Drug & supplement interaction

Buckwheat + Certolizumab

Certolizumab brand name: Cimzia.

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

We found no known interaction between Buckwheat and Certolizumab 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. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Buckwheat and Certolizumab

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 Certolizumab and Buckwheat 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 Buckwheat at all — not against Certolizumab, 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.

Buckwheat safety at a glance

Buckwheat overall Generally safe Buckwheat is generally safe as a food for most people, though allergic reactions can occur.
Pregnancy Use caution Buckwheat as a food is fine, but concentrated supplements have not been well studied in pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Use caution Buckwheat foods are likely fine, but safety of supplement doses while breastfeeding is unknown.

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

Still wondering about combining Certolizumab and Buckwheat? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Buckwheat and Certolizumab May Share a Side Effect

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • An allergic reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    Buckwheat

    “Orally, buckwheat seems to be well tolerated. However, allergic reactions to buckwheat can occur in some adults and children. Symptoms can include skin sensitization, allergic rhinitis, asthma, conjunctivitis, nausea, vomiting, and anaphylaxis.

    Occupational exposure to buckwheat, or household exposure through sleeping on a buckwheat husk stuffed-pillow can cause sensitization, of which symptoms include allergic rhini…”

    Buckwheat · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in allergic rhinitis (hay fever).

    6 sources cited
    1. 11438. Skrabanja V, Liljeberg Elmstahl HG, Kreft I, Bjorck IM. Nutritional properties of starch in buckwheat products: studies in vitro and in vivo. J Agric Food Chem 2001;49:490-6. PubMed
    2. 11442. Bijlani RL, Gandhi BM, Gupta MC, et al. Effect of whole buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) flour supplementation on lipid profile & glucose tolerance. Indian J Med Res 1985;81:162-8.
    3. 11435. Schiffner R, Przybilla B, Burgdorff T, et al. Anaphylaxis to buckwheat. Allergy 2001;56:1020-1. PubMed
    4. 11436. Lee SY, Lee KS, Hong CH, Lee KY. Three cases of childhood nocturnal asthma due to buckwheat allergy. Allergy 2001;56:763-6. PubMed
    5. 11437. Wieslander G, Norback D. Buckwheat allergy. Allergy 2001;56:703-4.
    6. 96060. Cifuentes L, Mistrello G, Amato S, et al. Identification of cross-reactivity between buckwheat and coconut. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Dec;115(6):530-2. PubMed

    Certolizumab

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Certolizumab. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Buckwheat but not commonly for Certolizumab: a severe allergic reaction, vomiting, a stuffy or runny nose and nausea.

Effects for Certolizumab come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Buckwheat come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

One more smart check

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

We hold 382 real supplement products containing Buckwheat, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Buckwheat. Even though Buckwheat itself has no known interaction with Certolizumab, 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 Buckwheat and Certolizumab 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 Buckwheat
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Certolizumab
Steady interest

#2,273 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 Buckwheat reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Buckwheat and Certolizumab records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 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 Buckwheat

What is Buckwheat?

Buckwheat
  • Heart and circulation health
  • Blood sugar support
  • Source of fiber and protein
  • Antioxidant support
  • Varicose veins or leg swelling (traditional)

Buckwheat is a nutritious, naturally gluten-free seed that is high in fiber, protein, and antioxidants like rutin. As a food it can be part of a heart-healthy diet, but evidence that buckwheat supplements treat specific conditions is limited. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated extracts.

Fagopyrum esculentum · Polygonaceae · Seeds (grain), and sometimes the herb (leaves and flowers) · Flour, groats, whole seeds, tea, capsules/tablets, and extracts

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

Buckwheat: dosing

There is no official standardized supplement dose of buckwheat. As a food, it can simply be eaten as part of a balanced diet, similar to other whole grains and seeds.For buckwheat capsules, teas, or extracts, the right amount depends on the specific product.

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

Read the full Buckwheat monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Certolizumab Injection

What Is Certolizumab Injection Used For?

Brand name: Cimzia

Cimzia is used to treat several inflammatory conditions in adults: moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (in adults who haven't responded well to standard therapy), moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, active psoriatic arthritis, active ankylosing spondylitis, active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis with signs of inflammation, and moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults who need systemic treatment or phototherapy.

Cimzia is also approved to treat active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) in patients 2 years of age and older — one of its few pediatric uses. Effectiveness for Crohn's disease in children and adolescents was not demonstrated in clinical study.

See full Certolizumab Injection drug information
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Other Drugs & Buckwheat

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Buckwheat — 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 Buckwheat against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

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Evidence & sources

Buckwheat References

The 12 references that drive our Buckwheat 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.

  1. Schiffner R, Przybilla B, Burgdorff T, et al. Anaphylaxis to buckwheat. Allergy 2001;56:1020-1. PubMed
  2. Lee SY, Lee KS, Hong CH, Lee KY. Three cases of childhood nocturnal asthma due to buckwheat allergy. Allergy 2001;56:763-6. PubMed
  3. Wieslander G, Norback D. Buckwheat allergy. Allergy 2001;56:703-4.
  4. Skrabanja V, Liljeberg Elmstahl HG, Kreft I, Bjorck IM. Nutritional properties of starch in buckwheat products: studies in vitro and in vivo. J Agric Food Chem 2001;49:490-6. PubMed
  5. Bijlani RL, Gandhi BM, Gupta MC, et al. Effect of whole buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) flour supplementation on lipid profile & glucose tolerance. Indian J Med Res 1985;81:162-8.
  6. Fritz SB, Gold BL. Buckwheat pillow-induced asthma and allergic rhinitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2003;90:355-8. PubMed
  7. Ihme, N., Kiesewetter, H., Jung, F., Hoffmann, K. H., Birk, A., Muller, A., and Grutzner, K. I. Leg oedema protection from a buckwheat herb tea in patients with chronic venous insufficiency: a single-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled c
  8. Archimowicz-Cyrylowska B and et al. Clinical effect of buckwheat herb, Ruscus extract and troxerutin on retinopathy and lipids in diabetic patients. Phytother Res 1996;10(659):62. DOI
  9. Cifuentes L, Mistrello G, Amato S, et al. Identification of cross-reactivity between buckwheat and coconut. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Dec;115(6):530-2. PubMed
  10. De Maat-Bleeker F, Stapel SO. Cross-reactivity between buckwheat and latex. Allergy. 1998 May;53(5):538-9. PubMed
  11. Qiu J, Liu Y, Yue Y, Qin Y, Li Z. Dietary tartary buckwheat intake attenuates insulin resistance and improves lipid profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Nutr Res. 2016 Dec;36(12):1392-1401. PubMed
  12. Li L, Lietz G, Seal C. Buckwheat and CVD risk markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients. 2018;10(5). pii: E619. 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 Buckwheat and Certolizumab Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Buckwheat with Certolizumab?
We do not list a known interaction between Buckwheat and Certolizumab. 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.
Do Buckwheat and Certolizumab have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.

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

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