Drug & supplement interaction

Scurvy Grass + Butabarbital Sodium

Butabarbital Sodium brand names: Butisol Sodium, Sarisol #2.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Scurvy Grass and Butabarbital Sodium 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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Interaction report

Scurvy Grass and Butabarbital Sodium

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 Butabarbital Sodium and Scurvy Grass 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 Scurvy Grass at all — not against Butabarbital Sodium, 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.

Scurvy Grass safety at a glance

Scurvy Grass overall Use caution Generally eaten as a food historically, but modern safety data for medicinal use is limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information; avoid medicinal amounts during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Not enough safety information; avoid medicinal amounts while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Butabarbital Sodium and Scurvy Grass? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Butabarbital Sodium

This page covers Scurvy Grass only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Butabarbital Sodium page lists 97 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: 1,4-butanediol (major), Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (ghb) (major) and Kava (major).

By severity: 7 major · 74 moderate · 16 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Butabarbital Sodium page

“Butabarbital sodium (Butisol Sodium) is a barbiturate, an older sedative prescribed for sleep and anxiety, and this class of drug leaves little margin once sedation stacks, so its list of 97 interacting supplements deserves genuine respect. The dominant theme, covering 78 of the ingredients, is added nervous system depression: anything…”

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Where Scurvy Grass and Butabarbital Sodium 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 Scurvy Grass
Steady interest

#1,375 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Butabarbital Sodium
Top 25%

#455 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 Scurvy Grass reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The Scurvy Grass and Butabarbital Sodium 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 Scurvy Grass

What is Scurvy Grass?

  • Historical scurvy prevention (vitamin C source)
  • General tonic
  • Mouth and gum health
  • Digestive support
  • Mild antiseptic/wound rinse

Scurvy grass is a traditional European herb historically eaten by sailors as a source of vitamin C to prevent scurvy. Today it has little proven medical use beyond its vitamin C content, and modern research is very limited. If you simply need vitamin C, well-studied foods and supplements are more reliable.

Cochlearia officinalis · Brassicaceae · Leaves and aerial parts (fresh herb) · Fresh leaves, tea, tincture, juice, dried herb

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

Scurvy Grass: dosing

There is no established standardized dose for scurvy grass. Historically it was used as a fresh leafy green or its juice, in everyday food-like amounts, rather than measured medicinal doses.If you use a commercial product such as a tea or tincture, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed the suggested amount.

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

Read the full Scurvy Grass monograph & all interactions
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Scurvy Grass

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

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Evidence & sources

Scurvy Grass References

The 1 references that drive our Scurvy Grass 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.

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 Scurvy Grass and Butabarbital Sodium Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Scurvy Grass with Butabarbital Sodium?
We do not list a known interaction between Scurvy Grass and Butabarbital Sodium. 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 Butabarbital Sodium interact with any supplements?
Yes. Butabarbital Sodium has documented interactions with 97 supplements in our database — Scurvy Grass is not one of them. The Butabarbital Sodium interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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