Drug & supplement interaction

Pagoda Tree + Niraparib Tosylate

Niraparib Tosylate brand name: Zejula.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Pagoda Tree and Niraparib Tosylate 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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Pagoda Tree and Niraparib Tosylate

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 Niraparib Tosylate and Pagoda Tree 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.

Pagoda Tree safety at a glance

Pagoda Tree overall Use caution Generally used in traditional medicine, but human safety data are limited, so use cautiously.
Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe When the seed is used orally; avoid using. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of the fruit when used orally during pregnancy... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Possibly Unsafe When the seed is used orally; avoid using. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of the fruit when used orally during pregnancy... Read the full breastfeeding detail

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 Niraparib Tosylate and Pagoda Tree? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Niraparib Tosylate

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Niraparib Tosylate is filed under 2 classifications — p-glycoprotein substrates, oral drugs. Pagoda Tree has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being caffeine (moderate) — and none of Niraparib Tosylate’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Pagoda Tree Does Interact With Other Medications

Pagoda Tree has 29 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Niraparib Tosylate isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 29 No known interaction 2,801 (incl. Niraparib Tosylate)
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What Pagoda Tree Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Niraparib Tosylate. It is the side-effect record for Pagoda Tree on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Pagoda Tree, this list is the first place to look.

  • Swelling Additional detail

    “Orally, pagoda tree flower and fruit seem to be well tolerated. No adverse effects have been reported; however, a thorough evaluation of safety outcomes has not been conducted. The pagoda tree seed is possibly unsafe when consumed long-term.

    Serious Adverse Effects (Rare):

    Orally: With use of the seed, death and edema.”

    Pagoda Tree · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in pregnancy-related edema.

    “Orally, using pagoda tree seed long-term may cause edema and death (18).”

    Pagoda Tree · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in pregnancy-related edema.

    1 source cited
    1. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.

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

Special populations

Pagoda Tree in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When the seed is used orally; avoid using. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of the fruit when used orally during pregnancy or lactation.

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

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Niraparib Tosylate

This page covers Pagoda Tree only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Niraparib Tosylate page lists 54 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), St. John's Wort (major), Bitter Melon (moderate), Black Pepper (moderate) and Bulbine Natalensis (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 35 moderate · 17 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Niraparib Tosylate page

“Activated charcoal, popular for bloating and so-called detox routines, can trap niraparib (Zejula) in the gut before it absorbs, and St. John's wort can drive levels of the drug down another way.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Niraparib Tosylate interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 162 real supplement products containing Pagoda Tree, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Pagoda Tree. Even though Pagoda Tree itself has no known interaction with Niraparib Tosylate, 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 Pagoda Tree and Niraparib Tosylate 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 Pagoda Tree
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Niraparib Tosylate
Steady interest

#2,324 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 Pagoda Tree reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Pagoda Tree and Niraparib Tosylate records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 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 Pagoda Tree

What is Pagoda Tree?

  • Supporting blood vessel and capillary health
  • Bleeding-related complaints (traditional use)
  • Source of the flavonoid rutin
  • General antioxidant support
  • Skin and circulation health (topical/cosmetic use)

Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium japonicum, also called the Japanese pagoda tree) is a traditional Asian medicinal plant best known as a natural source of the flavonoid rutin. While it has a long history in traditional Chinese medicine and some lab interest, strong human evidence for most uses is limited. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using it, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or take other medicines.

Styphnolobium japonicum · Fabaceae · Flowers, flower buds, and fruit (pods); sometimes leaves · Dried flower buds, teas, powders, capsules, and standardized extracts

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

Pagoda Tree: dosing

There is no well-established standard dose of Pagoda Tree for any health condition. Traditional preparations and modern supplements vary widely in strength and form.If you choose to use a product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed the suggested amount.

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

Read the full Pagoda Tree monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Niraparib

What Is Niraparib Used For?

Brand name: Zejula

Zejula is used as maintenance therapy — meaning it is taken after chemotherapy to help keep the cancer from coming back — for adults with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. For first-line maintenance, Zejula is approved for patients whose cancer is HRD-positive (has certain DNA-repair defects, including BRCA mutations or genomic instability) and who have responded to their first round of platinum-based chemotherapy.

Zejula is also approved for maintenance treatment in adults with recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer that carries a germline BRCA mutation (an inherited change in the BRCA gene), when the cancer has responded to platinum-based chemotherapy. In both cases, a companion diagnostic test is required to confirm eligibility before starting Zejula.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Niraparib Tosylate

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (51 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Constipation 4 reports
Decreased appetite 4 reports
Fatigue 4 reports
Nausea 4 reports
Prostatic specific antigen increased 4 reports
See full Niraparib drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Pagoda Tree

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

0Major
29Moderate
0Minor
2,800No known interaction
29 Moderate 2,800 No interaction
Moderate

29 interactions

No interaction 2,800 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Pagoda Tree against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,800 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Pagoda Tree list.

See the full Pagoda Tree interactions page
See every supplement checked against Niraparib Tosylate, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Pagoda Tree References

The 2 references that drive our Pagoda Tree 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. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  2. Chen, Y., Xiao, C. Q., He, Y. J., Chen, B. L., Wang, G., Zhou, G., Zhang, W., Tan, Z. R., Cao, S., Wang, L. P., and Zhou, H. H. Genistein alters caffeine exposure in healthy female volunteers. Eur.J Clin.Pharmacol. 2011;67(4):347-353. 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 Pagoda Tree and Niraparib Tosylate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Pagoda Tree with Niraparib Tosylate?
We do not list a known interaction between Pagoda Tree and Niraparib Tosylate. 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.
How was the Pagoda Tree and Niraparib Tosylate combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Niraparib Tosylate is filed under 2 classifications, and Pagoda Tree has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Niraparib Tosylate's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does Pagoda Tree interact with any other medications?
Yes. Pagoda Tree has 29 documented drug interactions in our database — Niraparib Tosylate is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Niraparib Tosylate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Niraparib Tosylate has documented interactions with 54 supplements in our database — Pagoda Tree is not one of them. The Niraparib Tosylate interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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