Drug & supplement interaction

Cursed Buttercup + Ethosuximide

Ethosuximide brand name: Zarontin.

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 Cursed Buttercup and Ethosuximide 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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Cursed Buttercup and Ethosuximide

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 Ethosuximide and Cursed Buttercup 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 Cursed Buttercup at all — not against Ethosuximide, 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.

Cursed Buttercup safety at a glance

Cursed Buttercup overall Avoid This plant is toxic and can cause skin blistering and serious poisoning if swallowed.
Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When used orally or topically. Oral use of cursed buttercup might stimulate uterine activity. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Unsafe When used orally or topically. Oral use of cursed buttercup might stimulate uterine activity. Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

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

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Cursed Buttercup and Ethosuximide 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.

  • Diarrhea Additional detail

    Cursed Buttercup

    “Orally, fresh cursed buttercup has been reported to cause severe irritation of the gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, and colic (18).”

    Cursed Buttercup · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    1 source cited
    1. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.

    Ethosuximide

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

Effects for Ethosuximide come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Cursed Buttercup come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 2,490 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Ethosuximide that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Cursed Buttercup in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Unsafe

When used orally or topically. Oral use of cursed buttercup might stimulate uterine activity.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Ethosuximide

This page covers Cursed Buttercup only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Ethosuximide page lists 226 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: 1,4-butanediol (major), Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (ghb) (major) and Grapefruit (major).

By severity: 9 major · 179 moderate · 38 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Ethosuximide page

“Ethosuximide (Zarontin) prevents absence seizures, and a steady blood level is what keeps them away, so I treat this list of 226 interacting supplements and herbs with real care, especially the nine rated major. More than half of the entries can change how the liver clears the drug; grapefruit can raise its level while St.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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How much people look this up

Where Cursed Buttercup and Ethosuximide 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 Cursed Buttercup
Steady interest

#1,268 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Ethosuximide
Steady interest

#2,341 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 Cursed Buttercup reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Cursed Buttercup and Ethosuximide 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 Cursed Buttercup

What is Cursed Buttercup?

  • Traditional topical use for skin and joint complaints
  • Folk remedy for warts and skin growths (as a counterirritant)
  • Historical use for fevers
  • Traditional use for swelling or pain

Cursed Buttercup is a toxic wetland plant that can cause severe skin blistering and dangerous poisoning if eaten. It is not a safe or proven dietary supplement, and there is no reliable evidence supporting any medicinal use. Do not take it internally or apply it to your skin without medical supervision—in practice, it is best avoided entirely.

Ranunculus sceleratus · Ranunculaceae · Whole plant (leaves, stems, flowers); historically used topically · Fresh plant poultice or crushed leaves in traditional practice; not sold as a standardized supplement

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

Cursed Buttercup: dosing

There is no established or safe dose of Cursed Buttercup. It is not a recognized dietary supplement, and no reputable product provides standardized, tested amounts.Because the plant is toxic, the safest approach is to not use it at all.

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

Read the full Cursed Buttercup monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Ethosuximide

What Is Ethosuximide Used For?

Brand name: Zarontin

Ethosuximide — sold as Zarontin and also available as generic Ethosuximide — is used to control absence (petit mal) epilepsy. Absence seizures are brief episodes where a person loses awareness for a few seconds, often mistaken for daydreaming.

Both Zarontin and Ethosuximide products (capsule and oral solution forms) are approved for this use. Either may also be used alongside other seizure medicines when a patient has absence seizures together with other types of epilepsy.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Ethosuximide

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (2,490 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Seizure 367 reports
Somnolence 157 reports
Generalised tonic-clonic seizure 149 reports
Petit mal epilepsy 118 reports
Treatment failure 116 reports
See full Ethosuximide drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Cursed Buttercup

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

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No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Cursed Buttercup 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 Cursed Buttercup list.

See the full Cursed Buttercup interactions page
See every supplement checked against Ethosuximide, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Cursed Buttercup References

The 2 references that drive our Cursed Buttercup 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. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  2. Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions. 2nd ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998.

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 Cursed Buttercup and Ethosuximide Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Cursed Buttercup with Ethosuximide?
We do not list a known interaction between Cursed Buttercup and Ethosuximide. 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 Cursed Buttercup and Ethosuximide 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.
Does Ethosuximide interact with any supplements?
Yes. Ethosuximide has documented interactions with 226 supplements in our database — Cursed Buttercup is not one of them. The Ethosuximide 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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