New Jersey Tea + Epoetin Alfa
Epoetin Alfa brand names: Procrit, Epogen, Eprex.
We found no known interaction between New Jersey Tea and Epoetin Alfa 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.
New Jersey Tea and Epoetin Alfa
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 Epoetin Alfa and New Jersey Tea 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 New Jersey Tea at all — not against Epoetin Alfa, 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.
New Jersey Tea safety at a glance
Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.
See Every Supplement That Interacts With Epoetin Alfa
This page covers New Jersey Tea only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Epoetin Alfa page lists 6 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Biofeedback (moderate), Dendrobium (moderate), Ginkgo (moderate), Melatonin (moderate) and Rauwolscine (moderate).
By severity: 6 moderate.
From our pharmacist’s overview on the Epoetin Alfa page
“People taking epoetin alfa (Procrit, Epogen) are usually managing anemia from kidney disease or chemotherapy, exactly the group that reaches for melatonin to sleep or ginkgo for memory and circulation. All six supplement interactions on this page tell one story.”
Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026
Taking New Jersey Tea as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions
We hold 127 real supplement products containing New Jersey Tea, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides New Jersey Tea. Even though New Jersey Tea itself has no known interaction with Epoetin Alfa, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:
Where New Jersey Tea and Epoetin Alfa 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.
#1,059 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#2,405 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
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. New Jersey Tea 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 New Jersey Tea reference on this page ↓
- Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The New Jersey Tea and Epoetin Alfa 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.
About New Jersey Tea
What is New Jersey Tea?
- Sore throat and mouth/gum irritation
- Caffeine-free herbal tea
- Cough and respiratory complaints
- Traditional support for swollen lymph nodes
- Mild astringent for minor bleeding
New Jersey Tea is a North American shrub whose leaves were historically brewed as a caffeine-free tea and used in folk medicine for sore throats and other complaints. There is very little modern scientific research to confirm any health benefit, so it should be viewed as a traditional remedy rather than a proven treatment. If you want to try it, talk with a pharmacist or doctor first, and avoid it during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Ceanothus americanus · Rhamnaceae · Leaves and root (and root bark) · Tea (dried leaves), tincture, dried root preparations
An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether New Jersey Tea is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our New Jersey Tea record says about it on its own.
New Jersey Tea: dosing
There is no established or standardized dose for New Jersey Tea. It has not been studied enough to know a safe and effective amount.If you choose to use a commercial product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.
From our New Jersey Tea monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.
About Epoetin Alfa
Most-Reported Side Effects for Epoetin Alfa
From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (13,935 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.
Other Drugs & New Jersey Tea
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against New Jersey Tea — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
No drugs match “”.
No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list
We also checked New Jersey Tea against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.
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Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full New Jersey Tea list.
New Jersey Tea References
The 1 sources that drive our New Jersey Tea monograph — publicly available pages from reputable medical and government organizations. Every link was verified to work before publishing. New Jersey Tea is not covered by the licensed Natural Medicines interaction database, so its page cites these public sources directly.
- Herbs at a Glance — NIH NCCIH 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.
Taking New Jersey Tea and Epoetin Alfa Together: Common Questions
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