I swear by it...I bought 3 jars on my travels..it cures muscular aches and pains (better than Deep Heat), insect bites (better than Jungle Formula), itching, and headaches (better than asprin)...what is it with Chinese medicine? It is fuckin ace...


My sister who played rugby had a leg injury and after much persuading she tried it and now uses it for everything...


Do you use alternative/natural/herbal remedies and which do you use for what?

REDFEATHERS said:

and j/k

I use Tiger Balm (red) every day and I'm always walking around smelling like it.

minneapolisgenius said:

Cool!What do you use it for?

REDFEATHERS said:

I usually use it for a chronic injury in my achilles tendon that I've had for years from dancing. I always put it on halfway through ballet class, and then it stinks up the whole room. But a lot of dancers use stuff like that, so it's nothing unusual to smell Ben-Gay and Tiger Balm in the studio.

minneapolisgenius said:

oh! btw,,my finger nail just snapped..didnt wanna start a thread about it...

Tiger balm is a old standby in my medicine cabinet. My mother used to use it on me as a child. i swear by it too.
i use it for headaches..and various muscle aches. there are now several kinds to choose from to fit whatever your need is...but i really like that traditional strength one
i actually try to use herbs for as many things as i can. i truly believe in treating the body good always..rather than just fixing it when it goes bad because you were taking care of it all along. thats eastern medicine vs. western medicine..

Aren't tigers endangered?

REDFEATHERS said:

tiger balm on the nipples spices sex up nicely. just remember to use it sparingly.
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jessyMD32781 said:

Sparingly is definitely the key!

When I use to take Tae Kwon Do, we would use White Flower which is a lot like Tiger Balm. It's really smelly but really helps to loosen up tight muscles. Never tried it on the nipples though.

candlelight said:

you should. it's nice.

Guess I'll have to see if I still have some.

ANYTHING with TEA TREE OIL is MAGICAL.

violett said:

So true, so true...

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[This message was edited Thu Mar 20 0:31:59 PST 2003 by Christopher]

Definitely, though I never know exactly what it is I'm taking. My wife's mum always buys this stuff for me for my asthma, and I have to say it works very well.

For me to buy a ventolin or becotide inhaler costs about £6 each, so this is much better value for money because u get a bag of this powdery stuff and it lasts for ages.

Chinese medicine is alright by me.

I just used my Tiger Balm again today, and I almost made the ballet teacher pass out! I feel bad now. I put it on, and I don't even really smell it anymore. But it was crowded in class, so therefore hot, sweaty and clausterphobic, and all of the sudden the teacher starts coughing and sneezing, and her eyes were watering.

I asked other people if it was really that bad, and everyone said they liked the smell (everyone knows it's me too, because I always use it) and it wasn't too strong. I guess she must have been extremely sensitive to Tiger Balm. I have to remember not to do that again tomorrow.

TIGER BALM IS THE SHIT!!!

minneapolisgenius said:

I put some on today too, cos I had a bit of a headache, my head was buzzing..it felt the shit! I love it!
My lips were tingling too today cos I got this wicked lip balm that has the same kinda effect, tingles the lips and makes them pout!