Drug & supplement interaction

Ash + Deucravacitinib

Deucravacitinib brand name: Sotyktu.

No Known Interaction

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026

The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Ash and Deucravacitinib in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first.

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Interaction report

Ash and Deucravacitinib

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Deucravacitinib and Ash in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Ash safety at a glance

Ash overall Use caution Likely fine in food amounts, but medicinal use lacks strong safety data.

Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.

Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data, so avoid while breastfeeding.

Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Deucravacitinib and Ash? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›

How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Deucravacitinib

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Deucravacitinib is filed under 3 classifications — immunosuppressants, hepatotoxic drugs, oral drugs. Ash has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (moderate) and antihypertensive drugs (moderate) — and none of Deucravacitinib’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Ash Does Interact With Other Medications

Ash has 258 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Deucravacitinib isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 258 No known interaction 2,572 (incl. Deucravacitinib)

Taking anything else?

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Covers the 2,830 medications we’ve checked against Ash. Pick one to open its full report.

What to actually watch for

What Deucravacitinib’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Ash. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Deucravacitinib’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 4 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

Severe muscle breakdown Worth acting on
Kidney problems Worth acting on
Liver problems Worth acting on
A higher chance of infection Worth acting on
Acne mentioned in 8.7% of FDA reports for Deucravacitinib
Mouth irritation or sores
A stuffy or runny nose
Sore throat
Joint pain
A skin rash mentioned in 7.0% of FDA reports for Deucravacitinib

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Deucravacitinib. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 2,800 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Deucravacitinib that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Ash’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Ash side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Ash has no side effects.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Deucravacitinib

This page covers Ash only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Deucravacitinib page lists 106 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Wine (major) and Active Hexose Correlated Compound (ahcc) (moderate).

By severity: 4 major · 92 moderate · 10 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Deucravacitinib page

“Deucravacitinib (Sotyktu) calms an overactive immune system to treat plaque psoriasis, which is exactly why its 106 supplement interactions deserve genuine respect. The biggest group, 53 ingredients, may stimulate immune function and could blunt the drug's benefit.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Deucravacitinib interaction page

One more smart check

Taking Ash as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 8 real supplement products containing Ash, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Ash. Even though Ash itself has no known interaction with Deucravacitinib, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Ash and Deucravacitinib Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Ash

Top half

#643 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Medication Deucravacitinib

Steady interest

#2,575 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?

Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Ash reference on this page ↓
Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Ash and Deucravacitinib records this page draws on were last updated June 22, 2026.
What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.

Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS.

Supplement

About Ash

What is Ash?

Joint pain and arthritis
Fever
Constipation
Fluid retention (diuretic)
Bladder and urinary complaints
Weight management and blood sugar

Ash (Fraxinus excelsior and related species) is a tree whose leaves, bark, and seeds have a long history in folk medicine for arthritis, fever, and fluid retention. Solid human evidence is limited for nearly all of these uses, so it should not replace proven treatments. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using it, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking other medicines.

Fraxinus excelsior · Oleaceae · Leaves, bark, and seeds · Tea, dried leaf, capsules, tinctures, extracts

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Ash is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Ash record says about it on its own.

Ash: dosing

There is no well-established standard dose for ash. Amounts vary widely between teas, tinctures, capsules, and extracts.If you choose to use an ash product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.

From our Ash monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Ash monograph & all interactions

Medication

About Deucravacitinib

What Is Deucravacitinib Used For?

Brand name: Sotyktu

Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) is approved to treat two conditions in adults. First, it treats moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in people who are candidates for systemic (body-wide) therapy or phototherapy (light therapy). It is not recommended to combine Sotyktu with other strong immune-suppressing medications for this use.

Second, Sotyktu is approved to treat active psoriatic arthritis in adults.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Deucravacitinib

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (2,800 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Acne 243 reports

Pruritus 226 reports

Rash 195 reports

Psoriasis 174 reports

Erythema 153 reports

See full Deucravacitinib drug information

Keep checking

Other Drugs & Ash

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Ash — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

0Major

258Moderate

0Minor

2,571No known interaction

258 Moderate 2,571 No interaction

Moderate

258 interactions

Showing 60 of 258 moderate interactions — see all 258 on the Ash page.

No interaction 2,571 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Ash against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,571 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Ash list.

See the full Ash interactions page

See every supplement checked against Deucravacitinib, ranked by severity

Evidence & sources

Ash References

The 3 references that drive our Ash monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

Zulet MA, Navas-Carretero S, Lara y Sánchez D, et al. A Fraxinus excelsior L. seeds/fruits extract benefits glucose homeostasis and adiposity related markers in elderly overweight/obese subjects: a longitudinal, randomized, crossover, double-blind,
Montó F, Arce C, Noguera MA, et al. Action of an extract from the seeds of Fraxinus excelsior L. on metabolic disorders in hypertensive and obese animal models. Food Funct. 2014;5(4):786-96. PubMed
Visen P, Saraswat B, Visen A, et al. Acute effects of Fraxinus excelsior L. seed extract on postprandial glycemia and insulin secretion on healthy volunteers. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009;126(2):226-32. PubMed

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Ash and Deucravacitinib Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Ash with Deucravacitinib?

We do not list a known interaction between Ash and Deucravacitinib. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.

How was the Ash and Deucravacitinib combination checked?

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Deucravacitinib is filed under 3 classifications, and Ash has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Deucravacitinib's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.

Does Ash interact with any other medications?

Yes. Ash has 258 documented drug interactions in our database — Deucravacitinib is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.

Does Deucravacitinib interact with any supplements?

Yes. Deucravacitinib has documented interactions with 106 supplements in our database — Ash is not one of them. The Deucravacitinib interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

Where next

Keep Exploring

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