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Lemon Flower Essence Ingredients & Drug Interactions

by Flower Essence Services

Liquid Category: Botanical
Most serious interaction: Minor
The interaction bottom line Most serious interaction: Minor

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.

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.

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What’s inside

Low disclosure
Ingredient Transparency · database check
Low

Most active ingredients don't disclose an individual amount — you can't tell how much of each you're getting.

Why this rating?
  • The label discloses an exact amount for 0 of its 1 active ingredient.

Lemon Flower Essence contains one active ingredient: an infusion of Lemon (Citrus limon), prepared at a 1:6000 concentration. The liquid form also includes water and brandy as inactive ingredients.

Does it work?

Couldn't assess
Evidence for Intended Use · database check
By FDA rules, dietary supplements can’t claim to treat, cure, or prevent disease — so labels speak in careful marketing language. We discern each product’s intended use from its name, label claims, and label statements, then grade the clinical evidence for that use. How these ratings are computed
Not assessable

This is a single-ingredient Lemon product and its label doesn't state a use — see Lemon's own graded uses on its monograph.

Why this rating?
  • We looked at the product name, claims, and label statements and couldn't find a stated purpose to grade.

The evidence we hold does not establish how well lemon essence works for any condition. It's been used traditionally for hay fever, anxiety, respiratory tract infections, high blood pressure, and kidney stones, but the data available rates all of these as having insufficient reliable evidence to make a recommendation either way.

The evidence, ingredient by ingredient Lemon

How safe is it?

Well-documented data
Safety Information · database check
Well characterized

Adverse-effect, pregnancy, and general safety data are on file for most of these ingredients.

Why this rating?
  • We hold adverse-effect (side-effect) data for 1 of the 1 matched ingredient.
  • Pregnancy & breastfeeding safety ratings cover 1 of 1.
  • General safety write-ups exist for 1 of 1.
  • Remember: this measures how much safety information exists. Thin data is not the same as being safe.

Lemon as a food or drink is generally well tolerated in normal amounts. However, when fresh lemon juice is taken in larger medicinal doses — such as 60 mL twice daily — gastrointestinal side effects become more common.

In one clinical trial, 37% of people taking that amount reported gastrointestinal disturbances (including 21% with heartburn and 8% with stomach pain, or epigastralgia), compared to 8% in the placebo group. Concentrated supplements or essential oils of lemon have not been well studied and should be cleared with your doctor before use.

The product facts do not include pregnancy or breastfeeding safety data for lemon; talk with your doctor or pharmacist about whether this is appropriate for you during pregnancy or while nursing.

Side effects, ingredient by ingredient Lemon

Meds to double-check

Minor interactions only
Known Interaction Concern · database check
Minor only

Only Minor-severity interactions are documented for these ingredients.

Why this rating?
  • 1 of the 1 matched ingredient can interact with medications — Lemon.
  • The most serious interaction on file is rated Minor.
  • For scale: 1 individual medications appear in the full list. A big number alone doesn't make a product dangerous — what matters is whether YOUR medication is on it, so run yours through the interaction checker on this page.

Check before taking this product if you use itraconazole (Sporanox) — a Minor interaction exists. No other medication interactions are documented for the ingredients we hold data on.

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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.

This product is generally well tolerated at the dilute concentration in flower essences, though little evidence establishes what it actually does. The main concern is its interaction with itraconazole — if you take that medication, check with your pharmacist first.

For any other prescription medications, search them on this page before starting. Talk it over with your own doctor or pharmacist to make sure it fits your situation.

Educational only — not medical advice; always confirm with your pharmacist. Our editorial policy · How we use AI

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

At a glance

General information

Key facts about Lemon Flower Essence, straight from the product label.

Brand Flower Essence Services
Barcode (UPC) 782932113187
Net contents 1 fl. Oz.; 30 mL
Market status On market
Date entered into DSLD Jan 24, 2014
DSLD ID 29840
Product type Botanical
Supplement form Liquid
Dietary claims / uses No Claim
Intended target group(s) Adult (18 - 50 Years), Organic
From the label
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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

Daily Value (DV) Target Group(s):
Adults and children 4 or more years of age
Minimum serving Sizes:
4 Drop(s)
Maximum serving Sizes:
4 Drop(s)
UPC/BARCODE
782932113187
IngredientAmount% DV
infusion (1:6000) of Citrus limon0 NP--

Other ingredients: Water, Brandy

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Label statements
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Seals/Symbols

FES Quintessentials(TM)

DEMETER

Brand IP Statement(s)

Certified Biodynamic(R) by the Demeter Association, Inc.

General Statements

BEST BY 03/2021 110310 Professional quality backed by over a quarter century of international use.

FDA Statement of Identity

herbal supplement

Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

Suggested use: Four drops, four times daily

Formulation

100% organic ingredients Certified by Stellar Certification Services, Inc.

General

110310

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Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services label

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What’s inside

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 with
1 drug
0 NP per serving

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 & interactions

Other (inactive) ingredients: Water, Brandy. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.

Interaction report

Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services Drug Interactions

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1Drugs
1 Minor

Ingredients driving the most interactions

Each 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 limon1 drug type · 1 drug

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.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for Lemon Flower Essence, from the product label.

Flower Essence Services

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Phone Number
800-548-0075
Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services: Common Questions

Does Lemon Flower Essence by Flower Essence Services interact with any medications?
Yes. Based on its ingredients, Lemon Flower Essence has a known interaction with 1 medication. Use the checker to see how it interacts with a specific drug.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
Lemon Flower Essence contains a single active ingredient, and that one ingredient can interact with many different medications on its own. We check it against each medication and show the mechanism responsible.
Where does this information come from?
The product label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD); the interaction data is built on the Natural Medicines database and reviewed by HelloPharmacist pharmacists.
Will this help my hay fever or anxiety?
The evidence we have doesn't tell us one way or the other. Lemon essence is used for both, but reliable studies backing its use aren't available in our data.
What's an infusion (1:6000)?
It means one part lemon material steeped in 6000 parts liquid — a very dilute concentration, which is typical for flower essences.
Can I take this if I'm pregnant?
We don't have safety data on file for lemon in pregnancy. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about whether this product is right for you during pregnancy.
What side effects should I watch for?
At normal food amounts, lemon is well tolerated. If you took medicinal doses of fresh lemon juice (much stronger than this dilute essence), heartburn and stomach upset are the most common issues — but at this low concentration, adverse effects are not expected to be common.
Does this contain alcohol?
Yes — brandy is listed as an inactive ingredient in the liquid form.

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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

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.

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
  1. 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
  2. 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

See these in context on the Lemon monograph →

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DISCLAIMER: Currently this does not check for drug-drug interactions. This is not an all-inclusive comprehensive list of potential interactions and is for informational purposes only. Not all interactions are known or well-reported in the scientific literature, and new interactions are continually being reported. Input is needed from a qualified healthcare provider including a pharmacist before starting any therapy. Application of clinical judgment is necessary.

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