Drug & supplement interaction

New Jersey Tea + Naproxen

Naproxen brand names: Naprosyn, Naprelan, Anaprox, Anaprox DS, Naproxyn, and others.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between New Jersey Tea and Naproxen 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.

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New Jersey Tea and Naproxen

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 Naproxen 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 Naproxen, 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

New Jersey Tea overall Not established Little modern safety data exists, so use cautiously and under professional guidance.
Pregnancy Avoid No reliable safety data in pregnancy, so it is best avoided.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data while breastfeeding, so it is best avoided.

Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Naproxen and New Jersey Tea? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Naproxen’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves New Jersey Tea. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Naproxen’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Bone thinning Worth acting on
  • Pain or burning when passing urine Worth acting on
  • Muscle weakness Worth acting on
  • Memory problems Worth acting on
  • Dehydration Worth acting on
  • Trouble swallowing Worth acting on
  • Bleeding in the gut Worth acting on
  • Trouble passing urine Worth acting on
  • High potassium Worth acting on
  • Low blood sugar Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 76 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Naproxen. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 165,062 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Naproxen that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. New Jersey Tea’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no New Jersey Tea side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that New Jersey Tea has no side effects.

From our Q&A

Questions About New Jersey Tea or Naproxen

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers New Jersey Tea or Naproxen, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Naproxen

This page covers New Jersey Tea only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Naproxen page lists 311 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Asarabacca (major), Beer (major), Danshen (major) and Piracetam (major).

By severity: 7 major · 260 moderate · 44 minor.

Open the Naproxen interaction page

One more smart check

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 Naproxen, 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 New Jersey Tea and Naproxen 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 New Jersey Tea
Steady interest

#1,115 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Naproxen
Top 5%

#56 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. 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 Naproxen 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.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

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.

Read the full New Jersey Tea monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Naproxen

What Is Naproxen Used For?

Brand names: Naprosyn, Naprelan, Anaprox, Anaprox DS, Naproxyn, Navalbine, Naproxen, Naprosyn EC, Napro-Na, Aleve, Arthroxen, Synflex, EC-Naprosyn

Naproxen tablets, naproxen sodium tablets, and naproxen oral suspension are used to relieve the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. They are also used for tendonitis, bursitis, and acute gout, and for managing pain and primary dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps).

Naproxen Sodium Controlled-Release Tablets are indicated for the same conditions plus the relief of mild to moderate pain. Several over-the-counter naproxen sodium products are indicated for the temporary relief of minor aches and pains from headache, backache, muscular aches, toothache, menstrual cramps, minor arthritis pain, and the common cold, and to temporarily reduce fever.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Naproxen

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (165,062 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Fatigue 13,047 reports
Nausea 12,185 reports
Arthralgia 11,086 reports
Headache 10,504 reports
Diarrhea 9,841 reports
See full Naproxen drug information
Keep checking

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.

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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.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full New Jersey Tea list.

See the full New Jersey Tea interactions page
See every supplement checked against Naproxen, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

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.

  1. 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.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking New Jersey Tea and Naproxen Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take New Jersey Tea with Naproxen?
We do not list a known interaction between New Jersey Tea and Naproxen. 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.
Does Naproxen interact with any supplements?
Yes. Naproxen has documented interactions with 311 supplements in our database — New Jersey Tea is not one of them. The Naproxen interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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