Safety · Supplement
Tart Cherry: side effects, safety & interactions
Safe; the juice carries sugar and calories worth accounting for.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Safe; the juice carries sugar and calories worth accounting for.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Tart Cherry at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Tart Cherry is
Tart (Montmorency) cherry juice/extract contains melatonin, anthocyanins, and other polyphenols, marketed for sleep and recovery.
The honest bottom line
A gentle, food-based aid for sleep and post-exercise recovery. Modest effects; fine if you enjoy it.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Tart CherryA natural melatonin-and-anthocyanin source with small sleep and exercise-recovery signals.Evidence grade C
- Apigenin: side effects, safety & interactionsBenign at these doses; theoretical mild CYP interactions at high intakes.Evidence grade C
- Glycine: side effects, safety & interactionsVery safe and well tolerated at these doses.Evidence grade B
- L-Tryptophan / 5-HTP: side effects, safety & interactionsThe serotonergic-drug interaction is the headline risk. Historical contamination concerns with tryptophan underscore buyEvidence grade C
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