(03-02-2022, 08:16 AM)Finspiracy Wrote:(03-02-2022, 08:04 AM)Ninurta Wrote: I have a tiny jar of Chinese salve here called "Wild Tiger Balm" that a Buddhist monk gave me when I was standing guard duty one day. It's a white waxy paste, smells like cinnamon (or maybe cloves?), and works miracles against joint pains.
About 8 or 9 years ago, I had a bout of bursitis for around 9 months. Could not raise my arms over my head. Just when I thought it was going to be permanent, that stuff fixed it right up.
It comes in a tiny six-sided jar with a gold colored cap on it, and a green label with Chinese writing on it. it's made in China, but I found a supply at a little shop about 30 miles from here, way out in the boonies, so it can be got in the US if you're lucky enough to find it.
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Oh, that stuff? I think i know it. It hurts, right? I mean it really hurts, for a while. Then it helps. A lot.
Burns a little when you are first applying it, before it soaks in. Not a bad burn, more like "Heat linament". When I was a kid on the farm, my dad used to make up a concoction out of alcohol and iodine to rub the horses legs down with. That works some against joint and muscle pains, too, and doesn't burn when you apply it, but it does stain your skin. All he did was pour a bottle of iodine into a bottle of rubbing alcohol, and done.
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