Lemon Flower Essence Ingredients & Drug Interactions
What is this page for?
First and foremost: checking Lemon Flower Essence against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.
Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy
Lemon Flower Essence is a dietary supplement by Flower Essence Services with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for vitamin c source, digestive support, flavoring and aromatherapy.Based on those ingredients, 1 medication has a known interaction with it, the most serious rated minor. The ingredients most likely to interact are infusion (1:6000) of Citrus limon. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services
Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.
What’s inside
Low disclosure
This product contains one active ingredient: an infusion (1:6000) of Citrus limon—the common lemon. The infusion is steeped in water and brandy as inactive ingredients.
Lemon flower essence is traditionally used as a supplement for conditions ranging from hay fever and anxiety to kidney stones and respiratory infections, though the evidence supporting these uses isn't established in our data.
Does it work?
Couldn't assess
We hold insufficient reliable evidence to rate lemon flower essence for any of its traditional uses—hay fever, anxiety, respiratory tract infections, kidney stones, or high blood pressure. That means the studies available don't yet show it works, but it doesn't mean it doesn't; the research just isn't there yet.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Lemon as a food or everyday drink is generally well tolerated. However, in medicinal amounts or as a concentrated supplement, safety data are sparse.
Drinking fresh lemon juice in larger quantities has triggered gastrointestinal upset in some people: in one trial, 37% of participants taking 60 mL of lemon juice twice daily reported disturbances—chiefly heartburn (21%) and epigastralgia, a pain in the upper abdomen (8%)—compared to 8% in the placebo group. Pregnancy and lactation safety information isn't on file for this ingredient.
If you're pregnant or nursing, talk with your doctor or pharmacist before starting it.
Meds to double-check
Minor interactions only
If you take itraconazole (Sporanox)—an antifungal medication—confirm with your doctor or pharmacist that this product won't interfere with your treatment before starting it.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFormula with limited ingredient disclosure with no assessable stated purpose. Only minor medication interactions are documented, and safety information is well characterized.
Lemon Flower Essence is well tolerated in food-like amounts, but evidence for its effectiveness at any health goal isn't established yet. If you take itraconazole (an antifungal), check with your doctor or pharmacist first.
For anyone else, discuss it with your own healthcare provider to see if it fits your needs.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jan 24, 2014.
This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed
General information
Key facts about Lemon Flower Essence, straight from the product label.
| Brand | Flower Essence Services |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 782932123186 |
| Net contents | 0.25 fl. Oz.; 7.5 mL |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Jan 24, 2014 |
| DSLD ID | 29839 |
| Product type | Botanical |
| Supplement form | Liquid |
| Dietary claims / uses | No Claim |
| Intended target group(s) | Adult (18 - 50 Years), Organic |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| infusion (1:6000) of Citrus limon | 0 NP | -- |
Other ingredients: Water, brandy
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Seals/Symbols
FES Quintessentials(TM)
DEMETER(R)
FDA Statement of Identity
herbal supplement
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested use: four drops, four times daily
Formulation
Certified organic by Stellar Certification Services, Inc.
Brand IP Statement(s)
Demeter-certified Biodynamic(R)
General Statements
BEST BY 07/2021 110712
General
110712
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Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services label
The label scan from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Tap to enlarge.
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size4 Drop(s) Dosage formLiquid Amounts shown are per serving.
Infusion (1:6000) of Citrus limon
Interacts with1 drug
Lemon is a common citrus fruit that is a good source of vitamin C and citric acid, and it is widely used in food, drinks, and home remedies. While it...
Infusion (1:6000) of Citrus limon monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Water, Brandy. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Flower Essence Services' Lemon Flower Essence interacts with one medication: itraconazole (Sporanox), an antifungal drug.
The concern is minor — taking itraconazole capsules or tablets alongside a beverage containing lemon may increase the drug's levels and effects in your body. A case report documented this in a lung transplant patient who dissolved itraconazole tablets in a lemon-containing beverage before taking it.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
If you take itraconazole, check your exact dose and form with your doctor or pharmacist before adding this product, since the effect depends on how you take the medication and how much lemon you consume.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Lemon Flower Essence interact with 1 drug. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Lemon Flower Essence interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. infusion (1:6000) of Citrus limon
ItraconazoleSporanox, Sporanox Injection, Tolsura
How Itraconazole interacts with Lemon Flower Essence — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Infusion (1:6000) Of Citrus LimonItraconazole (sporanox) Minor
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking itraconazole capsules or tablets with a beverage containing lemon might increase the levels and clinical effects of itraconazole.
Read the full Infusion (1:6000) Of Citrus Limon + Itraconazole interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Lemon Flower Essence with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.
infusion (1:6000) of Citrus limon
Itraconazole (Sporanox)
Theoretically, taking itraconazole capsules or tablets with a beverage containing lemon might increase the levels and clinical effects of itraconazole.
In one case report, dissolving itraconazole tablets in a small amount of specific beverages containing lemon prior to administration increased the level of itraconazole in a lung transplant patient. In this case, the increased bioavailability was desirable and was likely due to improved tablet dissolution in the acidic beverage.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Lemon Flower Essence, from the product label.
Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services: Common Questions
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The Full Monographs Behind Lemon Flower Essence’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Lemon Flower Essence's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — The official product label on file for this supplement.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference behind the ingredient interaction data.
Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.
The 2 references behind this product’s interaction data
Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.
Lemon 2 references
- Ruggenenti P, Caruso MR, Cortinovis M, et al. Fresh lemon juice supplementation for the prevention of recurrent stones in calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis: A pragmatic, prospective, randomised, open, blinded endpoint (PROBE) trial. EClinicalMedicine 2021;4 PubMed
- Umemura K, Katada Y, Nakagawa S, et al. Improved absorption of itraconazole tablet by co-administration with lemon beverages in a lung transplant recipient: A case report. J Infect Chemother 2022;28(8):1203-1207. PubMed
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