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Dietary supplement

Periwinkle Ingredients & Drug Interactions

by Herb Pharm

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

Periwinkle is a dietary supplement by Herb Pharm with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for memory and cognitive support, circulation problems, dizziness and ringing in the ears.Based on those ingredients, 172 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Periwinkle. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.

Computed from our clinical databases

HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Periwinkle by Herb Pharm

Four independent checks of what is known — a summary of the available information, not a grade of the product itself.

Evidence for Intended Use
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

The stated purpose hasn't been mapped to our evidence data yet.

Why this rating?
  • We haven't mapped this product's purpose to our evidence data yet — it'll be graded on the next content refresh.
Ingredient Transparency
Low

Most active ingredients don't disclose an individual amount — you can't tell how much of each you're getting.

Why this rating?
  • The label discloses an exact amount for 0 of its 1 active ingredient.
Known Interaction Concern
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 — Periwinkle.
  • The most serious interaction on file is rated Moderate.
  • For scale: 172 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.
Safety Information
Well characterized

Adverse-effect, pregnancy, and general safety data are on file for most of these ingredients.

Why this rating?
  • We hold adverse-effect (side-effect) data for 1 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.

HelloPharmacist summaryFormula with limited ingredient disclosure with no assessable stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.

Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated May 23, 2014.

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 Periwinkle, straight from the product label.

Brand Herb Pharm
Net contents 8 fl. Oz.
Market status Off market
Date entered into DSLD May 23, 2014
DSLD ID 24265
Product type Botanical
Supplement form Liquid
Dietary claims / uses All Other
Intended target group(s) Adult (18 - 50 Years)
From the label
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Supplement Facts

The label details for Periwinkle by Herb Pharm, 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:
20 Drop(s)
Maximum serving Sizes:
30 Drop(s)
IngredientAmount% DV
Periwinkle0 NP--

Other ingredients: certified organic Grain Alcohol, distilled Water, Periwinkle extractives

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Label statements
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

SUGGESTED USE Shake Well Before Using Two or three times per day take 20 to 30 drops in a little water.

Shake Well Before Dispensing From This Bottle

Precautions

Seek expert medical advice before taking during pregnancy.

Keep Out of the Reach of Children

General

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General Statements

401102-1R39

LIQUID HERBAL EXTRACT

To assure optimal extraction of Periwinkle's bioactive compounds, the plants are hand-harvested while in full flower, are carefully shade-dried to retain their full color and aroma, and are then thoroughly extracted. Our Periwinkle is never fumigated or irradiated.

FDA Statement of Identity

HERBAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

Brand IP Statement(s)

We prepare our Periwinkle Extract from the leaf & flowering tips of Vinca major plants which are Certified Organically Grown or Custom Wildcrafted(TM) in their natural wild habitat.

See for yourself

Periwinkle by Herb Pharm label

The label scan from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Tap to enlarge.

What’s inside

The Ingredients in Periwinkle by Herb Pharm

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

Serving size20 Drop(s) Dosage formLiquid Amounts shown are per serving.

Periwinkle

Interacts with
172 drugs
0 NP per serving

Periwinkle (Vinca minor) is a flowering plant whose alkaloids are the source of vinpocetine, a compound marketed for memory and brain circulation. Evi...

Periwinkle monograph & interactions

Other (inactive) ingredients: Certified organic Grain Alcohol, Distilled Water, Periwinkle extractives. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.

Interaction report

Periwinkle by Herb Pharm Drug Interactions

Periwinkle contains a single active ingredient, and it has known interactions with 172 medications. Here’s the picture, then you can look up your own drug.

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172Drugs
172 Moderate

Ingredients driving the most interactions

Each ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects

For each ingredient in Periwinkle 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.

Periwinkle1 drug type · 172 drugs

Antihypertensive Drugs

Theoretically, taking periwinkle may increase the effects of antihypertensive drugs due to the hypotensive activity of vincamine, a constituent of periwinkle.

Likelihood Probable Evidence D
The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for Periwinkle, from the product label.

Herb Pharm

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Name
Herb Pharm
City
Williams
State
OR
ZipCode
97544
Phone Number
800-348-4372
Web Address
www.herb-pharm.com
Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Periwinkle by Herb Pharm: Common Questions

Does Periwinkle by Herb Pharm interact with any medications?
Yes. Based on its ingredients, Periwinkle has a known interaction with 172 medications. Use the checker to see how it interacts with a specific drug.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
Periwinkle 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.

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Periwinkle label
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Sources & How We Checked

Periwinkle'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.

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.

Periwinkle 5 references
  1. Blumenthal M, ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Trans. S. Klein. Boston, MA: American Botanical Council, 1998.
  2. McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, LLC 1997.
  3. Ellenhorn MJ, et al. Ellenhorn's Medical Toxicology: Diagnoses and Treatment of Human Poisoning. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1997.
  4. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  5. Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions. 2nd ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998.

See these in context on the Periwinkle monograph →

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