Drug & supplement interaction

Wood Sage + Buspirone

Buspirone brand name: BuSpar.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Wood Sage and Buspirone 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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Wood Sage and Buspirone

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 Buspirone and Wood Sage 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 Wood Sage at all — not against Buspirone, 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.

Wood Sage safety at a glance

Wood Sage overall Use caution Human safety data is very limited, and some related Teucrium species have been linked to liver toxicity.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information exists, so avoid use during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data is available, so avoid use while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Buspirone and Wood Sage? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Buspirone’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Wood Sage. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Buspirone’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Serotonin syndrome Worth acting on
  • Thoughts of self-harm Worth acting on
  • A stroke or mini-stroke Worth acting on
  • Pain or burning when passing urine Worth acting on
  • Muscle weakness Worth acting on
  • Trouble passing urine Worth acting on
  • A slow heartbeat Worth acting on
  • A heart attack Worth acting on
  • Hallucinations Worth acting on
  • Heart failure Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 64 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Buspirone. Read the label on DailyMed › Wood Sage’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Wood Sage side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Wood Sage has no side effects.

From our Q&A

Questions About Wood Sage or Buspirone

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

This page covers Wood Sage only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Buspirone page lists 155 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Grapefruit (major), Lithium (major), St. John's Wort (major) and 5-htp (moderate).

By severity: 4 major · 108 moderate · 43 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Buspirone page

“I counsel genuine caution when supplements meet buspirone (BuSpar), the anxiety medication, because four of its 155 documented interactions are rated major. The bulk of the list, 121 ingredients, changes how your liver clears buspirone through the CYP3A4 enzyme, pushing its level up toward dizziness and drowsiness or down until the anx…”

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How much people look this up

Where Wood Sage and Buspirone 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 Wood Sage
Steady interest

#1,288 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Buspirone
Top 5%

#54 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. Wood Sage is not yet covered by that licensed database, so its write-up cites publicly available medical sources directly (see the references below).
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Wood Sage reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Wood Sage and Buspirone records this page draws on were last updated June 22, 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 Wood Sage

What is Wood Sage?

  • Digestive upset
  • Sore throat and mouth rinse
  • Mild fevers and colds
  • Wound and skin washes (traditional)
  • Appetite stimulation

Wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia) is a wild herb in the mint family that has been used in traditional European folk medicine, mainly for digestion, sore throats, and minor wounds. There is very little modern scientific evidence to confirm it works for any health condition, and some related Teucrium species have been linked to liver harm, so caution is warranted. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it.

Teucrium scorodonia · Lamiaceae · Aerial parts (leaves, stems, and flowering tops) · Tea (infusion), tincture, dried herb

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

Wood Sage: dosing

There is no established or standardized dose for wood sage. It has not been studied well enough to recommend a specific safe amount.Traditionally it was used as a weak tea made from the dried herb, or as a tincture, but historical recipes vary and are not a substitute for tested dosing. Avoid long-term use.

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

Read the full Wood Sage monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Buspirone

What Is Buspirone Used For?

Brand name: BuSpar

Buspirone tablets and capsules are used to manage anxiety disorders or to relieve anxiety symptoms in the short term. Its effectiveness has been shown in clinical trials focused on Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) — a condition marked by persistent, hard-to-control worry along with physical symptoms like muscle tension, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, and sleep problems.

Buspirone has also been shown to relieve anxiety in people who have mild depressive symptoms alongside their anxiety. Everyday stress and tension, on their own, generally do not require treatment with a medicine like buspirone.

See full Buspirone drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Wood Sage

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

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2,829No known interaction
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No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Wood Sage 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 Wood Sage list.

See the full Wood Sage interactions page
See every supplement checked against Buspirone, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Wood Sage References

The 3 sources that drive our Wood Sage monograph — publicly available pages from reputable medical and government organizations. Every link was verified to work before publishing. Wood Sage is not covered by the licensed Natural Medicines interaction database, so its page cites these public sources directly.

  1. Herbs at a Glance — NIH NCCIH Source
  2. Germander — LiverTox / NIH NCBI Bookshelf Source
  3. Herbal and Dietary Supplements — MedlinePlus Source

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 Wood Sage and Buspirone Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Wood Sage with Buspirone?
We do not list a known interaction between Wood Sage and Buspirone. 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 Buspirone interact with any supplements?
Yes. Buspirone has documented interactions with 155 supplements in our database — Wood Sage is not one of them. The Buspirone 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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