Bromelain is a natural, proteolytic, or protein enzyme mixture from the stem, fruit, and juice of the pineapple plant. It has a centuries-long history of being used to combat different health issues, primarily throughout Central and South America. Bromelain can also be used topically. Even though it's extracted from pineapple, eating or drinking pineapple doesn't supply a large enough dose to be effective, so a food supplement is the best way to reap the benefits of this superfood. Bromelain supplements can be found in many forms such as tablets, capsules, liquid drops, pills, and powder, and as a cream for topical applications; and often found as a digestive enzymes complex with probiotics, quercetin & papaya extract or papain.