Drug & supplement interaction

Rooibos + Dostarlimab-Gxly

Dostarlimab-Gxly brand name: Jemperli.

No Known Interaction

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026

The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Rooibos and Dostarlimab-Gxly 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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Interaction report

Rooibos and Dostarlimab-Gxly

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 Dostarlimab-Gxly and Rooibos 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.

Rooibos safety at a glance

Rooibos overall Generally safe Rooibos tea is generally considered safe for most people when consumed in normal beverage amounts.

Pregnancy Use caution Likely fine as an occasional beverage, but concentrated extracts haven't been studied, so check with your provider.

Breastfeeding Use caution Little research exists, so use caution with extracts and ask your provider before regular use.

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

Still wondering about combining Dostarlimab-Gxly and Rooibos? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›

Keep it in perspective

Rooibos Does Interact With Other Medications

Rooibos has 879 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Dostarlimab-Gxly isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 879 No known interaction 1,951 (incl. Dostarlimab-Gxly)

Taking anything else?

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What to actually watch for

What Rooibos Itself Has Been Linked To

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

A low platelet count / Liver problems Worth acting on Additional detail
“Orally, large and long-term doses of rooibos tea might cause hepatotoxicity in some susceptible patients. In a case-report, a 37-year-old man drinking 10 cups of rooibos tea daily for over a year presented with hepatic dysfunction and thrombocytopenia.”

Rooibos · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in thrombocytopenia.
1 source cited

101254. Reddy S, Mishra P, Qureshi S, Nair S, Straker T. Hepatotoxicity due to red bush tea consumption: a case report. J Clin Anesth. 2016;35:96-98. PubMed

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Rooibos — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Dostarlimab-Gxly to its FDA label in our system yet, so we can’t compare its own side-effect list here — the leaflet that comes with your prescription is the authoritative list for Dostarlimab-Gxly.

Overlapping uses

What Dostarlimab-Gxly Is Prescribed For, and What Rooibos Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Dostarlimab-Gxly is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Rooibos is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Rooibos has been studied for:

Cancer studied, not established Rooibos has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows

Rooibos for cancer

Although there has been interest in using oral rooibos for cancer, there is insufficient reliable information about the clinical effects of rooibos for this purpose.

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Dostarlimab-Gxly on your own; if you are taking Rooibos for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

One more smart check

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

We hold 142 real supplement products containing Rooibos, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Rooibos. Even though Rooibos itself has no known interaction with Dostarlimab-Gxly, 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 Rooibos and Dostarlimab-Gxly 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 Rooibos

Top half

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

29 days ago today

Medication Dostarlimab-Gxly

Top 25%

#480 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 Rooibos reference on this page ↓
Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Rooibos and Dostarlimab-Gxly 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 Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS.

Supplement

About Rooibos

What is Rooibos?

Caffeine-free beverage
Antioxidant support
Heart health
Blood sugar support
Digestive upset
General wellness

Rooibos is a caffeine-free herbal tea from South Africa that is rich in antioxidants and generally considered safe as a beverage. While lab and early studies suggest possible benefits for heart health, blood sugar, and inflammation, strong human evidence is lacking for most medical uses. Enjoy it as a tea, but talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated extracts for health reasons.

Aspalathus linearis · Fabaceae · Leaves and stems · Tea (loose leaf and tea bags), extracts, capsules, powders

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

Rooibos: dosing

There is no officially established medicinal dose for rooibos. As a beverage, it is commonly enjoyed as one or more cups of brewed tea per day.For extracts, capsules, or powders, follow the directions on the product label, since the amount of active compounds can vary widely between products.

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

Read the full Rooibos monograph & all interactions

Medication

About Dostarlimab-gxly Injection

What Is Dostarlimab-gxly Injection Used For?

Brand name: Jemperli

Dostarlimab-gxly injection is used to treat a certain type of endometrial cancer (cancer that begins in the lining of the uterus) in adults that has progressed or has returned after treatment with other chemotherapy medication(s). Dostarlimab-gxly injection is also used to treat a certain type of solid tumor that has spread to other parts of the body in adults who were previously treated unsuccessfully with another chemotherapy medication and do not have other satisfactory treatment options. Dostarlimab-gxly injection is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It works by blocking the action of a certain protein in cancer cells. This helps the person's immune system to fight against the cancer cells, and helps to slow tumor growth.

See full Dostarlimab-gxly Injection drug information

Keep checking

Other Drugs & Rooibos

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

0Major

879Moderate

0Minor

1,950No known interaction

879 Moderate 1,950 No interaction

Moderate

879 interactions

Showing 60 of 879 moderate interactions — see all 879 on the Rooibos page.

No interaction 1,950 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 1,950 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Rooibos list.

See the full Rooibos interactions page

See every supplement checked against Dostarlimab-Gxly, ranked by severity

Evidence & sources

Rooibos References

The 4 references that drive our Rooibos 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.

Fantoukh OI, Dale OR, Parveen A, et al. Safety Assessment of Phytochemicals Derived from the Globalized South African Rooibos Tea (Aspalathus linearis) through Interaction with CYP, PXR, and P-gp. J Agric Food Chem. 2019;67(17):4967-4975.
Persson IA, Persson K, Hägg S, Andersson RG. Effects of green tea, black tea and Rooibos tea on angiotensin-converting enzyme and nitric oxide in healthy volunteers. Public Health Nutr. 2010;13(5):730-7. PubMed
Reddy S, Mishra P, Qureshi S, Nair S, Straker T. Hepatotoxicity due to red bush tea consumption: a case report. J Clin Anesth. 2016;35:96-98. PubMed
Patel O, Muller CJF, Joubert E, et al. Pharmacokinetic Interaction of Green Rooibos Extract With Atorvastatin and Metformin in Rats. Front Pharmacol. 2019;10:1243. 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 Rooibos and Dostarlimab-Gxly Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Rooibos with Dostarlimab-Gxly?

We do not list a known interaction between Rooibos and Dostarlimab-Gxly. 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.

Are Rooibos and Dostarlimab-Gxly used for the same thing?

They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Rooibos in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Dostarlimab-Gxly is being adjusted to a target.

Does Rooibos interact with any other medications?

Yes. Rooibos has 879 documented drug interactions in our database — Dostarlimab-Gxly is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.

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

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