Drug & supplement interaction

Evodia + Obinutuzumab

Obinutuzumab brand name: Gazyva.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Evodia and Obinutuzumab 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. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the label for Obinutuzumab states a food rule worth keeping to.

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Interaction report

Evodia and Obinutuzumab

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 Obinutuzumab and Evodia 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.

Evodia safety at a glance

Evodia overall Use caution Limited human safety data exist, so use carefully and under professional guidance.
Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe When used orally. Active constituents in evodia have uterine stimulant activity in animal models. Evodia might also decrease litter size in animal models. Theor... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Avoid There is not enough safety information, so it is best to avoid while breastfeeding.

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Obinutuzumab and Evodia? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
Keep it in perspective

Evodia Does Interact With Other Medications

Evodia has 950 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Obinutuzumab isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

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Covers the 2,830 medications we’ve checked against Evodia. Pick one to open its full report.

What to actually watch for

What Evodia Itself Has Been Linked To

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

  • An irregular heartbeat Worth acting on Additional detail

    “There is no reliable evidence regarding the safety of evodia from clinical trials. In animal studies, evodia has induced QT prolongation and Torsade de pointes.”

    Evodia · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in torsades de pointes.

    1 source cited
    1. 97035. Baburin I, Varkvisser R, Schramm A, et al. Dehydroevodiamine and hortiamine, alkaloids from the traditional Chinese herbal drug Evodia rutaecarpa, are IKr blockers with proarrhythmic effects in vitro and in vivo. Pharmacol Res. 2018 May;131:150-163. DOI

    “In animal studies, evodia acts as a proarrhythmic agent with a dose-dependent effect. Evodia infusion has resulted in QT prolongation and Torsade de pointes. It is not clear what dose of evodia, if any, is required to produce a similar effect in humans.”

    Evodia · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in torsades de pointes.

    1 source cited
    1. 97035. Baburin I, Varkvisser R, Schramm A, et al. Dehydroevodiamine and hortiamine, alkaloids from the traditional Chinese herbal drug Evodia rutaecarpa, are IKr blockers with proarrhythmic effects in vitro and in vivo. Pharmacol Res. 2018 May;131:150-163. DOI

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Evodia — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We read the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Obinutuzumab’s FDA label too, and the two lists don’t meaningfully overlap — which is why no Obinutuzumab column appears here.

Special populations

Evodia in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe

When used orally. Active constituents in evodia have uterine stimulant activity in animal models. Evodia might also decrease litter size in animal models. Theoretically, taking evodia during pregnancy might adversely affect pregnancy outcome.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

How to take them

Some Obinutuzumab Products Have a Food Rule — Evodia Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Obinutuzumab says to take it on an empty stomach. Most supplements — Evodia included — are taken with a meal, so the easy mistake is swallowing both together at breakfast. Where that rule applies, keep Obinutuzumab on its own and move Evodia to a meal later in the day.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Obinutuzumab products can carry different directions, and extended-release forms often differ from immediate-release ones. The label we read is quoted below — check the directions on your own box or bottle, or ask your pharmacist, for how to take the exact product you were given.

650–1,000 mg acetaminophen At least 30 minutes before GAZYVA infusion.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Obinutuzumab — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. See the Obinutuzumab drug page ›

A food rule is not an interaction — it is about how much of the medicine you absorb. The directions that came with your own product, and your pharmacist, outrank anything on this page.

One more smart check

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

We hold 182 real supplement products containing Evodia, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Evodia. Even though Evodia itself has no known interaction with Obinutuzumab, 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 Evodia and Obinutuzumab 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 Evodia
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Obinutuzumab
Steady interest

#2,267 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 Evodia reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Evodia and Obinutuzumab records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 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.
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Supplement

About Evodia

What is Evodia?

  • Digestive upset and nausea
  • Headaches
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea

Evodia is a fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine, most often for digestive complaints, headaches, and menstrual pain. Human evidence for these uses is very limited, and it is mostly studied in laboratory and animal research. Talk with a pharmacist or doctor before using it, and avoid it during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Tetradium ruticarpum · Rutaceae · Dried unripe fruit · Dried fruit, powder, capsules, tablets, teas, and traditional herbal formulas

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

Evodia: dosing

There is no well-established standard dose for evodia. Traditional use often relies on combination formulas prepared by trained practitioners, and modern supplement products vary widely in strength and ingredients.If you choose to use evodia, follow the directions on the product label and do not exceed the recommended amount.

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

Read the full Evodia monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Obinutuzumab Injection

What Is Obinutuzumab Injection Used For?

Brand name: Gazyva

Gazyva is used to treat three conditions. For chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), it is given in combination with chlorambucil in patients who have not been treated before. For follicular lymphoma (FL), it is used either with bendamustine (for patients whose disease came back or stopped responding to a rituximab-based regimen) or with chemotherapy (for previously untreated advanced disease) — in both cases followed by Gazyva alone as maintenance therapy.

Gazyva is also approved for active lupus nephritis — a type of kidney inflammation caused by lupus — in adults who are already receiving standard therapy for the condition.

See full Obinutuzumab Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Evodia

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

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950Moderate
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1,879No known interaction
Moderate

950 interactions

Showing 60 of 950 moderate interactions — see all 950 on the Evodia page.

No interaction 1,879 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Evodia References

The 13 references that drive our Evodia 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. Sheu JR, Kan YC, Hung WC, et al. The antiplatelet activity of rutaecarpine, an alkaloid isolated from Evodia rutaecarpa, is mediated through inhibition of phospholipase C. Thromb Res 1998;92:53-64. PubMed
  2. Sheu JR, Hung WC, Lee YM, Yen MH. Mechanism of inhibition of platelet aggregation by rutaecarpine, an alkaloid isolated from Evodia rutaecarpa. Eur J Pharmacol 1996;318:469-75. PubMed
  3. Ueng YF, Tsai TH, Don MJ, et al. Alteration of the pharmacokinetics of theophylline by rutaecarpine, an alkaloid of the medicinal herb Evodia rutaecarpa, in rats. J Pharm Pharmacol 2005;57:227-32.
  4. King CL, Kong YC, Wong NS, et al. Uterotonic effect of Evodia rutaecarpa alkaloids. J Nat Prod 1980;43:577-82. PubMed
  5. Ueng YF, Jan WC, Lin LC, et al. The alkaloid rutaecarpine is a selective inhibitor of cytochrome P450 1A in mouse and human liver microsomes. Drug Metab Dispos 2002;30:349-53. PubMed
  6. Iwata H, Tezuka Y, Kadota S, et al. Mechanism-based inactivation of human liver microsomal CYP3A4 by rutaecarpine and limonin from Evodia fruit extract. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2005;20:34-45. PubMed
  7. Sheu JR, Hung WC, Wu CH, et al. Antithrombotic effect of rutaecarpine, an alkaloid isolated from Evodia rutaecarpa, on platelet plug formation in in vivo experiments. Br J Haematol 2000;110:110-5.
  8. Tsai TH, Chang CH, Lin LC. Effects of Evodia rutaecarpa and rutaecarpine on the pharmacokinetics of caffeine in rats. Planta Med 2005;71:640-5.
  9. Lee SK, Kim NH, Lee J, et al. Induction of cytochrome P450s by rutaecarpine and metabolism of rutaecarpine by cytochrome P450s. Planta Med 2004;70:753-7. PubMed
  10. Baburin I, Varkvisser R, Schramm A, et al. Dehydroevodiamine and hortiamine, alkaloids from the traditional Chinese herbal drug Evodia rutaecarpa, are IKr blockers with proarrhythmic effects in vitro and in vivo. Pharmacol Res. 2018 May;131:150-163. DOI
  11. Zhang W, Guo J, Wang D, et al. Effect of CYP3A inducer/inhibitor on pharmacokinetics of five alkaloids in Evodiae Fructus. Chem Biol Interact 2020;327:109146. PubMed
  12. Huang CJ, Huang WC, Lin WT, et al. Rutaecarpine, an alkaloid from Evodia rutaecarpa, can prevent platelet activation in humans and reduce microvascular thrombosis in mice: crucial role of the PI3K/Akt/GSK3ß signal axis through a cyclic nucleotides/VASP-in
  13. Bista SR, Lee SK, Thapa D, et al. Effects of oral rutaecarpine on the pharmacokinetics of intravenous chlorzoxazone in rats. Toxicol Res 2008;24(3):195-9. PubMed

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 Evodia and Obinutuzumab Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Evodia with Obinutuzumab?
We do not list a known interaction between Evodia and Obinutuzumab. 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.
Should I take Evodia and Obinutuzumab at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Obinutuzumab says to take it on an empty stomach, and supplements are usually taken with a meal — so taking them together at breakfast is the easy mistake. Where that applies, keep Obinutuzumab on its own and move Evodia to a meal later in the day. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient, so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
Does Evodia interact with any other medications?
Yes. Evodia has 950 documented drug interactions in our database — Obinutuzumab is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.

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