Watercress 900 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by BodSmith
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First and foremost: checking Watercress 900 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.
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Watercress 900 mg is a dietary supplement by BodSmith with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for source of vitamins and minerals, antioxidant support, general nutrition.Based on those ingredients, 6 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Watercress. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Watercress 900 mg by BodSmith
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: watercress, at 900 mg per capsule. Watercress is a leafy green vegetable often eaten as food.
The capsule itself is made from gelatin and filled with rice powder as a filler.
Does it work?
Couldn't assess
We don't hold effectiveness ratings for watercress in the data we have on file, so I can't tell you whether it's proven to work for any particular condition. If you're considering it for a specific purpose, that's worth discussing with your pharmacist or doctor.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Watercress is generally well tolerated when you eat it in normal food amounts. However, this supplement is a concentrated dose, and the safety data for medicinal amounts is limited — so the caution is real.
In large doses, watercress can irritate your stomach and digestive tract. Raw, wild watercress can carry parasitic flukes that cause a liver disease called fascioliasis (with symptoms like belly pain, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea), so only use watercress from a reliable, clean source.
Applied to skin, watercress can cause contact dermatitis (a rash, hives, itching, or swollen skin).
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Check before using if you take lithium, chlorzoxazone (Parafon Forte, Paraflex), or warfarin (Coumadin). All three interactions are rated Moderate severity.
Use the search tool on this page to verify your exact medications.
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.
This is a single-ingredient supplement that you'll want to check against any medications you're on — especially lithium, muscle relaxants like chlorzoxazone, or blood thinners like warfarin. The safety data for concentrated watercress supplements is sparse, so talk with your pharmacist before starting, particularly if you take any of those drugs.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Nov 19, 2021.
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 Watercress 900 mg, straight from the product label.
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Watercress 900 mg by BodSmith, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Directions: For adults, take two (2) capsules daily preferably with a meal.
Precautions
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a dry place and avoid excessive heat.
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
GMP Good Manufacturing Practice Product Proudly Made in the USA FDA Registered Manufactured in a FDA Registered Facility that conforms to GMP standards.
Formulation
Antioxidant Supports immune system
Contains no: artificial coloring, artificial flavor, preservatives, yeast, corn, milk or milk derivatives, lactose, salt, sodium, soy, sugar, gluten, starch or wheat.
Formula
Antioxidant
FDA Statement of Identity
Dietary Supplement
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Watercress 900 mg by BodSmith label
The label scan from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Tap to enlarge.
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Watercress 900 mg by BodSmith
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size2 Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Servings per container45 Amounts shown are per serving.
Watercress
Interacts with6 drugs
Watercress is a nutrient-rich leafy green that provides vitamins A, C, and K plus minerals and antioxidant plant compounds. Eaten as a food it is gene...
Watercress monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Gelatin, Rice powder. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Watercress 900 mg by BodSmith Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Watercress by BodSmith does interact with a small number of medications — the most serious concern is with lithium, a mood stabilizer.
Watercress has diuretic properties (it may increase urine output), and theoretically this could reduce how your kidneys clear lithium, raising its level in your blood to potentially unsafe amounts.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
You'll also want to check if you're on chlorzoxazone (a muscle relaxant), warfarin (a blood thinner), or any related medications. Watercress may slow how your body breaks down chlorzoxazone, which could increase its effects and side effects — research in healthy volunteers showed a single dose of watercress raised chlorzoxazone levels by about 56%.
Watercress contains vitamin K, which can work against warfarin's blood-thinning action if you consume large amounts.
Altogether, these interactions span 6 individual medications. If you take any of these drugs, use the search tool below to check your exact medication before starting this product.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Watercress 900 mg interact with 6 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Watercress 900 mg interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Watercress
Acetaminophen, ChlorzoxazoneAcetazone Forte, Extra Strength Tylenol Aches & Strains, Parafon Forte
How Acetaminophen, Chlorzoxazone interacts with Watercress 900 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
WatercressChlorzoxazone (parafon Forte, Paraflex) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Watercress might reduce the metabolism of chlorzoxazone and increase its effects and side effects.
Read the full Watercress + Acetaminophen, Chlorzoxazone interactionAcetaminophen, Chlorzoxazone, CodeineAcetazone Forte C8, Parafon Forte C8
How Acetaminophen, Chlorzoxazone, Codeine interacts with Watercress 900 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
WatercressChlorzoxazone (parafon Forte, Paraflex) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Watercress might reduce the metabolism of chlorzoxazone and increase its effects and side effects.
Read the full Watercress + Acetaminophen, Chlorzoxazone, Codeine interactionChlorzoxazoneParaflex, Parafon Forte DSC
How Chlorzoxazone interacts with Watercress 900 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
WatercressChlorzoxazone (parafon Forte, Paraflex) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Watercress might reduce the metabolism of chlorzoxazone and increase its effects and side effects.
Read the full Watercress + Chlorzoxazone interactionLithium Carbonate (prescription Drug)Eskalith, Lithium Carbonate
How Lithium Carbonate (prescription Drug) interacts with Watercress 900 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
WatercressLithium Moderate
Interaction Summary
Watercress is thought to have diuretic properties.
Read the full Watercress + Lithium Carbonate (prescription Drug) interactionWarfarinWarfarin
How Warfarin interacts with Watercress 900 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
WatercressWarfarin (coumadin) Moderate
Warfarin SodiumCoumadin, Panwarfin, Sofarin
How Warfarin Sodium interacts with Watercress 900 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
WatercressWarfarin (coumadin) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Watercress contains vitamin K.
Read the full Watercress + Warfarin Sodium interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Watercress 900 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.
Watercress
Chlorzoxazone (Parafon Forte, Paraflex)
Watercress might reduce the metabolism of chlorzoxazone and increase its effects and side effects. Clinical research in healthy volunteers shows that a single ingestion of watercress 50 grams increases the chlorzoxazone plasma concentration-time curve by about 56% and increases its half-life by about 53%.
Lithium
Watercress is thought to have diuretic properties. Theoretically, due to these potential diuretic effects, watercress might reduce excretion and increase levels of lithium.
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Watercress contains vitamin K. Consuming large amounts of watercress might antagonize the anticoagulant effects of warfarin.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Watercress 900 mg, from the product label.
BodSmith
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- BodSmith
- Street Address
- P.O. Box 513
- City
- Litchfield
- State
- MI
- ZipCode
- 49252
- Web Address
- www.bodsmith.com
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The Full Monographs Behind Watercress 900 mg’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Watercress 900 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.
- 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.
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The 34 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.
Watercress 34 references
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