Moringa Oleifera Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by Herbs SRA
What is this page for?
First and foremost: checking Moringa Oleifera 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
Moringa Oleifera is a dietary supplement by Herbs SRA with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for nutritional supplement, blood sugar support, cholesterol support.Based on those ingredients, 869 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Moringa Oleifera by Herbs SRA
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: moringa leaf and seed extract. Moringa has been used traditionally in many cultures as a nutritional supplement.
The capsule itself includes cellulose as an inactive ingredient to hold everything together.
Does it work?
Couldn't assess
The evidence we hold on file for moringa doesn't establish its effectiveness for the uses it's marketed for. For iron deficiency anemia, asthma, athletic performance, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and high cholesterol, the research is rated as having insufficient reliable evidence to determine whether it actually works.
That doesn't mean it doesn't—it means the data isn't solid enough for us to say either way.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Moringa leaf appears generally well tolerated when used as food, though high-quality safety studies are limited. The most common side effect from oral use is transient diarrhea; in one trial, 25% of people taking 8 grams daily experienced it.
Rare serious effects including allergic reactions and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (a severe skin condition) have been reported. You should avoid medicinal amounts of the root and bark, as they may stimulate the uterus and safety data are lacking.
Moringa is traditionally used to boost milk supply, but safety in lactation hasn't been well studied, so use caution if breastfeeding.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Before you start moringa, double-check with your doctor or pharmacist if you take any medications that depend on the liver enzyme CYP3A4 (a large category spanning hundreds of drugs), levothyroxine for thyroid function, P-glycoprotein substrates, or blood sugar medications. Nevirapine users are unlikely to see a problem, but liver enzyme inhibitors and inducers affecting CYP1A2 should also be reviewed.
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.
Moringa might appeal to you if you're looking for a traditional nutritional supplement, but the evidence for its effectiveness isn't established in our data. If you take thyroid medication, blood sugar drugs, or medications metabolized by your liver, you'll want to check with your doctor or pharmacist before starting—moringa's effects on how your body processes certain drugs are still theoretical but documented enough to warrant review.
Keep your healthcare provider in the loop about adding this to your routine.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Aug 22, 2024.
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 Moringa Oleifera, straight from the product label.
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Moringa Oleifera by Herbs SRA, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract | 400 mg | -- |
Other ingredients: Cellulose
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take two (2) capsules twice daily. For best results, take capsules in the morning and the afternoon with 8 oz. of water.
Precautions
Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose.
Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under the age of 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.
Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under the age of 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement. Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.
FDA Disclaimer Statement
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Moringa Oleifera by Herbs SRA label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Moringa Oleifera by Herbs SRA
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Serving size2 Vegetarian Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Servings per container60 Amounts shown are per serving.
Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract
Interacts with869 drugs
Moringa is a nutrient-rich plant whose leaves are widely used as a food and supplement, especially in parts of the world where malnutrition is common....
Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Cellulose. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Moringa Oleifera by Herbs SRA Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Moringa Oleifera by Herbs SRA contains one active ingredient—moringa leaf and seed extract—that does interact with a number of medications.
The most serious concern is with drugs that depend on a liver enzyme called cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4 substrates); moringa may theoretically raise or lower their levels in unpredictable ways, which could change how well they work.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
Additionally, if you take levothyroxine (Synthroid) for thyroid function, moringa may interfere with how your body converts one form of thyroid hormone to another, potentially reducing the medication's effect. Moringa may also increase levels of drugs that rely on a cellular pump called P-glycoprotein, and it might theoretically speed up the breakdown of certain other medications through a different liver enzyme (CYP1A2 substrates).
Blood sugar medications are a minor concern—animal research suggests moringa can lower blood glucose, but human studies are inconsistent, so there's a theoretical risk of added blood-sugar-lowering effects. Nevirapine (an HIV medication) is unlikely to be significantly affected despite some early lab findings.
Altogehter, these interactions span 870 individual medications. Before you start moringa, check your exact medications with the interaction tool on this page and discuss the results with your doctor or pharmacist.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Moringa Oleifera interact with 869 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Moringa Oleifera interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract
Atropine, Chlorpheniramine, Hyoscyamine, Phenylephrine, Phenylpropanolamine, ScopolamineAtrohist Plus, Pro Tuss, Ru-tuss, Stahist
How Atropine, Chlorpheniramine, Hyoscyamine, Phenylephrine, Phenylpropanolamine, Scopolamine interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Atropine, Chlorpheniramine, Hyoscyamine, Phenylephrine, Phenylpropanolamine, Scopolamine interactionAtropine, Morphine SulfateAtropine, Morphine Sulfate
How Atropine, Morphine Sulfate interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Atropine, Morphine Sulfate interactionAvacopanTavneos
How Avacopan interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Avacopan interactionAvanafilStendra
How Avanafil interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Avanafil interactionAvapritinibAyvakit
How Avapritinib interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Avapritinib interactionAvatrombopag MaleateDoptelet
How Avatrombopag Maleate interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Avatrombopag Maleate interactionAxitinibInlyta
How Axitinib interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Axitinib interactionAzelastine Hydrochloride, Fluticasone PropionateDymista
How Azelastine Hydrochloride, Fluticasone Propionate interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Azelastine Hydrochloride, Fluticasone Propionate interactionBazedoxifene Acetate, Conjugated EstrogensDuavee
How Bazedoxifene Acetate, Conjugated Estrogens interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates, P-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Bazedoxifene Acetate, Conjugated Estrogens interactionBeclometasone DipropionateBecotide
How Beclometasone Dipropionate interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates, Cytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Beclometasone Dipropionate interactionBeclomethasoneBeclovent, Vanceril
How Beclomethasone interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates, P-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Beclomethasone interactionBeclomethasone DipropionateQNASL, Qvar
How Beclomethasone Dipropionate interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates, Cytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Beclomethasone Dipropionate interactionBedaquilineSirturo
How Bedaquiline interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Bedaquiline interactionBelinostatBeleodaq
How Belinostat interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Belinostat interactionBelladonna Alkaloids, Chlorpheniramine, Phenylephrine, PhenylpropanolamineRespa ARM
How Belladonna Alkaloids, Chlorpheniramine, Phenylephrine, Phenylpropanolamine interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Belladonna Alkaloids, Chlorpheniramine, Phenylephrine, Phenylpropanolamine interactionBelladonna Alkaloids, Ergotamine Tartrate, PhenobarbitalBel Tabs, Bellamine-S, Bellaphen-S, Duragal S, Phenarbal S, Spastrin
How Belladonna Alkaloids, Ergotamine Tartrate, Phenobarbital interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Belladonna Alkaloids, Ergotamine Tartrate, Phenobarbital interactionBelladonna, Caffeine, Ergotamine, PentobarbitalMicomp PB
How Belladonna, Caffeine, Ergotamine, Pentobarbital interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates, Cytochrome P450 1a2 (cyp1a2) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Belladonna, Caffeine, Ergotamine, Pentobarbital interactionBelladonna, Ergotamine Tartrate, Phenobarbital
How Belladonna, Ergotamine Tartrate, Phenobarbital interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Belladonna, Ergotamine Tartrate, Phenobarbital interactionBelladonna, Ergotamine, PhenobarbitalBellergal-S
How Belladonna, Ergotamine, Phenobarbital interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Belladonna, Ergotamine, Phenobarbital interactionBellafoline, Caffeine, Ergotamine Tartrate, PentobarbitalCafergot PB
How Bellafoline, Caffeine, Ergotamine Tartrate, Pentobarbital interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates, Cytochrome P450 1a2 (cyp1a2) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Bellafoline, Caffeine, Ergotamine Tartrate, Pentobarbital interactionBelumosudil MesylateRezurock
How Belumosudil Mesylate interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Belumosudil Mesylate interactionBenzhydrocodone, AcetaminophenApadaz
How Benzhydrocodone, Acetaminophen interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 1a2 (cyp1a2) Substrates, Cytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might decrease the levels and clinical effects of CYP1A2 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Benzhydrocodone, Acetaminophen interactionBepridilVascor
How Bepridil interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Bepridil interactionBerotralstat HydrochlorideOrladeyo
How Berotralstat Hydrochloride interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Berotralstat Hydrochloride interactionBetamethasoneCelestone, Diprolene AF, Diprosone
How Betamethasone interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Betamethasone interactionBetamethasone DipropionateSernivo
How Betamethasone Dipropionate interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Betamethasone Dipropionate interactionBetamethasone Dipropionate, CalcipotrieneEnstilar, Wynzora
How Betamethasone Dipropionate, Calcipotriene interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Betamethasone Dipropionate, Calcipotriene interactionBetamethasone ValerateLuxiq
How Betamethasone Valerate interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Betamethasone Valerate interactionBetrixabanBevyxxa
How Betrixaban interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractP-glycoprotein Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Betrixaban interactionBexaroteneTargretin
How Bexarotene interacts with Moringa Oleifera — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Moringa Leaf, Seed ExtractCytochrome P450 3a4 (cyp3a4) Substrates Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Read the full Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract + Bexarotene interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Moringa Oleifera 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.
Moringa Leaf, Seed Extract
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (Cyp3A4) Substrates
Theoretically, moringa might increase or decrease levels of CYP3A4 substrates.
Some in vitro research suggests that moringa inhibits cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4). However, other in vitro research suggests that moringa extract induces CYP3A4 enzymes. A pharmacokinetic study in patients with HIV shows no change in the pharmacokinetics of nevirapine, which is partially metabolized by CYP3A4, when administered concomitantly with moringa leaf powder 1.85 grams daily for 14 days.
Levothyroxine (Synthroid, Others)
Theoretically, moringa leaf can antagonize the effects of levothyroxine.
Animal research suggests that moringa aqueous leaf extract might reduce serum triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations by inhibiting the peripheral conversion of thyroxine (T4) to T3.
P-Glycoprotein Substrates
Theoretically, moringa leaf extract might increase the levels and clinical effects of P-glycoprotein substrates.
In vitro research shows that moringa leaf extract inhibits renal P-glycoprotein transport activity. So far, this reaction has not been reported in humans.
Antidiabetes Drugs
Theoretically, moringa might have additive effects when used with antidiabetes drugs; however, research is conflicting.
Animal research shows that moringa can lower blood glucose levels. However, research in humans has not shown consistent blood glucose lowering effects.
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (Cyp1A2) Substrates
Theoretically, moringa might decrease the levels and clinical effects of CYP1A2 substrates.
In vitro research shows that moringa extract induces CYP1A2 enzymes.
Nevirapine (Viramune)
Moringa leaf is unlikely to have a clinically significant interaction with nevirapine.
Nevirapine is partially metabolized by cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4). In vitro evidence suggests that moringa inhibits CYP3A4. However, a pharmacokinetic study in patients with HIV shows no change in nevirapine pharmacokinetics when administered concomitantly with moringa leaf powder 1.85 grams daily for 14 days.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Moringa Oleifera, from the product label.
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The Full Monographs Behind Moringa Oleifera’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Moringa Oleifera'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 23 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.
Moringa 23 references
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