Drug & supplement interaction

Cassia Auriculata + Brinzolamide

Brinzolamide brand name: Azopt.

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 Cassia Auriculata and Brinzolamide 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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Cassia Auriculata and Brinzolamide

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 Brinzolamide and Cassia Auriculata 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.

Cassia Auriculata safety at a glance

Cassia Auriculata overall Use caution Generally used in traditional diets, but human safety data is limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Safety while breastfeeding is unknown, so avoid use.

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

Still wondering about combining Brinzolamide and Cassia Auriculata? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Brinzolamide

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Brinzolamide is filed under a single classification — topical drugs. Cassia Auriculata has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (moderate) and carbamazepine (tegretol) (moderate) — and none of Brinzolamide’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

Cassia Auriculata Does Interact With Other Medications

Cassia Auriculata has 87 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Brinzolamide isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 87 No known interaction 2,743 (incl. Brinzolamide)
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Covers the 2,830 medications we’ve checked against Cassia Auriculata. Pick one to open its full report.

What to actually watch for

What Brinzolamide’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Cassia Auriculata. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Brinzolamide’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. 5 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A severe skin reaction Worth acting on
  • Shortness of breath Worth acting on mentioned in 5.4% of FDA reports for Brinzolamide
  • Chest pain Worth acting on
  • Hives Worth acting on
  • An allergic reaction Worth acting on
  • Dry eyes
  • Blurred vision mentioned in 5.3% of FDA reports for Brinzolamide
  • Hair loss
  • A stuffy or runny nose
  • Sore throat

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 Brinzolamide. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 12,592 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Brinzolamide that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Cassia Auriculata’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Cassia Auriculata side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Cassia Auriculata has no side effects.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Brinzolamide

This page covers Cassia Auriculata only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Brinzolamide page lists 3 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Dimethylsulfoxide (dmso) (moderate), Turpentine Oil (moderate) and Alchemilla (minor).

By severity: 2 moderate · 1 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Brinzolamide page

“Brinzolamide (Azopt) eye drops lower pressure inside the eye in glaucoma, and its supplement record is short enough to learn in a minute. Just three ingredients interact, two rated moderate and one minor, none major, so treat this as a heads-up rather than a warning.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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How much people look this up

Where Cassia Auriculata and Brinzolamide 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 Cassia Auriculata
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Brinzolamide
Top half

#1,029 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 Cassia Auriculata reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Cassia Auriculata and Brinzolamide 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 Cassia Auriculata

What is Cassia Auriculata?

  • Blood sugar support
  • Skin health
  • Urinary complaints
  • Digestive upset
  • General tonic and antioxidant

Cassia auriculata (often called Tanner's cassia or Avaram) is a flowering shrub used in traditional Indian medicine, especially for blood sugar and skin concerns. Most evidence comes from laboratory and animal studies, so its benefits in people are not well proven. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it, particularly if you take diabetes medicine or are pregnant.

Senna auriculata · Fabaceae · Flowers, leaves, bark, seeds, and roots · Tea, powder (churna), capsules, and traditional decoctions

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

Cassia Auriculata: dosing

There is no well-established, standardized dose for Cassia auriculata. Traditional use has varied widely depending on the part of the plant and the preparation, such as a tea made from dried flowers or a powder.Because supplements differ in strength, the best advice is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed the recommended amount.

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

Read the full Cassia Auriculata monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Brinzolamide Ophthalmic

What Is Brinzolamide Ophthalmic Used For?

Brand name: Azopt

Brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension 1% is used to treat elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) — that is, higher-than-normal pressure inside the eye. It is prescribed for two conditions: ocular hypertension (high eye pressure without vision loss) and open-angle glaucoma (the most common form of glaucoma).

Keeping eye pressure in a healthy range is important because high IOP is a major risk factor for damaging the optic nerve and losing vision over time.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Brinzolamide

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (12,592 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Treatment failure 1,745 reports
Eye pain 714 reports
Dizziness 685 reports
Dyspnea 678 reports
Vision blurred 671 reports
See full Brinzolamide Ophthalmic drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Cassia Auriculata

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

0Major
87Moderate
0Minor
2,742No known interaction
87 Moderate 2,742 No interaction
Moderate

87 interactions

Showing 60 of 87 moderate interactions — see all 87 on the Cassia Auriculata page.

No interaction 2,742 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,742 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Cassia Auriculata list.

See the full Cassia Auriculata interactions page
See every supplement checked against Brinzolamide, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Cassia Auriculata References

The 4 references that drive our Cassia Auriculata 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. Latha M, Pari L. Antihyperglycaemic effect of Cassia auriculata in experimental diabetes and its effects on key metabolic enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2003;30:38-43.
  2. Pari L, Ramakrishnan R, Venkateswaran S. Antihyperglycaemic effect of Diamed, a herbal formulation, in experimental diabetes in rats. J Pharm Pharmacol 2001;53:1139-43. PubMed
  3. Thabrew I, Munasinghe J, Chackrewarthi S, Senarath S. The effects of Cassia auriculata and Cardiospermum halicacabum teas on the steady state blood level and toxicity of carbamazepine. J Ethnopharmacol 2004;90:145-50. PubMed
  4. Nambirajan G, Karunanidhi K, Ganesan A, et al. Evaluation of antidiabetic activity of bud and flower of Avaram Senna (Cassia auriculata L.) In high fat diet and streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Biomed Pharmacother. 2018;108:1495-1506. 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 Cassia Auriculata and Brinzolamide Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Cassia Auriculata with Brinzolamide?
We do not list a known interaction between Cassia Auriculata and Brinzolamide. 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 Cassia Auriculata and Brinzolamide combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Brinzolamide is filed under 1 classification, and Cassia Auriculata has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Brinzolamide'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 Cassia Auriculata interact with any other medications?
Yes. Cassia Auriculata has 87 documented drug interactions in our database — Brinzolamide 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 Brinzolamide interact with any supplements?
Yes. Brinzolamide has documented interactions with 3 supplements in our database — Cassia Auriculata is not one of them. The Brinzolamide 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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