Drug & supplement interaction

Buck's-horn Plantain + Econazole

Econazole brand name: Spectazole.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Buck's-horn Plantain and Econazole 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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Buck's-horn Plantain and Econazole

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 Econazole and Buck's-horn Plantain 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.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Buck's-horn Plantain at all — not against Econazole, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.

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.

Buck's-horn Plantain safety at a glance

Buck's-horn Planta... overall Use caution Generally considered safe as a food, but medicinal use is poorly studied.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety data for medicinal amounts, so avoid concentrated use.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety information during breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Econazole and Buck's-horn Plantain? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Econazole

This page covers Buck's-horn Plantain only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Econazole page lists 20 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Coffee Charcoal (moderate), European Mandrake (moderate), Glucomannan (moderate) and Guar Gum (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 7 moderate · 12 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Econazole page

“Econazole (Spectazole) is an antifungal cream for skin infections like athlete's foot and ringworm, and its interaction list is one to treat with real care. The priority is activated charcoal, the lone major-rated entry, which can soak up medications and lower their levels even when a drug is not taken by mouth.”

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Where Buck's-horn Plantain and Econazole 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 Buck's-horn Plantain
Steady interest

#1,310 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Econazole
Top half

#1,189 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. Buck's-horn Plantain is not yet covered by that licensed database, so its write-up cites publicly available medical sources directly (see the references below).
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Buck's-horn Plantain reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Buck's-horn Plantain and Econazole 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 .
Supplement

About Buck's-horn Plantain

What is Buck's-horn Plantain?

  • Eaten as a leafy salad green
  • Digestive complaints
  • Soothing irritated skin (topical, traditional)
  • Mild diuretic (traditional)
  • General tonic in folk medicine

Buck's-horn plantain (Plantago coronopus) is mainly a edible coastal salad green that has also been used in folk medicine for digestion and minor skin or urinary complaints. There is very little human research to support any medicinal use, so it should be viewed as a nutritious food rather than a proven remedy. If you want to use it for a health condition, talk with a pharmacist or doctor first.

Plantago coronopus · Plantaginaceae · Leaves (and sometimes seeds) · Fresh leaves (as a salad green or potherb), dried herb, tea/infusion, occasionally poultices

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

Buck's-horn Plantain: dosing

There is no established standardized medicinal dose for buck's-horn plantain. It is most often used simply as a food, in the amounts you would eat any leafy green.If you choose to use a commercial product such as a dried herb or tea, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed the recommended amount.

From our Buck's-horn Plantain monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Buck's-horn Plantain monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Econazole Topical

What Is Econazole Topical Used For?

Brand name: Spectazole

Econazole nitrate is used to treat interdigital tinea pedis (athlete's foot — the kind that affects the skin between the toes), caused by specific fungi including Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Epidermophyton floccosum. It is approved for patients 12 years of age and older.

Econazole nitrate cream is also used for tinea cruris (jock itch), tinea corporis (ringworm), tinea versicolor (a patchy skin discoloration caused by yeast), and cutaneous candidiasis (a skin infection caused by Candida yeast).

See full Econazole Topical drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Buck's-horn Plantain

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Buck's-horn Plantain — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

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We also checked Buck's-horn Plantain against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Buck's-horn Plantain list.

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See every supplement checked against Econazole, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Buck's-horn Plantain References

The 1 sources that drive our Buck's-horn Plantain monograph — publicly available pages from reputable medical and government organizations. Every link was verified to work before publishing. Buck's-horn Plantain is not covered by the licensed Natural Medicines interaction database, so its page cites these public sources directly.

  1. Plantain (Plantago) information — MedlinePlus Source

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 Buck's-horn Plantain and Econazole Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Buck's-horn Plantain with Econazole?
We do not list a known interaction between Buck's-horn Plantain and Econazole. 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.
Does Econazole interact with any supplements?
Yes. Econazole has documented interactions with 20 supplements in our database — Buck's-horn Plantain is not one of them. The Econazole interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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

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