Drug & supplement interaction

Orris + Trimeprazine Tartrate

Trimeprazine Tartrate brand names: Temaril, Temaril Spansule.

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 Orris and Trimeprazine Tartrate 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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Orris and Trimeprazine Tartrate

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 Trimeprazine Tartrate and Orris 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.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Orris at all — not against Trimeprazine Tartrate, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.

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.

Orris safety at a glance

Orris overall Use caution Mostly used as a fragrance; the fresh root can irritate the skin and gut and human safety data for internal use are limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information; avoid medicinal use during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Not enough safety information; avoid medicinal use while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Trimeprazine Tartrate and Orris? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Orris Itself Has Been Linked To

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

  • Stomach pain / Diarrhea / Vomiting Additional detail

    “Orally, the fresh plant juice or root can cause severe mucosal irritation, abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea (18).”

    Orris · 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.
  • A skin rash Additional detail

    “Topically, the fresh plant juice or root can cause severe skin and mucosal irritation (12,18). A case of allergic contact dermatitis has been reported in a 45-year-old atopic patient using a facial cream containing an extract of orris root.”

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

    3 sources cited
    1. 12. McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, LLC 1997.
    2. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
    3. 106685. Baudy A, Samaran Q, Dereure O, Raison-Peyron N. Allergic contact dermatitis to Iris germanica root in a "natural" cosmetic. Contact Dermatitis 2021;85(1):111-112.

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

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Trimeprazine Tartrate

This page covers Orris only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Trimeprazine Tartrate 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 Trimeprazine Tartrate page

“Trimeprazine tartrate (Temaril) is an antihistamine used mainly for itching and allergy symptoms, and all 17 supplements flagged against it interfere in the same basic way, by changing how much of an oral dose your body actually absorbs. Treat this list with genuine care, because the single major-rated entry, activated charcoal, can bi…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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

We hold 36 real supplement products containing Orris, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Orris. Even though Orris itself has no known interaction with Trimeprazine Tartrate, 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 Orris and Trimeprazine Tartrate 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 Orris
Steady interest

#1,151 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Trimeprazine Tartrate
Top 5%

#78 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 Orris reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Orris and Trimeprazine Tartrate 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 Orris

What is Orris?

  • Fragrance and flavoring (perfumes, gin, cosmetics)
  • Traditional remedy for coughs and congestion
  • Skin and breath freshening
  • Teething soothers for infants (traditional, not recommended)
  • Digestive complaints (traditional use)

Orris is the dried, aged rhizome of certain iris species, valued mainly for its violet-like scent in perfumes, cosmetics, and flavorings rather than for proven health benefits. There is very little reliable human evidence that it treats any medical condition, and the fresh root can be irritating, so it is best thought of as a fragrance ingredient rather than a remedy. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it for any health purpose.

Iris germanica · Iridaceae · Dried rhizome (orris root) and its essential oil/extract (orris butter) · Dried root pieces, powder, essential oil (orris butter), tinctures, and as a flavoring or fragrance ingredient

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

Orris: dosing

There is no established or standardized medicinal dose for orris root. Its main everyday uses—as a perfume ingredient or a flavoring—involve very small amounts and are not the same as taking it as a supplement.If you are considering a product that contains orris, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.

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

Read the full Orris monograph & all interactions
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Orris

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

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Orris list.

See the full Orris interactions page
See every supplement checked against Trimeprazine Tartrate, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Orris References

The 3 references that drive our Orris 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. McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, LLC 1997.
  2. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  3. Baudy A, Samaran Q, Dereure O, Raison-Peyron N. Allergic contact dermatitis to Iris germanica root in a "natural" cosmetic. Contact Dermatitis 2021;85(1):111-112.

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 Orris and Trimeprazine Tartrate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Orris with Trimeprazine Tartrate?
We do not list a known interaction between Orris and Trimeprazine Tartrate. 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.
Does Trimeprazine Tartrate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Trimeprazine Tartrate has documented interactions with 17 supplements in our database — Orris is not one of them. The Trimeprazine Tartrate interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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