By now, a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors have an idea of what to expect. Viral pneumonia. Blood clots. Long-Covid Long-Covid The Ken The hidden, second epidemic of ‘Long Covid’ Read more . But there’s a second-order effect that has been quietly and insidiously slipping through the cracks, hidden amidst countless such cases brought to the hospital—liver injuries. 

The increasingly unfettered, over-the-counter (OTC) consumption of “immunity boosting” ayurvedic herbs as a safeguard against Covid is taking its toll on the liver, the organ that’s basically a processing plant for the body’s toxins. 

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Maitri Porecha

Maitri writes about everything health for The Ken. For close to 10 years now, she has navigated hospital corridors in her search for a good story. In a past life, when she was not a journalist, she used to teach French at her neighbourhood school. Also an avid fan of forensics, she is always up for decoding mysteries in her free time.

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