon interact with 86 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Daikon interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Daikon extract
Metformin XrGlucophage XR
How Metformin Xr interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Metformin Xr interactionMetformin, LinagliptinJentadueto
How Metformin, Linagliptin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Metformin, Linagliptin interactionMetformin, RosiglitazoneAvandamet
How Metformin, Rosiglitazone interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Metformin, Rosiglitazone interactionMetformin, SitagliptinJanumet, Janumet XR
How Metformin, Sitagliptin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Metformin, Sitagliptin interactionMiglitolGlyset
How Miglitol interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Miglitol interactionMuraglitazarPargluva
How Muraglitazar interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Muraglitazar interactionNateglinideStarlix
How Nateglinide interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Nateglinide interactionPioglitazoneActos
How Pioglitazone interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Pioglitazone interactionPramlintideSymlin
How Pramlintide interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Pramlintide interactionRepaglinideGlucoNorm, Prandin
How Repaglinide interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Repaglinide interactionRosiglitazone MaleateAvandia
How Rosiglitazone Maleate interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Rosiglitazone Maleate interactionSaxagliptinOnglyza
How Saxagliptin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Saxagliptin interactionSaxagliptin, Metformin XrKombiglyze
How Saxagliptin, Metformin Xr interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Saxagliptin, Metformin Xr interactionSemaglutideOzempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy
How Semaglutide interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Semaglutide interactionSimvastatin, SitagliptinJuvisync
How Simvastatin, Sitagliptin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Simvastatin, Sitagliptin interactionSitagliptinJanuvia, Zituvio
How Sitagliptin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Sitagliptin interactionSitagliptin, MetforminZituvimet
How Sitagliptin, Metformin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Sitagliptin, Metformin interactionSotagliflozinInpefa
How Sotagliflozin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Sotagliflozin interactionTirzepatideMounjaro, Zepbound
How Tirzepatide interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Tirzepatide interactionTobutamideMobenol
How Tobutamide interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Tobutamide interactionTolazamideTolinase
How Tolazamide interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Tolazamide interactionTolbutamideOrinase
How Tolbutamide interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Tolbutamide interactionTroglitazoneRezulin
How Troglitazone interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Troglitazone interactionVildagliptinGalvus
How Vildagliptin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Vildagliptin interactionPioglitazone, MetforminActoPlus Met
How Pioglitazone, Metformin interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Pioglitazone, Metformin interactionRosiglitazone, GlimepirideAvandaryl
How Rosiglitazone, Glimepiride interacts with Daikon — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Daikon ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Read the full Daikon Extract + Rosiglitazone, Glimepiride interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Daikon 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.
Daikon extract
Antidiabetes Drugs
Theoretically, radish might increase the risk of hypoglycemia when taken with antidiabetes drugs.
Animal research shows that radish extract, juice, and sprouts can reduce glucose levels. Animal research also shows that radish root juice 300 mg/kg reduces fasting and postprandial blood glucose in a rat model of diabetes, with effects similar to glibenclamide.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Daikon, from the product label.
Hawaii Pharm
See all Hawaii Pharm products- Name
- Hawaii Pharm LLC
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- HI
- ZipCode
- 96815
- Web Address
- www.hawaiipharm.com
Daikon by Hawaii Pharm: Common Questions
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The Full Monographs Behind Daikon’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Daikon'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.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — The official product label on file for this supplement.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference behind the ingredient interaction data.
Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.
The 5 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.
Radish 5 references
- Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
- Damiani E, Aloia AM, Priore MG, Nardulli S, Ferrannini A. Generalized urticaria after ingestion of Raphanus sativus. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Feb;106(2):168. PubMed
- Evans M, Paterson E, Barnes DM. An open label pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of Spanish black radish on the induction of phase I and phase II enzymes in healthy male subjects. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Dec 9;14:475. PubMed
- Banihani SA. Radish (Raphanus sativus) and diabetes. Nutrients. 2017;9(9). pii: E1014. PubMed
- Shukla S, Chatterji S, Mehta S, Rai PK, Singh RK, Yadav DK, Watal G. Antidiabetic effect of Raphanus sativus root juice. Pharm Biol. 2011 Jan;49(1):32-7.
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