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Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder Ingredients & Drug Interactions

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Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder label
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Powder Category: Botanical
Most serious interaction: Moderate
Clinical methodology reviewed by · Updated Sep 30, 2026 · Label data from the NIH DSLD
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First and foremost: checking Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.

Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy

The interaction bottom line Most serious interaction: Moderate

Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder is a dietary supplement by TerraVita Premium Collection with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for caffeine-free beverage, antioxidant support, heart health.Based on those ingredients, 879 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Red Tea Rooibos Extract, Powder. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.

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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection

Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.

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What’s inside

Full disclosure
Ingredient Transparency · database check
Full

Every active ingredient lists its own amount on the label.

Why this rating?
  • The label discloses an exact amount for 1 of its 1 active ingredient.
  • No proprietary blends here — you can verify the dose of every single component.

This product contains one active ingredient: a rooibos extract in 4:1 concentrate form, meaning the extract is made by concentrating the herb to four times its original strength. Rooibos (also called red bush tea) is a caffeine-free plant native to South Africa, traditionally brewed as a beverage.

Does it work?

Couldn't assess
Evidence for Intended Use · database check
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Not assessable

This is a single-ingredient Rooibos product and its label doesn't state a use — see Rooibos's own graded uses on its monograph.

Why this rating?
  • We looked at the product name, claims, and label statements and couldn't find a stated purpose to grade.

The evidence for rooibos is sparse. We don't have reliable data to rate whether it helps with age-related cognitive decline, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), anxiety, cancer, cardiovascular disease, or diabetes.

While rooibos has a long history as a tea, the science behind this extract for those specific uses isn't established enough for us to make a claim.

The evidence, ingredient by ingredient Rooibos

How safe is it?

Well-documented data
Safety Information · database check
Well characterized

Adverse-effect, pregnancy, and general safety data are on file for most of these ingredients.

Why this rating?
  • We hold adverse-effect (side-effect) data for 1 of the 1 matched ingredient.
  • Pregnancy & breastfeeding safety ratings cover 1 of 1.
  • General safety write-ups exist for 1 of 1.
  • Remember: this measures how much safety information exists. Thin data is not the same as being safe.

Rooibos tea in normal beverage amounts is generally well tolerated. However, this is a concentrated extract — not a light cup of tea — and concentrated extracts haven't been studied much.

One case report noted that a man drinking 10 cups of rooibos tea daily for over a year developed liver problems and low platelet count (thrombocytopenia). Because extracts are more potent and less research exists on them, talk with your doctor or pharmacist before using this product regularly.

Side effects, ingredient by ingredient Rooibos

Meds to double-check

Moderate interaction found
Known Interaction Concern · database check
Moderate identified

The most serious documented interaction for these ingredients is Moderate. Check your medications for a personalized result.

Why this rating?
  • 1 of the 1 matched ingredient can interact with medications — Rooibos.
  • The most serious interaction on file is rated Moderate.
  • For scale: 880 individual medications appear in the full list. A big number alone doesn't make a product dangerous — what matters is whether YOUR medication is on it, so run yours through the interaction checker on this page.

Before taking this product, have your doctor or pharmacist check whether you're on any medications broken down by your liver's CYP enzymes, particularly atorvastatin (Lipitor) or ACE inhibitors for blood pressure. Rooibos extract may increase how long these drugs stay in your system, raising the risk of side effects.

If you take any blood pressure medications, cholesterol drugs, heart medications, or blood thinners, verify it's safe first.

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The bottom line

Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with no assessable stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.

Rooibos extract may be worth considering if you're interested in its traditional uses and your medications don't interact with it. But this concentrated form carries real interaction risk with common medications — especially blood pressure drugs, heart medications, and cholesterol medications like atorvastatin.

Check your prescriptions before starting, and have that conversation with your doctor or pharmacist, especially if you're on any regular medication.

Educational only — not medical advice; always confirm with your pharmacist. Our editorial policy · How we use AI

Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jun 22, 2023.

This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed

At a glance

General information

Key facts about Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder, straight from the product label.

Brand TerraVita Premium Collection
Barcode (UPC) 064435212711
Net contents 1 Ounce(s)
Market status On market
Date entered into DSLD Jun 22, 2023
DSLD ID 290862
Product type Botanical
Supplement form Powder
Dietary claims / uses All Other, Structure/Function
Intended target group(s) Adult (18 - 50 Years)
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Supplement Facts

The label details for Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Supplement Facts

Daily Value (DV) Target Group(s):
Adults and children 4 or more years of age
Minimum serving Sizes:
0.25 Teaspoon(s)
Maximum serving Sizes:
0.25 Teaspoon(s)
Servings per container
28
UPC/BARCODE
064435212711
IngredientAmount% DV
Red Tea Rooibos Extract, Powder1000 mg--

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Label statements
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FDA Statement of Identity

A Dietary Supplement

Brand IP Statement(s)

Copyright 2017 TerraVita - Distributed by ZooScape LLC, All Rights Reserved.

Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

Directions Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals.

General Statements

TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium natural products that use the finest, purest and most potent ingredients in the world. TerraVita's hallmarks are the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. All products are prepared with the greatest quality control, from raw materials through the entire manufacturing process, right up to the moment your product is sealed for freshness and shipped to you.

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Statements not evaluated by FDA. Product not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder label

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What’s inside

The Ingredients in Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection

This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.

Serving size0.25 Teaspoon(s) Dosage formPowder Servings per container28 Amounts shown are per serving.

Red Tea Rooibos Extract, Powder

Interacts with
879 drugs
1000 mg per serving

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...

Red Tea Rooibos Extract, Powder monograph & interactions
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Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection Drug Interactions

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Ingredients driving the most interactions

Red Tea Rooibos Extract, Powder 879

Individual Drug Interactions

The ingredients in Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder interact with 879 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.

1 of the 1 ingredient in Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Red Tea Rooibos Extract, Powder

Each ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects

For each ingredient in Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.

Red Tea Rooibos Extract, Powder7 drug types · 879 drugs

Ace Inhibitors (Aceis)

Theoretically, taking rooibos with ACEIs may increase the therapeutic and adverse effects of ACEIs.
Clinical research in healthy adults shows that taking a single dose of rooibos tea, 400 mL orally, inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme activity.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Atorvastatin (Lipitor)

Theoretically, taking rooibos with atorvastatin may increase the therapeutic and adverse effects of atorvastatin.
Animal research shows that consuming green rooibos extract with atorvastatin daily for 3 weeks increases the maximum plasma concentration of atorvastatin by 6-fold and reduces the clearance of atorvastatin.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (Cyp1A2) Substrates

Theoretically, taking rooibos with CYP1A2 substrates may increase the effects of CYP1A2 substrates.
In vitro research shows that the methanol extract of rooibos leaves and stems inhibits CYP1A2 enzyme activity.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Cytochrome P450 2C19 (Cyp2C19) Substrates

Theoretically, taking rooibos with CYP2C19 substrates may increase the effects of CYP2C19 substrates.
In vitro research shows that the methanol extract of rooibos leaves and stems strongly inhibits CYP2C19 enzyme activity.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Cytochrome P450 2C9 (Cyp2C9) Substrates

Theoretically, taking rooibos with CYP2C9 substrates may increase the effects of CYP2C9 substrates.
In vitro research shows that the methanol extract of rooibos leaves and stems inhibits CYP2C9 enzyme activity.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Cytochrome P450 2D6 (Cyp2D6) Substrates

Theoretically, taking rooibos with CYP2D6 substrates may increase the effects of CYP2D6 substrates.
In vitro research shows that the methanol extract of rooibos leaves and stems inhibits CYP2D6 enzyme activity.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (Cyp3A4) Substrates

Theoretically, taking rooibos with CYP3A4 substrates may increase the effects of CYP3A4 substrates.
In vitro research shows that the methanol extract of rooibos leaves and stems strongly inhibits CYP3A4 enzyme activity.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Red Tea Rooibos Extract, Powder full monograph & interactions
The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder, from the product label.

TerraVita Premium Collection

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Name
TerraVita Fine Whole Herbs
City
Brampton
State
Ontario
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Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection: Common Questions

Does Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection interact with any medications?
Yes. Based on its ingredients, Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder has a known interaction with 879 medications. Use the checker to see how it interacts with a specific drug.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder contains a single active ingredient, and that one ingredient can interact with many different medications on its own. We check it against each medication and show the mechanism responsible.
Where does this information come from?
The product label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD); the interaction data is built on the Natural Medicines database and reviewed by HelloPharmacist pharmacists.
Will rooibos extract make my medications stronger?
Possibly, yes — rooibos can slow how your liver breaks down several types of medications, which may raise their levels in your blood. This is especially true for cholesterol drugs like atorvastatin and blood pressure medications. That's why checking with your doctor or pharmacist first is important.
Is this the same as drinking rooibos tea?
No — this is a 4:1 concentrated extract, which is much stronger than a cup of tea. Concentrated extracts haven't been studied as much, and the risks are higher. Even though rooibos tea is generally safe as a beverage, an extract is a different ball game.
Can I take this if I'm pregnant or breastfeeding?
We don't have enough data to know either way. Because this is a concentrated extract and pregnancy and breastfeeding are times when you want to be extra careful, talk with your doctor or pharmacist before using it.
What is rooibos, anyway?
Rooibos is a caffeine-free plant from South Africa, traditionally steeped as a tea. This product uses an extract — a concentrated form — rather than the leaf itself.
Can too much rooibos hurt my liver?
Large, long-term amounts may cause liver problems in some people. One case reported a man who drank 10 cups of rooibos tea daily for over a year and developed hepatic dysfunction. Since this is a concentrated extract, not a light tea, it's wise to use it only as directed and talk with your provider if you plan regular use.

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The Full Monographs Behind Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder’s Ingredients

Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.

Herb & supplement monograph

Rooibos

Interacts with 879 drugs

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 he...

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Sources & How We Checked

Red Tea Rooibos 4:1 Extract Powder's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.

Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.

The 4 references behind this product’s interaction data

Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

Rooibos 4 references
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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

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