Drug & supplement interaction

Hordenine + Aluminum Acetate

Aluminum Acetate brand name: Burow's Solution.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 27, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Hordenine and Aluminum 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.

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Hordenine and Aluminum 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 Aluminum Acetate and Hordenine 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.

Hordenine safety at a glance

Hordenine overall Use caution Human safety data is very limited, and it acts as a stimulant.
Pregnancy Avoid No safety data; avoid use during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No safety data; avoid while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Aluminum Acetate and Hordenine? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Aluminum Acetate

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Aluminum Acetate is filed under a single classification — topical drugs. Hordenine has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — the most serious being monoamine oxidase inhibitors (maois) (moderate), stimulant drugs (moderate) and cytochrome p450 2d6 (cyp2d6) substrates (minor) — and none of Aluminum Acetate’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

Hordenine Does Interact With Other Medications

Hordenine has 180 moderate, 149 minor known drug interactions in our database — Aluminum Acetate isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 180 Minor 149 No known interaction 2,501 (incl. Aluminum Acetate)
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What to actually watch for

What Hordenine Itself Has Been Linked To

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

  • Raised blood pressure Worth acting on Additional detail

    “No clinical studies have evaluated the safety of hordenine in humans. However, hordenine is structurally similar to the stimulants N-methyltyramine and synephrine, which are found in bitter orange. Theoretically, hordenine may cause stimulant-related side effects similar to these compounds, including tachycardia and hypertension.”

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

    1 source cited
    1. 29888. Nelson BC, Putzbach K, Sharpless KE, Sander LC. Mass spectrometric determination of the predominant adrenergic protoalkaloids in bitter orange (Citrus aurantium). J Agric Food Chem 2007;55(24):9769-75. PubMed

    “Hordenine is structurally similar to the stimulants N-methyltyramine and synephrine, which are found in bitter orange. Theoretically, hordenine may cause stimulant-related side effects similar to these compounds, including tachycardia and hypertension. However, this has not been assessed or reported in humans.”

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

    1 source cited
    1. 29888. Nelson BC, Putzbach K, Sharpless KE, Sander LC. Mass spectrometric determination of the predominant adrenergic protoalkaloids in bitter orange (Citrus aurantium). J Agric Food Chem 2007;55(24):9769-75. PubMed
  • A fast or pounding heartbeat Additional detail

    Recorded for Hordenine in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under Raised blood pressure above.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Hordenine — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Aluminum Acetate 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 Aluminum Acetate.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Aluminum Acetate

This page covers Hordenine only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Aluminum Acetate 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 Aluminum Acetate page

“Aluminum acetate (Burow's Solution) is the soak or compress people reach for with weepy rashes, athlete's foot, or swimmer's ear, and its three supplement interactions on file all come down to what else touches that same patch of skin. None is rated major, and this is a list most people can handle with a little attention rather than al…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 339 real supplement products containing Hordenine, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Hordenine. Even though Hordenine itself has no known interaction with Aluminum Acetate, 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 Hordenine and Aluminum 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.

Supplement Hordenine
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Aluminum Acetate
Top half

#1,123 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 Hordenine reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The Hordenine and Aluminum Acetate 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 Hordenine

What is Hordenine?

Hordenine
  • Energy and stimulation
  • Athletic and workout performance
  • Weight loss/fat burning
  • Focus and mood
  • Appetite control

Hordenine is a natural alkaloid found in barley and some cacti that is marketed as a stimulant for energy, focus, and fat loss, but solid human evidence for these benefits is lacking. Its safety in people has not been well studied, so caution is warranted, and it should be avoided in pregnancy, breastfeeding, and by people with heart conditions.

Alkaloid isolated from plants such as barley sprouts and certain cacti · Capsules, tablets, powders (often in pre-workout and 'fat burner' blends)

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

Hordenine: dosing

There is no established, well-studied dose for hordenine. The amounts found in supplements vary widely, and they have not been tested for safety or effectiveness in proper human trials.If you choose to use a product containing hordenine, follow the label instructions and do not exceed them. Be aware that it is often mixed with caffeine and other stimulants, so the total stimulant load may be higher than it appears.

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

Read the full Hordenine monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Aluminum Acetate

What Is Aluminum Acetate Used For?

Brand name: Burow's Solution

Aluminum acetate is applied to the skin to temporarily ease the itch, irritation, and discomfort of a range of common skin conditions. Most products — including Tricalm Hydrogel, TriCalm, and Dermeleve cream — are used for poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, insect bites, athlete's foot, and rashes caused by soaps, detergents, cosmetics, or jewelry.

Dermeleve cream also lists minor burns among its uses. Dermeleve Anti Itch Scalp Serum is specifically formulated for scalp itch and rashes from soaps, detergents, or cosmetics applied to the scalp. The ZO Skin Health powder products target rashes from soaps, detergents, cosmetics, or jewelry.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Aluminum Acetate

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (40 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Headache 19 reports
Hypersensitivity 16 reports
Nausea 16 reports
Therapeutic product effect decreased 16 reports
Contraindicated product administered 6 reports
See full Aluminum Acetate drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Hordenine

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

0Major
180Moderate
149Minor
2,500No known interaction
180 Moderate 149 Minor 2,500 No interaction
Moderate

180 interactions

Showing 60 of 180 moderate interactions — see all 180 on the Hordenine page.

Minor

149 interactions

Showing 60 of 149 minor interactions — see all 149 on the Hordenine page.

No interaction 2,500 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,500 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Hordenine list.

See the full Hordenine interactions page
See every supplement checked against Aluminum Acetate, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Hordenine References

The 3 references that drive our Hordenine 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. Barwell CJ, Basma AN, Lafi MA, Leake LD. Deamination of hordenine by monoamine oxidase and its action on vasa deferentia of the rat. J Pharm Pharmacol 1989;41(6):421-3. PubMed
  2. Nelson BC, Putzbach K, Sharpless KE, Sander LC. Mass spectrometric determination of the predominant adrenergic protoalkaloids in bitter orange (Citrus aurantium). J Agric Food Chem 2007;55(24):9769-75. PubMed
  3. Liu Y, Santillo MF. Cytochrome P450 2D6 and 3A4 enzyme inhibition by amine stimulants in dietary supplements. Drug Test Anal. 2016;8(3-4):307-10. 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 Hordenine and Aluminum Acetate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Hordenine with Aluminum Acetate?
We do not list a known interaction between Hordenine and Aluminum Acetate. 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 Hordenine and Aluminum Acetate combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Aluminum Acetate is filed under 1 classification, and Hordenine has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — none of Aluminum Acetate'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 Hordenine interact with any other medications?
Yes. Hordenine has 329 documented drug interactions in our database — Aluminum Acetate 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 Aluminum Acetate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Aluminum Acetate has documented interactions with 3 supplements in our database — Hordenine is not one of them. The Aluminum Acetate 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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