Drug & supplement interaction

Holy Basil + Thiethylperazine Maleate

Thiethylperazine Maleate brand names: Torecan, Norzine.

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 Holy Basil and Thiethylperazine Maleate 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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Holy Basil and Thiethylperazine Maleate

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 Thiethylperazine Maleate and Holy Basil 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.

Holy Basil safety at a glance

Holy Basil overall Use caution Generally well tolerated short-term in adults, but high-quality long-term safety data are limited.
Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe When used in high doses during pregnancy or when trying to conceive. Animal research suggests that relatively high doses of holy basil extract (200 mg/kg) may r... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Possibly Unsafe When used in high doses during pregnancy or when trying to conceive. Animal research suggests that relatively high doses of holy basil extract (200 mg/kg) may r... 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.

Pharmacist analysis

While holy basil is generally considered a safe supplement with many different medications, and there is no known interaction in this case, it is important to be aware of some of its potential interactions.

Blood Thinning Drugs

  • Holy Basil may have mild blood-thinning properties.
  • Combining Holy Basil with medications like Warfarin, aspirin, or other anticoagulants/antiplatelet drugs could increase the risk of bleeding.

Blood Pressure Medications

  • Holy Basil may have mild hypotensive (blood pressure-lowering) effects.
  • Combining Holy Basil with medications used to treat high blood pressure, such as ACE inhibitors or beta-blockers, could potentially enhance the blood pressure-lowering effects.

Diabetes Medications

  • Holy Basil may have a hypoglycemic (blood sugar-lowering) effect.
  • Combining Holy Basil with diabetes medications like insulin or oral hypoglycemic drugs could potentially enhance the blood sugar-lowering effects.

Sedatives

  • Holy Basil has calming properties and may enhance the effects of sedatives or anxiety medications.
  • Combining Holy Basil with medications like benzodiazepines or sleep aids could potentially increase drowsiness or sedation.

Always talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist before starting any new herbal supplement, including Holy Basil. They can provide personalized advice based on your specific medical history, medications, and overall health condition to ensure your safety and well-being.

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Still wondering about combining Thiethylperazine Maleate and Holy Basil? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Thiethylperazine Maleate

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Thiethylperazine Maleate is filed under 2 classifications — photosensitizing drugs, oral drugs. Holy Basil has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — the most serious being anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs (moderate), antidiabetes drugs (moderate) and pentobarbital (nembutal) (moderate) — and none of Thiethylperazine Maleate’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

Holy Basil Does Interact With Other Medications

Holy Basil has 212 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Thiethylperazine Maleate isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 212 No known interaction 2,618 (incl. Thiethylperazine Maleate)
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What to actually watch for

What Holy Basil Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Thiethylperazine Maleate. It is the side-effect record for Holy Basil on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Holy Basil, this list is the first place to look.

  • A change in taste / Diarrhea / Nausea Additional detail

    “Orally, two out of 24 participants taking capsules containing holy basil extract in one clinical study experienced nausea or loose stools.

    Topically, holy basil mouthwash has been reported to cause a bitter taste in clinical trials.”

    Holy Basil · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in nausea and vomiting.

    2 sources cited
    1. 55037. Mondal, S., Varma, S., Bamola, V. D., Naik, S. N., Mirdha, B. R., Padhi, M. M., Mehta, N., and Mahapatra, S. C. Double-blinded randomized controlled trial for immunomodulatory effects of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn.) leaf extract on healthy volunteers. J PubMed
    2. 55038. Agarwal, P. and Nagesh, L. Comparative evaluation of efficacy of 0.2% Chlorhexidine, Listerine and Tulsi extract mouth rinses on salivary Streptococcus mutans count of high school children--RCT. Contemp.Clin Trials 2011;32(6):802-808. PubMed

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Holy Basil — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Thiethylperazine Maleate 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 Thiethylperazine Maleate.

Special populations

Holy Basil in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When used in high doses during pregnancy or when trying to conceive. Animal research suggests that relatively high doses of holy basil extract (200 mg/kg) may reduce implantation rate when used for one week, while long-term use of higher doses (2-4 grams/kg) may decrease the number of full-term pregnancies. There is insufficient reliable information available regarding the safety of holy basil 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

From our Q&A

Questions About Holy Basil or Thiethylperazine Maleate

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Holy Basil or Thiethylperazine Maleate, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Thiethylperazine Maleate

This page covers Holy Basil only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Thiethylperazine Maleate page lists 37 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Alfalfa (moderate), Angelica Archangelica (moderate), Arrach (moderate) and Bergamot (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 26 moderate · 10 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Thiethylperazine Maleate page

“Activated charcoal is the interaction to understand first with thiethylperazine maleate (Torecan, Norzine), a prescription anti-nausea medicine, and the list as a whole calls for real caution. Charcoal, the lone major-rated entry, can bind the drug in the gut and sharply cut how much is absorbed, potentially leaving the nausea untreated.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 1,867 real supplement products containing Holy Basil, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Holy Basil. Even though Holy Basil itself has no known interaction with Thiethylperazine Maleate, 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 Holy Basil and Thiethylperazine Maleate 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 Holy Basil
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Thiethylperazine Maleate
Top half

#836 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 Holy Basil reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Holy Basil and Thiethylperazine Maleate 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 Holy Basil

What is Holy Basil?

Holy Basil
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Blood sugar support
  • Respiratory complaints
  • General immune and wellness support
  • Inflammation

Holy basil (tulsi) is a traditional Ayurvedic herb most often used today for stress and general wellness, but the human evidence is mostly small and preliminary. It is generally well tolerated by most adults, but it should be avoided in pregnancy and used cautiously by anyone with health conditions or taking medications. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before starting it.

Ocimum tenuiflorum · Lamiaceae · Leaves, seeds, and essential oil · Tea, capsules, tablets, powder, liquid extract, essential oil

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

Holy Basil: dosing

There is no well-established standard dose of holy basil. Studies have used different forms and amounts, so it is hard to recommend a single reliable dose.If you choose to use it, follow the directions on the product label and do not exceed the recommended amount. They can help you decide whether it is appropriate and what amount may be reasonable.

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

Read the full Holy Basil monograph & all interactions
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Other Drugs & Holy Basil

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

0Major
212Moderate
0Minor
2,617No known interaction
212 Moderate 2,617 No interaction
Moderate

212 interactions

Showing 60 of 212 moderate interactions — see all 212 on the Holy Basil page.

No interaction 2,617 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,617 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Holy Basil list.

See the full Holy Basil interactions page
See every supplement checked against Thiethylperazine Maleate, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Holy Basil References

The 8 references that drive our Holy Basil 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. Agrawal P, Rai V, Singh RB. Randomized placebo-controlled, single blind trial of holy basil leaves in patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 1996;34:406-9.
  2. Sakina MR, Dandiya PC, Hamdard ME, Hameed A. Preliminary psychopharmacological evaluation of Ocimum sanctum leaf extract. J Ethnopharmacol 1990;28:143-50. PubMed
  3. Singh S, Rehan HM, Majumdar DK. Effect of Ocimum sanctum fixed oil on blood pressure, blood clotting time and pentobarbitone-induced sleeping time. J Ethnopharmacol 2001;78:139-43. PubMed
  4. Mondal, S., Varma, S., Bamola, V. D., Naik, S. N., Mirdha, B. R., Padhi, M. M., Mehta, N., and Mahapatra, S. C. Double-blinded randomized controlled trial for immunomodulatory effects of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn.) leaf extract on healthy volunteers. J PubMed
  5. Agarwal, P. and Nagesh, L. Comparative evaluation of efficacy of 0.2% Chlorhexidine, Listerine and Tulsi extract mouth rinses on salivary Streptococcus mutans count of high school children--RCT. Contemp.Clin Trials 2011;32(6):802-808. PubMed
  6. Vohora, S. B., Garg, S. K., and Chaudhury, R. R. Antifertility screening of plants. 3. Effect of six indigenous plants on early pregnancy in albino rats. Indian J Med Res 1969;57(5):893-899.
  7. Khanna S, Gupta SR, Grover JK. Effect of long term feeding of tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn) on reproductive performance of adult albino rats. Indian J Exp Biol 1986;24(5):302-4.
  8. Somasundaram G, Manimekalai K, Salwe KJ, Pandiamunian J. Evaluation of the antidiabetic effect of Ocimum sanctum in type 2 diabetes patients. Int J Life Sci Pharma Res 2012;2(3):75-81.

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 Holy Basil and Thiethylperazine Maleate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Holy Basil with Thiethylperazine Maleate?
We do not list a known interaction between Holy Basil and Thiethylperazine Maleate. 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 Holy Basil and Thiethylperazine Maleate combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Thiethylperazine Maleate is filed under 2 classifications, and Holy Basil has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — none of Thiethylperazine Maleate'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 Holy Basil interact with any other medications?
Yes. Holy Basil has 212 documented drug interactions in our database — Thiethylperazine Maleate 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 Thiethylperazine Maleate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Thiethylperazine Maleate has documented interactions with 37 supplements in our database — Holy Basil is not one of them. The Thiethylperazine Maleate 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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