FACT CHECK: Can clove-studded apple ease migraines, acidity?
First Check could not find any medically reviewed articles, or peer reviewed studies that support the use of a combination of apples and cloves to help reduce migraines or acidity
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CLAIM:
Eating an apple with cloves inserted overnight on an empty stomach can cure acidity, migraines, and other ailments.
FACT:
The claim is false. No scientific evidence supports the idea that eating a clove-laced apple can cure health issues.
A viral video on Instagram shows a Hindi speaking man handing out apples inserted with cloves to people at a park and claiming these can rid them of acidity and migraine.
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"Before going to bed, take an apple and insert cloves as I've done. Keep this for 12 hours overnight and in the morning after removing the cloves eat it on an empty stomach. If you continue doing this for a month and/or 40 days, it will eliminate migraines and acidity. It will also heal the bruises in the back of the throat and inside the food pipe due to acid reflux," says the man introducing himself as a naturopathic doctor.
Posted on a channel named dcdhyani_naturopathy with 193,000 followers, the video has garnered 11.5 million views, 211,000 likes, 322,000 shares.
So is a concoction of apples and cloves the magic remedy for migraines and acidity?
First Check could not find any medically reviewed articles, or peer reviewed studies that support the use of a combination of apples and cloves to help reduce migraines or acidity.
However, we contacted Dr Nasiruddin G, Consultant-Internal Medicine at Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru on the topic. Here's what he had to say:
"These home remedies might provide temporary relief, but they are nothing more than a placebo. Of all the medicines that are prescribed for these ailments none of them contain any derivatives of apples or cloves," Dr Nasiruddin G told First Check. "This (apples and cloves) is not recommended for migraines and acidity."
He added that for some people, certain fruits might be the trigger for acidity. "Apples are acidic in nature and might be the reason for acidity among certain people," he said.
Ir is thus safe to conclude that the claim is false.
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