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Potato 450 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions

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Capsule Category: Botanical
Most serious interaction: Moderate
Clinical methodology reviewed by · Updated Sep 16, 2026 · Label data from the NIH DSLD
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First and foremost: checking Potato 450 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

The interaction bottom line Most serious interaction: Moderate

Potato 450 mg is a dietary supplement by TerraVita Premium Collection with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for digestive complaints and heartburn, minor skin irritation or burns (topical folk use), joint or muscle aches (traditional poultice).Based on those ingredients, 7 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Potato. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.

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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Potato 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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Generated from HelloPharmacist’s pharmacist-curated databases and editorial rules · Last generated Sep 3, 2026

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.

This supplement is one single active ingredient: potato extract at 450 mg per capsule. The capsule itself contains gelatin and water as inactive ingredients.

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 Potato product and its label doesn't state a use — see Potato'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.

The evidence we hold on potato for cardiovascular outcomes is not encouraging. For colorectal cancer, heart attack, and stroke prevention — all uses where potato has been studied — the data suggests it is possibly ineffective.

The same applies to overall mortality. In short, potato extract is not shown to reduce these risks in the research we have on file.

The evidence, ingredient by ingredient Potato

How safe is it?

Well-documented data
Safety Information · database check
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.

Whole cooked potatoes are fine as food with no documented adverse effects. The caution is for concentrated forms like juice or extracts — green, sprouted, or damaged potatoes contain natural toxins called glycoalkaloids that can cause sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases respiratory problems or paralysis.

These toxins survive cooking and cannot be destroyed. Drinking potato juice has also been associated with heartburn, bloating, diarrhea, and excess mucus.

During pregnancy, potato as food is fine, but medicinal use of concentrated potato juice or extracts isn't well studied, so it's best avoided. The same applies while breastfeeding — the data on medicinal potato preparations isn't there to know either way.

Side effects, ingredient by ingredient Potato

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 — Potato.
  • The most serious interaction on file is rated Moderate.
  • For scale: 7 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.

Before taking this product, check with your doctor or pharmacist if you take thrombolytic drugs (clot-busting medications used after heart attack or stroke) or succinylcholine (a muscle relaxant used in surgery). Both interactions are Moderate severity and could change how these medications work.

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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 safety information is well characterized.

Whole potato as food is safe and well tolerated, but this supplement is a concentrated extract — evidence for preventing heart disease or cancer isn't strong, and the main reasons to check before taking it are if you're having surgery (where it may prolong anesthesia recovery) or if you take blood-thinning or clot-busting medications. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about whether this product fits your needs and medications.

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 Apr 21, 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 Potato 450 mg, straight from the product label.

Brand TerraVita Premium Collection
Barcode (UPC) 064435211905
Net contents 100 Capsule(s)
Market status On market
Date entered into DSLD Apr 21, 2023
DSLD ID 289438
Product type Botanical
Supplement form Capsule
Dietary claims / uses All Other, Structure/Function
Intended target group(s) Adult (18 - 50 Years)
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Supplement Facts

The label details for Potato 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
064435211905
IngredientAmount% DV
Potato450 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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Potato 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection label

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Potato 450 mg label

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What’s inside

The Ingredients in Potato 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.

Potato

Interacts with
7 drugs
450 mg per serving

Potato is a common food, and as a supplement it is mostly used in folk remedies such as raw potato juice for stomach upset or as a topical poultice. S...

Potato monograph & interactions

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

Interaction report

Potato 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection Drug Interactions

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7 Moderate

Ingredients driving the most interactions

Potato 7

Individual Drug Interactions

The ingredients in Potato 450 mg interact with 7 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.

1 of the 1 ingredient in Potato 450 mg interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Potato

Each ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects

For each ingredient in Potato 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.

Potato2 drug types · 7 drugs

Succinylcholine

In humans, consuming potatoes prior to preoperative fasting prolongs the duration of the succinylcholine-induced neuromuscular block and slows recovery from anesthesia. This interaction is possibly related to inhibition of the butyrylcholinesterase enzyme by potato glycoalkaloids.

Likelihood Probable Evidence B
Thrombolytic Drugs

Theoretically, concomitant use of potato may enhance the effects of thrombolytic drugs. A carboxypeptidase inhibitor isolated from potato tubers may have inhibitory effects on thrombin-activatable thrombolysis inhibitor, and thereby enhance the activity of thrombolytic agents.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Potato full monograph & interactions
The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for Potato 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

Potato 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection: Common Questions

Does Potato 450 mg by TerraVita Premium Collection interact with any medications?
Yes. Based on its ingredients, Potato 450 mg has a known interaction with 7 medications. Use the checker to see how it interacts with a specific drug.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
Potato 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.
Is this safe to take if I'm having surgery?
Potato may prolong the effects of succinylcholine, a muscle relaxant commonly used during anesthesia, and slow your recovery. Tell your surgeon and anesthesiologist before surgery that you're taking it so they can plan accordingly.
Can I take this while pregnant or breastfeeding?
Potato as ordinary food is fine during pregnancy and breastfeeding. But this supplement is a concentrated extract, and medicinal use of potato juice or extracts hasn't been well studied in either situation. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist to see what's right for you.
What does potato extract actually do for your health?
The research we have doesn't show that potato prevents heart attack, stroke, colorectal cancer, or early death. It's possible ineffective for those outcomes based on the data on file.
Can I just eat regular potatoes instead of taking this supplement?
Yes — whole cooked potatoes are safe food with no adverse effects documented. If you're looking for heart or cancer prevention, though, the evidence doesn't back either whole potatoes or this extract for those purposes.
What are the side effects of this supplement?
Whole potatoes haven't been tied to side effects when eaten normally. But potato juice can cause heartburn, bloating, diarrhea, and increased mucus. The real risk is from green, sprouted, or damaged potatoes, which contain toxins causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, headache, and in severe cases paralysis or breathing problems — these toxins can't be destroyed by cooking.
What's the difference between eating a potato and taking this 450 mg capsule?
This is a concentrated extract, not whole food. While cooked whole potatoes are safe, concentrated potato preparations like juice or extracts carry higher risk for the toxic compounds called glycoalkaloids, especially from damaged or green potatoes, and haven't been as well studied.

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The Full Monographs Behind Potato 450 mg’s Ingredients

Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.

Herb & supplement monograph

Potato

Interacts with 7 drugs

Potato is a common food, and as a supplement it is mostly used in folk remedies such as raw potato juice for stomach upset or as a topical poultice. Solid scientific evidence for these uses...

Read the full Potato monograph →
Sources

Sources & How We Checked

Potato 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.

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 15 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.

Potato 15 references
  1. The Review of Natural Products by Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Co., 1999.
  2. Klement P, Liao P, Bajzar L. A novel approach to arterial thrombolysis. Blood 1999;94:2735-43. DOI
  3. Redlitz A, Nicolini FA, Malycky JL, et al. Inducible carboxypeptidase activity. A role in clot lysis in vivo. Circulation 1996;93:1328-30. PubMed
  4. Larsson SC, Wolk A. Potato consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: 2 prospective cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016;104(5):1245-1252. PubMed
  5. Vinson JA, Demkosky CA, Navarre DA, Smyda MA. High-antioxidant potatoes: acute in vivo antioxidant source and hypotensive agent in humans after supplementation to hypertensive subjects. J Agric Food Chem. 2012;60(27):6749-54. PubMed
  6. Bestas A, Goksu H, Erhan OL. The effect of preoperative consumption of potatoes on succinylcholine-induced block and recovery from anesthesia. J Clin Monit Comput. 2013;27(6):609-12. PubMed
  7. Chrubasik S, Chrubasik C, Torda T, Madisch A. Efficacy and tolerability of potato juice in dyspeptic patients: a pilot study. Phytomedicine. 2006;13(1-2):11-5. PubMed
  8. Mensinga TT, Sips AJ, Rompelberg CJ, et al. Potato glycoalkaloids and adverse effects in humans: an ascending dose study. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2005;41(1):66-72. PubMed
  9. Darooghegi Mofrad M, Milajerdi A, Sheikhi A, Azadbakht L. Potato consumption and risk of all cause, cancer and cardiovascular mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020;60(7): PubMed
  10. Elefterova-Florova EV, Popova DN, Andreeva RV. An unusual and rare case of food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis caused by ingestion of potatoes. Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2018;60(3):479-82. PubMed
  11. Schwingshackl L, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Boeing H. Potatoes and risk of chronic disease: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Eur J Nutr. 2019;58(6):2243-51. PubMed
  12. Tsang C, Smail NF, Almoosawi S, McDougall GJM, Al-Dujaili EAS. Antioxidant rich potato improves arterial stiffness in healthy adults. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2018;73(3):203-8. PubMed
  13. Stone MS, Martin BR, Weaver CM. Short-Term RCT of Increased Dietary Potassium from Potato or Potassium Gluconate: Effect on Blood Pressure, Microcirculation, and Potassium and Sodium Retention in Pre-Hypertensive-to-Hypertensive Adults. Nutrients 2021;13( PubMed
  14. Darooghegi Mofrad M, Mozaffari H, Askari MR, et al. Potato Consumption and Risk of Site-Specific Cancers in Adults: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Adv Nutr. 2021 Oct 1;12(5):1705-22. PubMed
  15. Yiannakou I, Pickering RT, Yuan M, Singer MR, Moore LL. Potato consumption is not associated with cardiometabolic health outcomes in Framingham Offspring Study adults. J Nutr Sci. 2022 Sep 2;11:e73. PubMed

See these in context on the Potato monograph →

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