Drug & supplement interaction

Lemon Verbena + Docetaxel

Docetaxel brand name: Taxotere.

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 Lemon Verbena and Docetaxel 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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Lemon Verbena and Docetaxel

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 Docetaxel and Lemon Verbena 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.

Lemon Verbena safety at a glance

Lemon Verbena overall Use caution Generally well tolerated as a tea or food, but concentrated extracts and the essential oil are less studied.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety data, so it is best avoided in medicinal amounts during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Safety has not been established, so avoid medicinal amounts while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Docetaxel and Lemon Verbena? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Docetaxel

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Docetaxel is filed under 2 classifications — including cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates. Lemon Verbena has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being benzodiazepines (moderate) — and none of Docetaxel’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

Lemon Verbena Does Interact With Other Medications

Lemon Verbena has 22 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Docetaxel isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 22 No known interaction 2,808 (incl. Docetaxel)
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What to actually watch for

What Lemon Verbena Itself Has Been Linked To

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

  • A skin rash Additional detail

    “Contact dermatitis may occur with topical application of lemon verbena (6).”

    Lemon Verbena · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    1 source cited
    1. 6. The Review of Natural Products by Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Co., 1999.

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

From our Q&A

Questions About Lemon Verbena or Docetaxel

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Lemon Verbena or Docetaxel, 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 Docetaxel

This page covers Lemon Verbena only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Docetaxel page lists 121 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Grapefruit (major), St. John's Wort (major), Acacia Rigidula (moderate), Adrafinil (moderate) and African Wild Potato (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 87 moderate · 32 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Docetaxel page

“Grapefruit is the first thing I would take off the menu during docetaxel (Taxotere) chemotherapy. It blocks CYP3A4, the liver enzyme that clears docetaxel, and higher levels of a chemotherapy drug mean harsher side effects, not better results.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 32 real supplement products containing Lemon Verbena, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Lemon Verbena. Even though Lemon Verbena itself has no known interaction with Docetaxel, 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 Lemon Verbena and Docetaxel 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 Lemon Verbena
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Docetaxel
Top 25%

#538 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 Lemon Verbena reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Lemon Verbena and Docetaxel 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 Lemon Verbena

What is Lemon Verbena?

Lemon Verbena
  • Digestive upset
  • Anxiety and trouble sleeping
  • Joint pain and inflammation
  • Exercise recovery and oxidative stress
  • Weight management
  • Flavoring and aromatherapy

Lemon verbena is a fragrant South American herb most often enjoyed as a tea or flavoring, and it contains polyphenols like verbascoside that have antioxidant activity in lab studies. Some small studies hint at benefits for inflammation, exercise recovery, and appetite, but the human evidence is limited and far from proven. It is generally well tolerated as a food and tea, but talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated supplements, and avoid it during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Aloysia citrodora · Verbenaceae · Leaves and flowering tops; the essential oil is also used · Tea, capsules, liquid extracts, essential oil, and as a flavoring in foods and beverages

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

Lemon Verbena: dosing

There is no official or well-established standardized dose for lemon verbena. As a tea, it is commonly prepared by steeping the dried leaves in hot water, similar to other herbal teas.For capsules and extracts, products vary widely and some are standardized to a certain percentage of polyphenols or verbascoside. More is not always better, and starting with the lowest amount is a sensible approach.

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

Read the full Lemon Verbena monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Docetaxel Injection

What Is Docetaxel Injection Used For?

Brand name: Taxotere

Docetaxel Injection is used to treat a number of serious cancers. Beizray (docetaxel injection) is approved as a single agent for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after prior chemotherapy has stopped working, and in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide as adjuvant (after-surgery) treatment for operable node-positive breast cancer. It is also used as a single agent for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after platinum-based chemotherapy has failed, and with cisplatin for chemotherapy-naive advanced NSCLC.

Beizray is used with prednisone for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. It is also used with cisplatin and fluorouracil for advanced gastric adenocarcinoma (including gastroesophageal junction cancer) in patients who have not received prior chemotherapy for advanced disease, and for induction treatment of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).

Most-Reported Side Effects for Docetaxel

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (0 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Alopecia 16,970 reports
Madarosis 6,717 reports
Hair texture abnormal 5,993 reports
Hair colour changes 5,874 reports
Hair disorder 5,625 reports
See full Docetaxel Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Lemon Verbena

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

0Major
22Moderate
0Minor
2,807No known interaction
22 Moderate 2,807 No interaction
Moderate

22 interactions

No interaction 2,807 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,807 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Lemon Verbena list.

See the full Lemon Verbena interactions page
See every supplement checked against Docetaxel, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Lemon Verbena References

The 2 references that drive our Lemon Verbena 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. The Review of Natural Products by Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Co., 1999.
  2. Afrasiabian F, Mirabzadeh Ardakani M, Rahmani K, et al. Aloysia citriodora Palau (lemon verbena) for insomnia patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of efficacy and safety. Phytother Res. 2019;33(2):350-359.

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 Lemon Verbena and Docetaxel Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Lemon Verbena with Docetaxel?
We do not list a known interaction between Lemon Verbena and Docetaxel. 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 Lemon Verbena and Docetaxel combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Docetaxel is filed under 2 classifications, and Lemon Verbena has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Docetaxel'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 Lemon Verbena interact with any other medications?
Yes. Lemon Verbena has 22 documented drug interactions in our database — Docetaxel 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 Docetaxel interact with any supplements?
Yes. Docetaxel has documented interactions with 121 supplements in our database — Lemon Verbena is not one of them. The Docetaxel 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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