Drug & supplement interaction

Tragacanth + Ustekinumab

Ustekinumab brand name: Stelara.

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 Tragacanth and Ustekinumab 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

Tragacanth and Ustekinumab

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 Ustekinumab and Tragacanth 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.

Tragacanth safety at a glance

Tragacanth overall Use caution Generally recognized as safe in food amounts, but quality and purity of supplements can vary.
Pregnancy Avoid There is not enough safety data, so avoid medicinal amounts during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Safety is unknown while breastfeeding, so it is best to avoid medicinal use.

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

Still wondering about combining Ustekinumab and Tragacanth? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Ustekinumab

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

Tragacanth Does Interact With Other Medications

Tragacanth has 2,022 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Ustekinumab isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 2,022 No known interaction 808 (incl. Ustekinumab)
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What to actually watch for

What Tragacanth Itself Has Been Linked To

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

  • Wheezing Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Tragacanth can cause asthma symptoms in people who are sensitive to quillaia bark (6).”

    Tragacanth · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in asthma.

    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 Tragacanth — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We read the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Ustekinumab’s FDA label too, and the two lists don’t meaningfully overlap — which is why no Ustekinumab column appears here.

Overlapping uses

What Ustekinumab Is Prescribed For, and What Tragacanth Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Ustekinumab is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Tragacanth is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Ustekinumab is prescribed for: Ustekinumab injection treats four immune-related conditions. It is approved for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and active psoriatic arthritis in adults and children 6 years of age and older. It also treats moderately to severely active Crohn's disease in adults and children 2 years of age and older. For moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis, ustekinumab injection is approved for adult patients only.

Read the rest of what Ustekinumab is prescribed for

A prescriber will determine which condition is being treated and choose the appropriate product, route, and dosing schedule.

Tragacanth has been studied for:

  • Diarrhea studied, not established Tragacanth has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows

    Tragacanth for diarrhea

    Although there is interest in using oral tragacanth for diarrhea, there is insufficient reliable information about the clinical effects of tragacanth for this condition.

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Ustekinumab on your own; if you are taking Tragacanth for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Ustekinumab

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

“Nothing on this page should scare anyone off ustekinumab (Stelara), but the pattern is worth knowing. Stelara treats psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn's disease by quieting part of the immune system, and all 53 supplements here are flagged for the same reason.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Ustekinumab interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 34 real supplement products containing Tragacanth, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Tragacanth. Even though Tragacanth itself has no known interaction with Ustekinumab, 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 Tragacanth and Ustekinumab 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 Tragacanth
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Ustekinumab
Steady interest

#1,882 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 Tragacanth reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Tragacanth and Ustekinumab 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 Tragacanth

What is Tragacanth?

Tragacanth
  • Soothing sore throat and cough
  • Digestive upset and constipation
  • Thickening or binding agent in products
  • Skin soothing in creams and pastes

Tragacanth is a plant gum used mainly as a thickener and emulsifier in foods, cosmetics, and medicines, and traditionally to soothe the throat and gut. There is very little solid human research showing it treats any specific condition. It is generally considered safe in food amounts, but anyone with allergies or who is pregnant or breastfeeding should check with a pharmacist or doctor first.

Astragalus gummifer · Fabaceae · Dried gummy sap (exudate) from the stems and branches · Powder, paste, capsules, lozenges, and as an additive (thickener or binder) in foods, lotions, and medicines

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

Tragacanth: dosing

There is no well-established standardized medicinal dose for tragacanth. The amounts used in foods and medicines are usually small and act as thickeners rather than active treatments.If you choose to use a tragacanth product, follow the directions on the label and take any powder with plenty of water.

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

Read the full Tragacanth monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Ustekinumab Injection

What Is Ustekinumab Injection Used For?

Brand name: Stelara

Ustekinumab injection treats four immune-related conditions. It is approved for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and active psoriatic arthritis in adults and children 6 years of age and older. It also treats moderately to severely active Crohn's disease in adults and children 2 years of age and older.

For moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis, ustekinumab injection is approved for adult patients only. A prescriber will determine which condition is being treated and choose the appropriate product, route, and dosing schedule.

See full Ustekinumab Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Tragacanth

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

0Major
2,022Moderate
0Minor
807No known interaction
2,022 Moderate 807 No interaction
Moderate

2,022 interactions

Showing 60 of 2,022 moderate interactions — see all 2,022 on the Tragacanth page.

No interaction 807 drugs checked — show the list

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

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

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

Tragacanth References

The 2 references that drive our Tragacanth 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. Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions. 2nd ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 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 Tragacanth and Ustekinumab Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Tragacanth with Ustekinumab?
We do not list a known interaction between Tragacanth and Ustekinumab. 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.
Are Tragacanth and Ustekinumab used for the same thing?
They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Tragacanth in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Ustekinumab is being adjusted to a target.
How was the Tragacanth and Ustekinumab combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Ustekinumab is filed under 1 classification, and Tragacanth has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Ustekinumab'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 Tragacanth interact with any other medications?
Yes. Tragacanth has 2,022 documented drug interactions in our database — Ustekinumab 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 Ustekinumab interact with any supplements?
Yes. Ustekinumab has documented interactions with 53 supplements in our database — Tragacanth is not one of them. The Ustekinumab 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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