What you’re describing—boiling pineapple peel with cloves and drinking it 3 times a day—is a popular traditional “home remedy” in some places. It’s usually promoted for things like cough, digestion, inflammation, or “cleansing,” but it’s important to separate tradition from what is actually proven.
🍍 What this drink is made of
- Pineapple peel: outer skin of pineapple, often boiled to extract flavor and nutrients
- Cloves: aromatic spice with a strong medicinal history
- Water (sometimes ginger or cinnamon is also added in variations)
🧪 Claimed benefits (traditional use)
People commonly say this drink:
- Helps with cough and sore throat
- Aids digestion and reduces bloating
- “Boosts immunity”
- Has anti-inflammatory effects
- Helps detox the body
These claims come mostly from traditional medicine and anecdotal use, not strong clinical trials on this exact mixture.
🔬 What science actually suggests
✔️ Pineapple peel
- Contains bromelain (an enzyme more concentrated in the fruit and core than the peel)
- Bromelain may help with inflammation and digestion
- Peel also contains fiber and antioxidants, but extraction into tea is limited
✔️ Cloves
- Contain eugenol, which has:
- mild antibacterial properties
- pain-relieving effects (especially for tooth pain)
- antioxidant activity
So individually, both ingredients have some biological activity—but that doesn’t automatically make the drink a strong treatment for disease.
⚠️ Important limitations & risks
1. No strong clinical proof
There is no solid scientific evidence that drinking pineapple peel + clove tea 3 times daily treats infections, coughs, or “detoxifies” the body.
2. Stomach irritation
- Cloves are strong and can irritate the stomach lining in high amounts
- Pineapple peel tea may cause acidity or discomfort in sensitive people
3. Allergic reactions
Some people may react to:
- pineapple compounds
- cloves (rare but possible)
4. Blood sugar & medication interactions
- Cloves may affect blood sugar levels
- Bromelain may slightly affect blood thinning
If someone is on diabetes or blood-thinning medication, caution is needed.
☕ How people usually prepare it (traditional method)
If someone still wants to try it as a home drink (not a treatment):
- Wash pineapple peel thoroughly (very important—pesticides are common)
- Add peel to 1–1.5 liters of water
- Add 4–8 cloves
- Boil for 10–20 minutes
- Let it cool and strain
- Drink warm or at room temperature
👉 Typical use is 1–2 cups per day, not necessarily 3 times daily long-term.
🧠 Bottom line
- It can be a mild herbal drink with some antioxidants
- It may support hydration and digestion in some people
- But it is not a proven treatment or cure for illness
- Overusing it (3× daily long-term) is not medically necessary and may irritate the stomach
If you want, tell me what you’re trying to treat (cough, weight loss, immunity, etc.), and I can suggest safer and more effective options based on evidence.