Summary
The grown‑ups stayed healthy and their liver and kidneys were fine
The plant did not stop the COVID‑19 vaccine from working
Key Points
5 points1
1,200 healthy adults took the plant or a pretend pill
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They took 500 milligrams each day for 24 weeks
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No serious side effects were seen
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Liver and kidney checks stayed normal
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Vaccine protection stayed strong
New Words to Learn
7 wordsAshwagandha
a plant used in traditional Indian medicine
milligrams
a tiny amount of medicine
liver
organ that cleans blood
kidney
organ that cleans waste from blood
COVID‑19 vaccine
medicine that helps stop coronavirus illness
clinical trial
a careful study with many people
placebo
a pretend pill that does nothing
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