Drug & supplement interaction

Golden Ragwort + Oxandrolone

Oxandrolone brand names: Oxandrin, Anavar.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Golden Ragwort and Oxandrolone 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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Golden Ragwort and Oxandrolone

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 Oxandrolone and Golden Ragwort 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.

Golden Ragwort safety at a glance

Golden Ragwort overall Avoid It contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids that can be toxic to the liver.
Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When used orally. Golden ragwort preparations containing hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) constituents might be teratogenic and hepatotoxic. There is ins... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Unsafe When used orally. Hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) constituents in golden ragwort are excreted in breast-milk. There is insufficient reliable information... 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 Oxandrolone and Golden Ragwort? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Oxandrolone

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Oxandrolone is filed under a single classification — oral drugs. Golden Ragwort has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) inducers (moderate) — and none of Oxandrolone’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

Golden Ragwort Does Interact With Other Medications

Golden Ragwort has 87 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Oxandrolone 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. Oxandrolone)
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What to actually watch for

What Golden Ragwort Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Oxandrolone. It is the side-effect record for Golden Ragwort on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Golden Ragwort, this list is the first place to look. 2 entries are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Raised blood pressure Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Orally, the major concern with golden ragwort use is its pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) content. These constituents can cause lung damage with pulmonary-arterial hypertension.”

    Golden Ragwort · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in hypertension.

    2 sources cited
    1. 12841. Chojkier M. Hepatic sinusoidal-obstruction syndrome: toxicity of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. J Hepatol 2003;39:437-46. PubMed
    2. 12842. Roeder E. Medicinal plants in Europe containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Pharmazie 1995;50:83-98.
  • Liver problems Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Orally, the major concern with golden ragwort use is its pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) content. These constituents can cause liver injury. Chronic exposure to other plants containing hepatotoxic PA constituents is associated with veno-occlusive disease. Subacute veno-occlusive disease can cause vague symptoms, including colicky pains, vomiting, diarrhea, and ascites within several days;”

    Golden Ragwort · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    3 sources cited
    1. 12841. Chojkier M. Hepatic sinusoidal-obstruction syndrome: toxicity of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. J Hepatol 2003;39:437-46. PubMed
    2. 12842. Roeder E. Medicinal plants in Europe containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Pharmazie 1995;50:83-98.
    3. 4021. WHO working group. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Environmental Health Criteria, 80. WHO: Geneva, 1988.
  • Diarrhea / Vomiting Additional detail

    Recorded for Golden Ragwort in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under Liver problems above.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Golden Ragwort — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Oxandrolone to its FDA label in our system yet, so we can’t compare its own side-effect list here — the leaflet that comes with your prescription is the authoritative list for Oxandrolone.

Special populations

Golden Ragwort in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Likely Unsafe

When used orally. Golden ragwort preparations containing hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) constituents might be teratogenic and hepatotoxic. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of using golden ragwort products that do not contain hepatotoxic PAs during pregnancy.

Lactation Likely Unsafe

When used orally. Hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) constituents in golden ragwort are excreted in breast-milk. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of using golden ragwort products that are PA-free during lactation; avoid using.

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 Oxandrolone

This page covers Golden Ragwort only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Oxandrolone page lists 17 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Coffee Charcoal (moderate), European Mandrake (moderate), Glucomannan (moderate) and Guar Gum (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 7 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Oxandrolone page

“Every supplement known to interact with oxandrolone (Oxandrin, Anavar) works the same basic way: it can change how much of the tablet actually reaches your bloodstream. Oxandrolone is an anabolic steroid prescribed to rebuild weight and muscle after surgery, severe illness, or long-term wasting, so a dose that under-absorbs means the r…”

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

We hold 2 real supplement products containing Golden Ragwort, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Golden Ragwort. Even though Golden Ragwort itself has no known interaction with Oxandrolone, 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 Golden Ragwort and Oxandrolone 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 Golden Ragwort
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Oxandrolone
Top half

#809 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 Golden Ragwort reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Golden Ragwort and Oxandrolone records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 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.
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Supplement

About Golden Ragwort

What is Golden Ragwort?

  • Menstrual complaints
  • Easing childbirth (traditional)
  • Urinary discomfort
  • Sore throat (folk use)

Golden Ragwort is a flowering plant once used in traditional and folk medicine, mainly for menstrual and female reproductive complaints. It contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids that can cause serious liver damage, so it is not considered safe for internal use, and modern herbalists generally avoid it.

Packera aurea · Asteraceae · Aerial parts (leaves, stems, flowers) and roots · Tea, tincture, dried herb

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

Golden Ragwort: dosing

There is no established safe dose for Golden Ragwort, and no standardized products are recommended. Because it contains liver-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids, health authorities generally advise against taking it at all.If you come across a product that contains this plant, do not assume any amount is safe.

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

Read the full Golden Ragwort monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Oxandrolone

What Is Oxandrolone Used For?

Brand names: Oxandrin, Anavar

  • Oxandrolone is used with a diet program to cause weight gain in people who have lost too much weight due to surgery, injury, chronic (long-lasting) infections, trauma, or who are underweight for unknown reasons. Oxandrolone is also used to treat bone pain in people with osteoporosis (a condition in which the bones become thin and weak and break easily) and to prevent certain side effects in people who take corticosteroids (a group of medications used to treat many conditions that involve inflammation or swelling of part of the body) for a long time. Oxandrolone is in a class of medications called androgenic hormones. It works by increasing the amount of protein made by the body. This protein is used to build more muscle and increase body weight.

See full Oxandrolone drug information
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Other Drugs & Golden Ragwort

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Golden Ragwort — 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 Golden Ragwort page.

No interaction 2,742 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Golden Ragwort 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 Golden Ragwort list.

See the full Golden Ragwort interactions page
See every supplement checked against Oxandrolone, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Golden Ragwort References

The 4 references that drive our Golden Ragwort 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. WHO working group. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Environmental Health Criteria, 80. WHO: Geneva, 1988.
  2. Chojkier M. Hepatic sinusoidal-obstruction syndrome: toxicity of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. J Hepatol 2003;39:437-46. PubMed
  3. Roeder E. Medicinal plants in Europe containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Pharmazie 1995;50:83-98.
  4. Wang YP, Yan J, Fu PP, Chou MW. Human liver microsomal reduction of pyrrolizidine alkaloid N-oxides to form the corresponding carcinogenic parent alkaloid. Toxicol Lett 2005;155:411-20. 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 Golden Ragwort and Oxandrolone Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Golden Ragwort with Oxandrolone?
We do not list a known interaction between Golden Ragwort and Oxandrolone. 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 Golden Ragwort and Oxandrolone combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Oxandrolone is filed under 1 classification, and Golden Ragwort has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Oxandrolone'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 Golden Ragwort interact with any other medications?
Yes. Golden Ragwort has 87 documented drug interactions in our database — Oxandrolone 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 Oxandrolone interact with any supplements?
Yes. Oxandrolone has documented interactions with 17 supplements in our database — Golden Ragwort is not one of them. The Oxandrolone 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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