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Wild Cherry Ingredients & Drug Interactions

by Herb Pharm

Wild Cherry label
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Liquid Category: Botanical
Most serious interaction: Moderate
Clinical methodology reviewed by · Updated Oct 7, 2026 · Label data from the NIH DSLD
What is this page for?

First and foremost: checking Wild Cherry 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

Wild Cherry is a dietary supplement by Herb Pharm with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for cough, bronchitis and respiratory irritation, sore throat.Based on those ingredients, 645 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Wild Cherry Bark Extract. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.

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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Wild Cherry by Herb 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.

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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.

Each serving's active ingredient is wild cherry bark extract, and it is the only active ingredient listed for this product. The remaining components are inactive ingredients: distilled water, cane alcohol, and glycerin.

These inactive ingredients serve as the liquid base and do not provide the herbal effect.

Does it work?

Not established
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 established

The graded evidence we hold for these ingredients covers different conditions than the ones this product is marketed for, so there's no established rating for its stated use — see Wild Cherry's own graded uses on its monograph.

Why this rating?
  • The label markets this product for: Respiratory system health.
  • We looked for evidence on: Bronchitis, Cough, Common cold, Sore throat, Respiratory irritation, Upper respiratory infection — and 1 related terms.
  • The closest evidence on file: Wild Cherry is rated "Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate" for Bronchitis (Natural Medicines).
  • Also on file: Wild Cherry is rated "Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate" for Common cold, Cough.

We do not have reliable evidence to rate wild cherry for any of the uses we track. Our data rates it as insufficient reliable evidence for bronchitis, cancer, the common cold, cough, and diabetes.

That means the research we hold does not establish whether it works for these purposes.

The evidence, ingredient by ingredient Wild Cherry

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.

Wild cherry is generally well tolerated in small amounts in commercial cough products, but the plant contains compounds that can form cyanide. Large amounts can lead to cyanide toxicity, which can be fatal, and one reported case involved a person who ate a large quantity of wild cherries steeped in alcohol.

Our pregnancy data rates it as likely unsafe, so the safety data advises against use during pregnancy. Our safety notes also advise against use while breastfeeding, because safety has not been established.

Side effects, ingredient by ingredient Wild Cherry

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 — Wild Cherry.
  • The most serious interaction on file is rated Moderate.
  • For scale: 646 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.

The medication type to double-check is CYP3A4 substrates, which carries a Moderate severity rating in our data. Because wild cherry may affect how your liver clears these drugs, ask your own doctor or pharmacist to review any prescription you take before you start this product.

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The bottom line

Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with no established evidence rating for its marketed use. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.

Wild cherry may be of interest to people looking for a cough product, but our data does not show that it works for cough or any other use. If you take medications that your liver processes through CYP3A4, or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk this over with your own doctor or pharmacist before using it.

Be careful with large amounts, since the plant contains cyanide-forming compounds.

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 Jul 25, 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

At a glance

General information

Key facts about Wild Cherry, straight from the product label.

Brand Herb Pharm
Barcode (UPC) 090800000430
Net contents 1 Fluid Ounce(s); 30 mL
Market status On market
Date entered into DSLD Jul 25, 2024
DSLD ID 307759
Product type Botanical
Supplement form Liquid
Dietary claims / uses All Other, Structure/Function
Intended target group(s) Adult (18 - 50 Years), Organic, Gluten Free
From the label
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Supplement Facts

The label details for Wild Cherry 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:
0.7 mL
Maximum serving Sizes:
0.7 mL
Servings per container
42
UPC/BARCODE
090800000430
IngredientAmount% DV
Wild Cherry Bark Extract726 mg--

Other ingredients: Water, Distilled, Cane Alcohol, Glycerin

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Label statements
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

Suggested Use Shake well before using Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb to 2 oz. of water or juice, 2 to 5 times per day. Best taken between meals.

Precautions

Keep out of the reach of children

Storage

Store away from heat & light

Formula

Prunus serotina

Wild Cherry liquid extract

Formulation

Respiratory system

Gluten-free

Certified organic by Organic Certifiers

Seals/Symbols

USDA Organic

FDA Statement of Identity

Herbal Supplement

FDA Disclaimer Statement

This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Wild Cherry by Herb Pharm label

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Wild Cherry label

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What’s inside

The Ingredients in Wild Cherry by Herb 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 container42 Amounts shown are per serving.

Wild Cherry Bark Extract

Interacts with
645 drugs
726 mg per serving Form: Prunus serotina Bark Extract

Wild cherry bark is a traditional cough remedy found in many old-fashioned cough syrups and lozenges, but there is little modern scientific evidence p...

Wild Cherry Bark Extract monograph & interactions

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

Interaction report

Wild Cherry by Herb Pharm Drug Interactions

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645Drugs
645 Moderate

Ingredients driving the most interactions

Wild Cherry Bark Extract 645

Individual Drug Interactions

The ingredients in Wild Cherry interact with 645 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.

1 of the 1 ingredient in Wild Cherry interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Wild Cherry Bark Extract

Each ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects

For each ingredient in Wild Cherry 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.

Wild Cherry Bark Extract1 drug type · 645 drugs

Cytochrome P450 3A4 (Cyp3A4) Substrates

In vitro research suggests that wild cherry can inhibit cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) enzymes. Theoretically, wild cherry might increase levels of drugs metabolized by CYP3A4. However, so far, this interaction has not been reported in humans.
Some drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 include lovastatin (Mevacor), ketoconazole (Nizoral), itraconazole (Sporanox), fexofenadine (Allegra), triazolam (Halcion), and others.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Wild Cherry Bark Extract full monograph & interactions
The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for Wild Cherry, 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
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Wild Cherry by Herb Pharm: Common Questions

Does Wild Cherry by Herb Pharm interact with any medications?
Yes. Based on its ingredients, Wild Cherry has a known interaction with 645 medications. Use the checker to see how it interacts with a specific drug.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
Wild Cherry 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 Wild Cherry safe to use while pregnant?
Our pregnancy data rates wild cherry as likely unsafe, so the safety data advises against use during pregnancy. If you are pregnant or thinking about it, talk with your own doctor or pharmacist before using it.
Can I take Wild Cherry while breastfeeding?
Our safety notes advise against use while breastfeeding because safety has not been established. Please talk with your own doctor or pharmacist about your situation before using it.
Does Wild Cherry work for coughs or colds?
Our data does not establish that it works. The evidence for cough and the common cold is rated as insufficient reliable evidence to rate.
What are the main side effects of wild cherry?
Large amounts can lead to cyanide toxicity, which can be fatal. In a reported case, a person who ate a large quantity of wild cherries steeped in alcohol developed headache, nausea, vomiting, confusion, and severe trouble breathing.

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The Full Monographs Behind Wild Cherry’s Ingredients

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

Herb & supplement monograph

Wild Cherry

Interacts with 645 drugs

Wild cherry bark is a traditional cough remedy found in many old-fashioned cough syrups and lozenges, but there is little modern scientific evidence proving it works. The bark, leaves, and s...

Read the full Wild Cherry monograph →
Sources

Sources & How We Checked

Wild Cherry'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 4 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.

Wild Cherry 4 references
  1. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  2. Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions. 2nd ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998.
  3. Budzinski JW, Foster BC, Vandenhoek S, Arnason JT. An in vitro evaluation of human cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibition by selected commercial herbal extracts and tinctures. Phytomedicine 2000;7:273-82. PubMed
  4. Pentore, R., Venneri, A., and Nichelli, P. Accidental choke-cherry poisoning: early symptoms and neurological sequelae of an unusual case of cyanide intoxication. Ital.J Neurol.Sci. 1996;17(3):233-235. PubMed

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DISCLAIMER: Currently this does not check for drug-drug interactions. This is not an all-inclusive comprehensive list of potential interactions and is for informational purposes only. Not all interactions are known or well-reported in the scientific literature, and new interactions are continually being reported. Input is needed from a qualified healthcare provider including a pharmacist before starting any therapy. Application of clinical judgment is necessary.

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