Tiger Balm
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Tiger Balm (traditional Chinese: 虎標萬金油; pinyin: hǔbiao wànjīnyóu) is the trade name for a heat rub manufactured and distributed by Haw Par Healthcare in Singapore. It was originally developed in the 1870s by a herbalist, Aw Chu Kin, in Rangoon, Burma, who asked his sons Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par on his deathbed to perfect the product.[citation needed]
Tiger Balm is available in several varieties, the two best known:
- Tiger Balm Red - for muscular aches and pains.
- Tiger Balm White - for same functions stated above, at a weaker dose for a less intense "warming feeling."
Contents |
[edit] Composition
| Ingredient[1] | Red | White |
|---|---|---|
| Menthol | 10% | 8% |
| Camphor | 11% | 11% |
| Dementholised mint oil | 6% | 16% |
| Cajuput oil | 7% | 13% |
| Clove bud oil | 5% | 1.5% |
| Cassia oil | 5% |
The remainder is a petroleum jelly and paraffin base. The rub does not contain tiger parts.
A original Tiger balm red or white have 25% of Camphor[2]. New named Tiger balm white HR does not have Cajuput oil anymore, this has been replaced by Eucalyptus oil [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Indications
The Tiger balm can be used in the following cases: [3] :
- Myalgia muscular pains.
- Migraines and headaches of light intensity to moderate.
- Mosquito bites: to relieve the itch.
- Cough: to release the respiratory voices, in application on the chest and the back.
- Stomach pain: rub on stomach to relieve stomach upset.
