Drug & supplement interaction

Buck's-horn Plantain + Pioglitazone

Pioglitazone brand name: Actos.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

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

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 Pioglitazone 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 Pioglitazone, 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 Pioglitazone and Buck's-horn Plantain? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Pioglitazone’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Buck's-horn Plantain. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Pioglitazone’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. 9 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Severe muscle breakdown Worth acting on
  • Low blood sugar Worth acting on
  • A heart attack Worth acting on
  • Heart failure Worth acting on
  • High blood sugar Worth acting on
  • Chest pain Worth acting on
  • Raised blood pressure Worth acting on
  • Liver problems Worth acting on
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on
  • Weight gain

Showing the 10 most notable of 19 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Pioglitazone. Read the label on DailyMed › Buck's-horn Plantain’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Buck's-horn Plantain side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Buck's-horn Plantain has no side effects.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Pioglitazone

This page covers Buck's-horn Plantain only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Pioglitazone page lists 356 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Grapefruit (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major) and St. John's Wort (major).

By severity: 6 major · 309 moderate · 41 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Pioglitazone page

“Most of what appears on this pioglitazone (Actos) list shares one trait: the ingredients lower blood sugar on their own, which sounds helpful until you remember pioglitazone already does that job for people with type 2 diabetes. Stacked together, they can push glucose too low, and I would read this list with genuine care.”

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How much people look this up

Where Buck's-horn Plantain and Pioglitazone 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

#1,336 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Pioglitazone
Steady interest

#1,854 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 20, 2026. The Buck's-horn Plantain and Pioglitazone 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 Pioglitazone

What Is Pioglitazone Used For?

Brand name: Actos

Pioglitazone tablets — sold as Actos and under the generic names Pioglitazone and Pioglitazone Hydrochloride — are used to improve blood sugar (glucose) control in adults with type 2 diabetes. They are taken along with diet and exercise, either alone or combined with other diabetes medicines such as a sulfonylurea, metformin, or insulin.

Pioglitazone is not for type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis (a serious complication where the blood becomes too acidic). It only works when the body is still producing some of its own insulin.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Pioglitazone

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (0 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Bladder cancer 8,853 reports
Blood glucose increased 3,566 reports
Nausea 3,152 reports
Weight decreased 2,200 reports
Diarrhea 1,835 reports
See full Pioglitazone 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.

See the full Buck's-horn Plantain interactions page
See every supplement checked against Pioglitazone, 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 Pioglitazone Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Buck's-horn Plantain with Pioglitazone?
We do not list a known interaction between Buck's-horn Plantain and Pioglitazone. 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 Pioglitazone interact with any supplements?
Yes. Pioglitazone has documented interactions with 356 supplements in our database — Buck's-horn Plantain is not one of them. The Pioglitazone 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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