Drug & supplement interaction

Kousso + Omalizumab

Omalizumab brand name: Xolair.

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 Kousso and Omalizumab 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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Kousso and Omalizumab

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 Omalizumab and Kousso 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.

Kousso safety at a glance

Kousso overall Use caution Traditionally used as a worm treatment but can cause nausea, vomiting, and other side effects; modern safety data are limited.
Pregnancy Unsafe When used orally due to abortifacient activity. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Unsafe When used orally due to its potential for toxicity. 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 Omalizumab and Kousso? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Omalizumab

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Omalizumab is filed under a single classification — immunosuppressants. Kousso has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (moderate) — and none of Omalizumab’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

Kousso Does Interact With Other Medications

Kousso has 86 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Omalizumab isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 86 No known interaction 2,744 (incl. Omalizumab)
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What to actually watch for

What Kousso Itself Has Been Linked To

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

  • Fainting Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Orally, kousso can cause gastrointestinal irritation, resulting in salivation, nausea, and diarrhea. It can also cause headache and general weakness (18). At high doses, vision disorders, spasms, and syncope can occur, progressing to acidosis, and shock (18).”

    Kousso · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

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

    “Orally, kousso can cause syncope when used in high doses (18).”

    Kousso · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in syncope.

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

    “Orally, kousso can cause gastrointestinal irritation, resulting in salivation, nausea, and diarrhea (18).”

    Kousso · 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.
  • Headache Additional detail

    “Orally, kousso can cause headache and general weakness (18). At high doses, kousso can cause spasms (18).”

    Kousso · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

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

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Kousso — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We read the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Omalizumab’s FDA label too, and the two lists don’t meaningfully overlap — which is why no Omalizumab column appears here.

Special populations

Kousso in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Unsafe

When used orally due to abortifacient activity.

Lactation Unsafe

When used orally due to its potential for toxicity.

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 Omalizumab

This page covers Kousso only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Omalizumab page lists 53 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Active Hexose Correlated Compound (ahcc) (moderate), Alfalfa (moderate), American Ginseng (moderate), Andrographis (moderate) and Ashwagandha (moderate).

By severity: 52 moderate · 1 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Omalizumab page

“None of the 53 supplements on file for omalizumab (Xolair) carries a major rating, so this is a list to read with steady attention rather than alarm. Xolair treats allergic asthma and chronic hives by calming part of the immune system, and every entry here pulls the other way: these are immune-stimulating products, echinacea and astrag…”

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How much people look this up

Where Kousso and Omalizumab 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 Kousso
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Omalizumab
Steady interest

#2,310 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 Kousso reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Kousso and Omalizumab 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.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Kousso

What is Kousso?

  • Tapeworm infection (traditional anthelmintic)
  • Other intestinal worms
  • Traditional digestive remedies

Kousso is the dried flower of the African tree Hagenia abyssinica, used traditionally—especially in Ethiopia—to expel tapeworms. It was once listed in older pharmacopeias as a worm treatment, but it has largely been replaced by safer, more reliable modern medicines and can cause significant side effects. There is no good modern evidence supporting its use, so talk to a pharmacist or doctor before considering it.

Hagenia abyssinica · Rosaceae · Dried female flowers · Dried flower powder, infusion (tea), and traditional liquid preparations

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

Kousso: dosing

There is no well-established, standardized modern dose for kousso. Traditional preparations varied widely and were not measured in the careful way modern medicines are.Because of the lack of standardization and the risk of side effects, we cannot recommend a specific amount.

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

Read the full Kousso monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Omalizumab Injection

What Is Omalizumab Injection Used For?

Brand name: Xolair

Xolair is used for several allergy-driven conditions. It treats moderate to severe persistent asthma in adults and children 6 and older whose symptoms aren't controlled by inhaled steroids alone and who test positive for a year-round airborne allergen. It is also used as an add-on maintenance treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (ongoing sinus inflammation with polyp growths) in adults 18 and older who haven't responded well to nasal corticosteroids.

Xolair is also approved to reduce allergic reactions — including anaphylaxis — from accidental food exposure in adults and children aged 1 and older with IgE-mediated food allergy. It must be used alongside strict food avoidance, and it is not a substitute for emergency treatment like epinephrine. Finally, Xolair treats chronic spontaneous urticaria (persistent hives with no identified trigger) in adults and adolescents 12 and older who still have symptoms despite antihistamine treatment.

See full Omalizumab Injection drug information
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Other Drugs & Kousso

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

0Major
86Moderate
0Minor
2,743No known interaction
86 Moderate 2,743 No interaction
Moderate

86 interactions

Showing 60 of 86 moderate interactions — see all 86 on the Kousso page.

No interaction 2,743 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,743 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Kousso list.

See the full Kousso interactions page
See every supplement checked against Omalizumab, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Kousso References

The 4 references that drive our Kousso 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.
  3. Thomsen H, Reider K, Franke K, et al. Characterization of constituents and anthelmintic properties of Hagenia abyssinica. Sci Pharm 2012;80(2):433-46. PubMed
  4. Kifle ZD, Yesuf JS, Atnafie SA. Evaluation of in vitro and in vivo Anti-Diabetic, Anti-Hyperlipidemic and Anti-Oxidant Activity of Flower Crude Extract and Solvent Fractions of Hagenia Abyssinica (Rosaceae). J Exp Pharmacol. 2020 Jun 9;12:151-167.

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 Kousso and Omalizumab Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Kousso with Omalizumab?
We do not list a known interaction between Kousso and Omalizumab. 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 Kousso and Omalizumab combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Omalizumab is filed under 1 classification, and Kousso has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Omalizumab'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 Kousso interact with any other medications?
Yes. Kousso has 86 documented drug interactions in our database — Omalizumab 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 Omalizumab interact with any supplements?
Yes. Omalizumab has documented interactions with 53 supplements in our database — Kousso is not one of them. The Omalizumab 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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