Cupressus arizonica

Cypress/Drug Interactions:

  • Antiasthma drugsAntiasthma drugs: According to many case reports, pollens from Cupressus species may be an important cause of respiratory allergies (6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 12; 11; 13; 14; 15; 16; 1; 4).
  • Anticoagulants and antiplateletsAnticoagulants and antiplatelets: Based on laboratory study, hinokitiol (4-isopropyltropolone), a constituent of Japanese cypress, may reversibly inhibit platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase (3). Hinokitiol has been identified as a constituent of Japanese cypress, also a member of the Cupressaceae family and the Cupressoideae subfamily, which includes Cupressus species; however, it is unclear if hinokitiol, or hinokitiol-like compounds, are also present in Cupressus species.
  • AntihistaminesAntihistamines: According to many case reports, pollens from Cupressus species may be an important cause of respiratory allergies (6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 12; 11; 13; 14; 15; 16; 1; 4).
  • ImmunosuppressantsImmunosuppressants: Based on laboratory study, among phospholipids extracted from cypress grains, phosphatidyl-choline and phosphatidyl-ethanolamine may be able to stimulate the proliferation of T cells from cypress-sensitive subjects (4). Based on comparative study assessing the Th1/Th2 balance in cypress-allergic patients, IL-13-producing T cells may increase in cypress-allergic patients (5).
  • Renally eliminated drugsRenally eliminated drugs: According to a case report, a patient developed acute renal failure after oral intake of a hot-water extract of Cupressus funebris Endl (mourning cypress) rich in flavonoids (17). The patient's renal biopsy showed acute tubular necrosis, interstitial nephritis, and hemoglobin casts. The clinical course and pathological findings were consistent with flavonoid-induced acute nephropathy.

    • Cypress/Herb/Supplement Interactions:

  • Antiasthma herbs and supplementsAntiasthma herbs and supplements: According to many case reports, pollens from Cupressus species may be an important cause of respiratory allergies (6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 12; 11; 13; 14; 15; 16; 1; 4).
  • Anticoagulants and antiplateletsAnticoagulants and antiplatelets: Based on laboratory study, hinokitiol (4-isopropyltropolone), a constituent of Japanese cypress, may reversibly inhibit platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase (3). Hinokitiol has been identified as a constituent of Japanese cypress, also a member of the Cupressaceae family and the Cupressoideae subfamily, which includes Cupressus species; however, it is unclear if hinokitiol, or hinokitiol-like compounds, are also present in Cupressus species.
  • AntihistaminesAntihistamines: According to many case reports, pollens from Cupressus species may be an important cause of respiratory allergies (6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 12; 11; 13; 14; 15; 16; 1; 4).
  • ImmunostimulantsImmunostimulants: Based on laboratory study, among phospholipids extracted from cypress grains, phosphatidyl-choline and phosphatidyl-ethanolamine may be able to stimulate the proliferation of T cells from cypress-sensitive subjects (4). Based on comparative study assessing the Th1/Th2 balance in cypress-allergic patients, IL-13-producing T cells may increase in cypress-allergic patients (5).
  • ImmunosuppressantsImmunosuppressants: Based on laboratory study, among phospholipids extracted from cypress grains, phosphatidyl-choline and phosphatidyl-ethanolamine may be able to stimulate the proliferation of T cells from cypress-sensitive subjects (4). Based on comparative study assessing the Th1/Th2 balance in cypress-allergic patients, IL-13-producing T cells may increase in cypress-allergic patients (5).
  • Renally eliminated herbs and supplementsRenally eliminated herbs and supplements: According to a case report, a patient developed acute renal failure after oral intake of a hot-water extract of Cupressus funebris Endl (mourning cypress) rich in flavonoids (17). The patient's renal biopsy showed acute tubular necrosis, interstitial nephritis, and hemoglobin casts. The clinical course and pathological findings were consistent with flavonoid-induced acute nephropathy.

    • Cypress/Food Interactions:

  • Insufficient available evidence.

    • Cypress/Lab Interactions:

  • Coagulation panelCoagulation panel: Based on laboratory study, hinokitiol (4-isopropyltropolone), a constituent of Japanese cypress, may reversibly inhibit platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase (3). Hinokitiol has been identified as a constituent of Japanese cypress, also a member of the Cupressaceae family and the Cupressoideae subfamily, which includes Cupressus species; however, it is unclear if hinokitiol, or hinokitiol-like compounds, are also present in Cupressus species.
  • Renal function testsRenal function tests: According to a case report, a patient developed acute renal failure after oral intake of a hot-water extract of Cupressus funebris Endl (mourning cypress) rich in flavonoids (17). The patient's renal biopsy showed acute tubular necrosis, interstitial nephritis, and hemoglobin casts. The clinical course and pathological findings were consistent with flavonoid-induced acute nephropathy.