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Can You Take Amlodipine and Ashwagandha Together?

Ashwagandha is named by NCCIH as a supplement that may interact with high blood pressure medications, of which amlodipine is one.

MonitorEvidence: Moderate

See the full Amlodipine page and Ashwagandha page for other reviewed interactions and reference information.

What the interaction means

NCCIH's ashwagandha fact sheet states: "There is evidence that ashwagandha might interact with some medications, including those for diabetes and high blood pressure..." Amlodipine is FDA-labeled as a calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension. NCCIH does not name amlodipine specifically or describe the mechanism beyond this class-level statement.

Why it may happen

Not further specified by NCCIH beyond classifying high blood pressure medications generally as a class ashwagandha might interact with; ashwagandha has been studied for potential blood-pressure-lowering effects of its own, which could compound with an antihypertensive like amlodipine.

Practical context

This is a class-level finding, not an amlodipine-specific one -- NCCIH does not give a spacing interval or dose-adjustment instruction, and amlodipine's own label (which otherwise uses a granular, named-subsection format for its documented interactions) does not separately name ashwagandha. Anyone taking amlodipine who is considering ashwagandha should discuss it with their prescriber and monitor blood pressure for an additive lowering effect.

What the sources say

Amlodipine Besylate Tablets, USP — FDA Prescribing Information — New Horizon Rx Group, LLC (Manufactured by Amneal Pharmaceuticals of NY, via DailyMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine)Ashwagandha — National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH)

Last reviewed 2026-08-24

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