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Post by thekrez on Dec 11, 2007 16:50:25 GMT -5
Suffering from this godforsaken Northern Hemisphere winter I am getting the flu quite a bit, and am resorting to tiger balm rubbings most of the time.
Did anyone else's Asian parent inculcate in them a love of the tiger balm rubbing on the back prefereably with the sharpest coin imaginable? Ive known many a white person to consider this barbaric in their ignorance, but truly theres nothing better to get rid of the flu.
You basically take a coin, dip it in the tiger balm, and run one straight line down the spine with it continuously and then in strokes across the back following the ribcage. The redder you are the sicker you are its supposed to mean. Obviously you need someone to do this for you.
I was always told it was to draw the heat and sickness out of the body.
And it always worked no matter what for the flu.
*I should add I wonder if this is a purely SE Asian/Viet thing. Many North Asians (Chinese, Japs etc) have no idea what Im talking about.
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Post by Mr Brad Pitt on Dec 11, 2007 17:16:00 GMT -5
LULZ TIGER BALM
I remember, now.
But as far as I can tell, I've never actually used it. Syrup & pills instead.
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Post by cheeseprata on Dec 11, 2007 18:38:47 GMT -5
Ha...I'm also just recovering from a flu.
Got so desperate to breathe I started rubbing Tiger Balm under my nose.
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Post by yongfook on Dec 11, 2007 19:36:44 GMT -5
adds a cooling zing to soups and stocks.
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Post by sass in a glass on Dec 11, 2007 20:01:50 GMT -5
 Suffering from this godforsaken Northern Hemisphere winter I am getting the flu quite a bit, and am resorting to tiger balm rubbings most of the time. Did anyone else's Asian parent inculcate in them a love of the tiger balm rubbing on the back prefereably with the sharpest coin imaginable? Ive known many a white person to consider this barbaric in their ignorance, but truly theres nothing better to get rid of the flu. You basically take a coin, dip it in the tiger balm, and run one straight line down the spine with it continuously and then in strokes across the back following the ribcage. The redder you are the sicker you are its supposed to mean. Obviously you need someone to do this for you. I was always told it was to draw the heat and sickness out of the body. And it always worked no matter what for the flu. *I should add I wonder if this is a purely SE Asian/Viet thing. Many North Asians (Chinese, Japs etc) have no idea what Im talking about. always used tiger balm. also good for headaches. Yes, apply to the temples and it'll go away almost within 30min...also acts like a vicks vapour rub where it helps to relieve aches and pain, and it's cheaper too! I've actually witnessed the coining process (rubbing tiger balm on skin and firmly abrading skin with coin) and it's precisely as Krez states. Although most people might confuse it as a form of child abuse when you see first hand account. I thought it looked damn painful and the person on the receiving end only confirmed it!
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Post by Ave` on Dec 11, 2007 21:43:37 GMT -5
I was addicted to the smell for a verrrrry long time.
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Post by jenming on Dec 12, 2007 0:55:30 GMT -5
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Post by halfbreed on Dec 12, 2007 1:53:30 GMT -5
Does tiger balm contain tiger at all?  |
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Post by Aiko on Dec 12, 2007 2:48:38 GMT -5
^Yes, it's made with real bits and pieces of tiger.
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Post by avax on Dec 12, 2007 3:34:48 GMT -5
This is the third time I'm posting it on ean.
Read THE TIGER BALM KING by Sam King.
= about Aw Boon Haw = co-inheritor with brother = moved business out of china = HK , SG etc
= creator of TB product was daddy
= chinese family
RE: your wonderment about "SE asia thing". The family are diasporic chinese who settled/colonized/exploited/flourished in singapore, hk. Perhaps contrary to your idea of "southeast asia" they're not as homogenously "indigenous" as many might think. Philippines is similar to Sg in that its been colonized the sh*t out of, not necessarily by whites only. Naturally many in SE asia would know about this product.
Not much of a fan. But I collect the empty bottles, fill it with curses and throw it at people I don't like.. or at people I really like. It depends.
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Post by helles on Dec 12, 2007 4:03:54 GMT -5
I think Tiger Balm is common all around Asia. Its the process of 'coining' that is not.
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Post by penguinopolipitese on Dec 12, 2007 9:54:55 GMT -5
I'd only do this if thekrez was the one doing the coining. damn, I'm getting hot and red just thinking about it.  |
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Post by DivaDancerLara on Dec 12, 2007 13:40:28 GMT -5
Geez my grandfather had some in his room near his nightstand...I would just venture near the door and get a wif and run the other way. I actually tried to pick it up one time with my bare hands and got stuck with the smell for the rest of the day. I was traumatized.
(But I thought the little tiger cartoon on the label was cute)
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Post by i move the stars for no one on Dec 12, 2007 16:10:34 GMT -5
something similar.the (four foot tall) viet mother of a friend in high school strong-armed me into receiving that once.it was a liquid,not a balm,and she raked me with a spoon,not a coin.i actually found it pleasant,though by no means soothing.
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Post by Altan on Dec 12, 2007 18:06:21 GMT -5
Ex girlfriend loved Tiger Balm. We'd always use it when we would give each other massages. It's great. There's differen't strenght formulas.
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