Clary Sage + Cortisone Acetate
Cortisone Acetate brand names: Cortone, Cortisone Tablets.
We found no known interaction between Clary Sage and Cortisone Acetate 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.
Clary Sage and Cortisone Acetate
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 Cortisone Acetate and Clary Sage 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 Clary Sage at all — not against Cortisone Acetate, 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.
Clary Sage safety at a glance
Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.
See Every Supplement That Interacts With Cortisone Acetate
This page covers Clary Sage only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Cortisone Acetate page lists 121 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Lily-of-the-valley (major), St. John's Wort (major), Active Hexose Correlated Compound (ahcc) (moderate) and Alder Buckthorn (moderate).
By severity: 3 major · 100 moderate · 18 minor.
From our pharmacist’s overview on the Cortisone Acetate page
“Cortisone acetate (Cortone) is an oral corticosteroid, taken to replace missing cortisol or to quiet inflammation, and its supplement list warrants genuine care. Most of the 121 interacting ingredients either rev up the immune system this steroid is meant to calm or change how much of the drug reaches your blood.”
Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026
Taking Clary Sage as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions
We hold 31 real supplement products containing Clary Sage, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Clary Sage. Even though Clary Sage itself has no known interaction with Cortisone Acetate, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:
Where Clary Sage and Cortisone Acetate 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.
#1,265 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#1,224 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
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 Clary Sage reference on this page ↓
- Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Clary Sage and Cortisone Acetate 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.
About Clary Sage
What is Clary Sage?
- Stress and anxiety
- Menstrual cramps
- Menopause symptoms
- Aromatherapy and relaxation
- Skin care
Clary sage is a Mediterranean herb most often used as an essential oil for aromatherapy and to ease stress or menstrual discomfort. Evidence for these uses is limited and mostly from small studies, and the oil should never be swallowed and should always be diluted before skin contact.
Salvia sclarea · Lamiaceae · Flowering tops and leaves (essential oil) · Essential oil, aromatherapy blends, diluted topical oils
An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Clary Sage is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Clary Sage record says about it on its own.
Clary Sage: dosing
There is no official or standardized dose for clary sage, and it is not meant to be taken by mouth as a supplement.For aromatherapy, people typically add a few drops to a diffuser or dilute a small amount in a carrier oil before applying it to the skin.
From our Clary Sage monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.
Other Drugs & Clary Sage
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Clary Sage — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
No drugs match “”.
No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list
We also checked Clary Sage against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.
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Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Clary Sage list.
Clary Sage References
The 2 references that drive our Clary Sage 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.
- Ou, M. C., Hsu, T. F., Lai, A. C., Lin, Y. T., and Lin, C. C. Pain relief assessment by aromatic essential oil massage on outpatients with primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. J Obstet.Gynaecol.Res 2012;38(5):817-822. PubMed
- Amirhosseini M, Dehghan M, Mangolian Shahrbabaki P, Pakmanesh H. Effectiveness of aromatherapy for relief of pain, nausea, and vomiting after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a randomized controlled trial. Complement Med Res 2020:1-9. Online ahead of print. 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.
Cortisone Acetate Is Linked to Lower Levels of 8 Nutrients
Natural Medicines records Cortisone Acetate as a medicine that can lower these. This is not an interaction with Clary Sage — it is a separate effect of the medicine, and it is a reason some people are advised to supplement rather than to avoid one:
Read the full Cortisone Acetate nutrient depletion report ›
Depletion records come from the licensed Natural Medicines database. Do not start a supplement on the strength of this page — ask your pharmacist or doctor whether it applies to you.
Taking Clary Sage and Cortisone Acetate Together: Common Questions
Is it safe to take Clary Sage with Cortisone Acetate?
Does Cortisone Acetate interact with any supplements?
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