Drug interactions
Cinnamon + Ginger
Severity: Minor
Cinnamon and Ginger: minor interaction.
Last updated
For healthcare professionals — reference only. This page is a brief summary, not medical advice and not a substitute for official labeling or clinical judgement. Always verify before prescribing or dispensing.
Summary
Both herbs are claimed to affect clotting, ginger through antiplatelet activity and cinnamon through its coumarin content in some varieties. The combined effect on bleeding in food amounts is not established and probably negligible.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cinnamon and Ginger have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Why it happens
Theoretical additive effects on hemostasis; no established mechanism for clinically relevant interaction.
What to do
No routine action is needed with culinary use. Review supplement use if the patient also takes anticoagulants or antiplatelets.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
Pro+ members
Unlock the full page
Create an account and start a Pro+ trial to unlock the full management advice for Cinnamon and Ginger, the additional notes, the evidence detail and the whole-prescription interaction checker.
- Full clinical management advice
- Additional notes
- Evidence detail
- Interaction checker for a whole prescription
Try Pro+ free for 7 days on the web. No card needed.
Other interactions of Ginger
- Aceclofenac + Ginger Moderate
- Acemetacin + Ginger Moderate
- Aescin + Ginger Moderate
- Aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate + Ginger Moderate
- Aspirin rectal + Ginger Moderate
- Aspirin + Ginger Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Cinnamon with Ginger?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Cinnamon and Ginger have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Both herbs are claimed to affect clotting, ginger through antiplatelet activity and cinnamon through its coumarin content in some varieties. The combined effect on bleeding in food amounts is not established and probably negligible.
How serious is the interaction between Cinnamon and Ginger?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No routine action is needed with culinary use. Review supplement use if the patient also takes anticoagulants or antiplatelets.
What other medicines interact with Ginger?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ginger with, for example, Aceclofenac, Acemetacin, Aescin. The full list is on the Ginger page.
Full monographs, dosing and an interaction checker in the MediHelp app
Open the complete reference, check multi-drug interactions and use dosing tools in the MediHelp app.
