Tiger Balm Reviews

Essential for any medical cabinet, I have found Tiger Balm to be very useful for muscle pain and as a decongestant. Other people have reported that it is useful for joint pain and insect bites. Before you rush off to slather it all over yourself, however, make sure you read the precautions at the end of this article. I have given Tiger Balm four ...  Read the complete review

I first discovered Tiger Balm when I had a headache at work and a friend passed it over the desks. She said that it would definitely work and I was in no mood to turn it away. It worked and I've been hooked ever since. I had believed that it was only available in Thailand and when there on holiday I stocked up on several pots. I have ...  Read the complete review

Tiger Balm is a godsend in a pot. I always carry a pot with me and it is the first choice when I have a headache before resorting to any tablets. Tiger balm is an ointment for external use only and I find it works best when a small portion is massaged into my forehead at the pulse points. Having said that I mainly use for headaches, I ...  Read the complete review

Tiger Balm is something I was made aware of when I was very little, living in Sydney we had the fabulous Chinatown district and my parents frequented it and often bought this wonderful product. I say wonderful as it heals so many ailments. You can use it for muscle aches and spasms in your back, neck, thighs and arms. It is also useful ...  Read the complete review

Hi all,
I too am a huge fan of (red or darker) Tiger Balm, but over time have discovered several different forms of it. Now UK based I have had bad experience with Wild Tiger Balm- lists identical main ingredients to my previous pots bought in Bangkok, but is totally useless. Have taken up with the supplier, and suspect it just contains the 'filler'- a typical Chinese 'copy'. Now I shall only get supplies from Asia, but even those types vary. I notice that the earlier type refered to a Burmese origin, but now the Singapore manufacturer seems a principal source. One of 2 medicines I would carry round the world, and recommend to all. Sadly the apparent poor supplies in the UK may well drive the popular interest down.
Find the 'red' superior to the 'white', so live with the staining part- although washing removes!

Tiger Balm is available in red extra strength, or white/original: For this review, I am going to talk about the white/original version, mainly because, having tried them both, I don't find the red one any stronger but I DO find that it stains everything it comes into contact with! However, the white/original Tiger Balm is fantastic. It ...  Read the complete review

Tiger Balm was the brainchild of a Chinese Herbalist many years ago. The balm was originally formulated for the Chinese Emperors to use. After the herbalists death one of his sons travelled the East accompanied by a Tiger ( A symbol of strength and vitality in the East) selling the balm wherever he could. In the 1920`s his two sons ...  Read the complete review

In my opinion this little jar should sit in everyone's medicine cabinet just in case..... Tiger Balm has been around since 1870 & was made by a Chinese herbalist who certainly knew his stuff - this cream is brilliant for bites, muscular aches & pains & has helped relieve headaches & migraines. The pretty ...  Read the complete review

I was first made aware of this when I was about to travel to Singapore in 1989. I had never heard of it before - but my parents asked me to get a few jars if I could. I asked what it was for and was told it was to treat a whole array of ailments. It as easy to come by in Singapore and cost next to nothing so I bought about 10 ...  Read the complete review

Although I had heard of Tiger Balm before, the first time I actually used this product was in October last year when I was in Thailand as I had been told that it could help with mosquito bights. Tiger Balm Tiger Balm was created in 1870 by a man named Aw Chu Kin who was a Chinese herbalist. Since then, it has continued to be used ...  Read the complete review

Back pain is most debilitating, take my word for it if you have never suffered. I took pain killers for over a week and felt a slight improvement, when suddenly the other side gave way, and pain shot down my leg. Sciatica, said the know all doctors at work, it will go in its own time and come back again. THANK YOU! No sympathy, just get on it ...  Read the complete review

I had never heard of Tiger Balm till about 4 years ago when not long after meeting my husband I got a stiff neck. "I'll give it a rub with Tiger Balm" he says. "With what?" I reply He produced a tiny little glass jar that was about 1/4 full of something resembling ear wax. "Tiger Balm" he says ...  Read the complete review

Hi, I have to first clarify some matters regarding Tiger Balm. While the origins of the Tiger Balm formulation may have been discovered in China a long time ago, it was a chinese herbalist Aw Chu Kin, who lived in Rangoon who studied the types of effective remedies and discovered that the blending of various active ingredients - such as ...  Read the complete review

Tiger Balm has to be the most uncomplicated and effective balm available today. Inexpensive at £4.99 a jar at most pharmacies this little gem can do miracles for aches and pains. If you know anyone in the Far East you can get some sent to you for a quarter of the price. I was involved in a car accident several weeks ago and badly ...  Read the complete review

I don't plan this on being one of my longer ops, but I hope that you will find it as useful? Don't worry, the real me will return real soon, to an op site near here!!! I suffer with migraines for which I am on prescribed medication. However before they were diagnosed and I was offered a prescription drug, I found this little ...  Read the complete review

~~What is it?~~ Tiger Balm is a dark orange ointment that comes from China. It costs £4.99 and can be purchased from Boots and alternative health shops (I brought my last pot at Complements of Cumbria in Kendal). Ingredients: Menthol Camphor Clove Oil Cassia Oil Peppermint Oil Cajput Oil NH3 ...  Read the complete review

I remember Tiger Balm when I served in Hong Kong in the 1950's. The Amah we employed to look after our children used TB for treating almost all their ailments whether that was a grazed knee or perhaps a dose of the snivels. It came in a very small tin which was about the size of a 10p piece, maybe even even smaller than that. The box lid was ...  Read the complete review

Tiger Balm ointment is something that everyone should have in their medicine cabinet. It has several different uses and is good at relieving muscle pain and headache. The original Tiger Balm actually contained opium and because of this it wasn't available in UK. Infact a Chinese herbalist inside China will still make the preparation ...  Read the complete review

I came across an interesting piece of research a while ago. The results showed that some migraine sufferers ground their teeth in their sleep. This clenching of the jaw resulted in chemicals being released by the body which triggered off migraines. The subjects were issued with gum shields, like the ones that boxers use. An encouraging ...  Read the complete review

I first discovered Tiger Balm 10 years ago in a small basket in the Body Shop, hidden away from view, note the body shop no longer sell tiger balm! Tiger balm originates from a preparation formulated for the Chinese Emperors to relive their aches and pains. The modern formula was produced by Chinese herbalist Aw Chu Kin, who discovered ...  Read the complete review