Tiger balm

British  

noun

1. a mentholated ointment widely used as a panacea

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Example Sentences

Haw Par, which owns pain relief brand Tiger Balm, has relatively stable healthcare sales and the analysts expect the company’s 2026-2028 profit at S$276 million-S$292 million, excluding fair-value gains on investments.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Tiger Balm is the new coffee," said one user, while another quipped, "I apply perfume between my nose and lips now – saving it just for myself."

From BBC

Balming Tiger — the name comes from Tiger Balm, a Singaporean ointment — started out as a party crew, organizing events with DJs around Seoul.

From New York Times

Mr. Jiang himself preferred another label: Mr. Tiger Balm, a reference to a soothing Chinese ointment.

From Washington Post

Another recognition: “Cab driver, pointer finger in a pot of Tiger Balm/dabbing on the temples and nasal septum for that sting of wakefulness,/cutting through the edgeless fog of wage labor.”

From New York Times