- Studies of green tea interactions with herbs and supplements are limited. However, green tea is a source of caffeine, for which multiple interactions have been documented.
- Caffeine may add to the effects and side effects of other stimulants. The combination of caffeine with ephedrine, which is present in ephedra (ma huang), has been implicated in numerous severe or life-threatening cardiovascular events such as very high blood pressure, stroke, or heart attack.
- Cola nut, guarana ( Paullina cupana ), and yerba mate ( Ilex paraguariensis ) are also sources of caffeine, and may add to the effects and side effects of caffeine in green tea. A combination product containing caffeine, yerbe mate ( Ilex paraguariensis ), and damiana ( Turnera difussa ) has been reported to cause weight loss, slowing of the gastrointestinal tract, and a feeling of stomach fullness.
- As a diuretic, caffeine increases urine and sodium losses through the kidney, and may add to the effects of other diuretic agents.
- Based on preliminary data, ingestion of green tea may lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol, and thus may theoretically interact with other cholesterol-lowering herbs and supplements.
- Bitter orange, calcium, iron, MAOIs, and tannin-containing herbs and supplements may also interact with green tea.
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