I am a lover of journey. Yes, I love to travel somewhere to see different places of the world. In simple worlds, I can’t live without travelling. I usually use my car for transportation. But on that day I chose a mass transportation just for a change. I was placed on the last row and I couldn’t find any seat belt. The bus started running towards the destination. It was bit a long distance so I went asleep in an hour of travel. Continue reading →
After using many medications I have come to the conclusion that “Tiger Boxing Liniment” is the best medicine to warm up muscles before exercise. I have been a body builder for years. I am running 50 now. But I don’t look like 50 as I have a well-built body. I used to work out hard in my early stages of bodybuilding career. But now I can’t workout as before as I am aged. In my long career I used many medications for warming up my muscles. Continue reading →
The amazing tiger balm is not made of single ingredient. It has several powerful ingredients to cure the pain. They are Camphor, Menthol, Cajuput oil, Clove oil, Cassia oil or Cinnamon oil. Let us discuss about the two ingredients Camphor and Menthol in detail:
Camphor:
Camphor is an aromatic odor extracted from the wood of a tree named Camphor laurel. This tree is only found in the Asian countries. Particularly Taiwan and Borneo are the countries planting this type of trees in large numbers. Camphor is also found in the rosemary leaves. Camphor is a traditional ingredient used Chinese medicine to treat the inflamed muscles and bones. Particularly it treats the rheumatism very well. Continue reading →
Tiger balm is one of the powerful products for the muscle pains, cold, cough and other types of sprains. Like the color, Tiger balm red is very effective and hot on the skin and cures the pain in a short period of time. The tiger balm was first discovered by Chinese chemist Aw Chu Kin in Burma. The two basic types of tiger balm is tiger balm red and white. Compared to tiger balm red, white tiger balm is less powerful which will give cold sensation when applying on the skin. Tiger balm can also be used to warm up the muscles before body exercise as it will provide relaxed feeling to the muscles. Tiger balm is in the form of ointment with mixture natural herb extract like camphor oil, cajuput oil, clove bud oil and menthol as its ingredients. The ailments like arthritis, rheumatism, muscular & joint pains, neck & back pains, can be well treated with this ointment. Continue reading →
In August 2010, Chinese researchers in Chongqing have detected by studies in rats that capsaicin has a relaxing effect on blood vessels and thus lowers blood pressure. The continuous intake of capsaicin through food in the experimental animals had an increased release of nitric oxide; Nitric oxide is important for blood circulation and relaxation the blood vessels and thus acts to lower blood pressure. So when you first use Tiger balm, it basically starts by heating up the muscles in the surrounding area by increasing the blood flow to that area and also in turn increasing the total oxygen supply to the affected area. Continue reading →
Capsaicinoids are soluble in alcohol and fat, but not in water. They have an antibacterial and antifungal activity and thus act preservative. What does that mean? Well, tiger balm is not going to be washed off every time your skin comes in contact with water and hence the effect it has is long lasting. The antibacterial and antifungal properties protect the affected area from further infection. Continue reading →
The chemical compound capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is the active component of chili known internationally as chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is irritating to mammals, including humans, and produces a burning sensation in any tissue that it comes in contact with. Capsaicin and several related components are called capsaicinoids and are produced as a secondary metabolite by chili peppers, probably as a barrier against herbivores. The pure capsaicin is a hydrophobic compound, colorless, odorless, crystalline fatty acids.
Now, why are we talking about this weird chemical compound? Well, first of all this is not a weird compound – it’s a hundred percent natural compound that has the capability to initiate numbness in local tissues. Continue reading →
Before we talk about the difference between Vicks and Tiger balm, you need to be told about the benefits of Tiger balm and also the history of Tiger balm. Tiger balm was actually developed as a pain medication more than 100 years ago in China by a chemist for treating painful conditions of senior political leaders in China. It used to be 100% natural product and contained natural derivatives of organic products such as camphor, menthol, peppermint and clove. Continue reading →
Arthritis is a very common problem that plagues hundreds and thousands of people across the globe every year. There are a lot of different medications available over the counter, but unfortunately the downside to these medicines is that they need to be taken in more and more quantities with the progress of time and sometimes they also have serious side effects. In a matter of fact a couple of research is conducted over the last couple of years have clearly proved that arthritis medications taken over a period of time can actually make the medical condition worse. Continue reading →
Tiger balm is a very strong and potent medicine that was discovered more than 100 years ago in the year 1870 in Burma. We are not unaware of the benefits of Tiger balm and almost every family in the country has experienced the benefits offered by Tiger balm of at some point in time or other. Tiger balm was actually accidentally discovered by a renowned pharmacist and scientist in 1870 after being persuaded by his neighbors to create a concoction that would be able to take care of all kinds of pain that affected the senior Chinese leaders. Continue reading →
I am a lover of journey. Yes, I love to travel somewhere to see different places of the world. In simple worlds, I can’t live without travelling. I usually use my car for transportation. But on that day I chose a mass transportation just for a change. I was placed on the last row and I couldn’t find any seat belt. The bus started running towards the destination. It was bit a long distance so I went asleep in an hour of travel. Continue reading 
