Tiger Balm (TB)

Tiger Balm is a Chinese company that makes a popular line of topical analgesic products. It began when Aw Chu Kin, a Chinese herbalist working in the Emperor’s court, left China and set up a small medicine shop called Eng Aun Tong in Rangoon in the late 1870s. There he would make and sell his special ointment that was effective in relieving all kinds of aches and pains.

When Aw Chu Kin died in 1908, he left his business to his sons Aw Boon Haw (meaning ‘gentle tiger’) and Aw Boon Par (meaning ‘gentle leopard’). They took the business to Singapore and successfully sold their ointment to surrounding countries like Malayasia, Hong Kong and various cities in China. Aw Boon Haw was the marketing genius who named the product Tiger Balm. Today, Tiger Balm has a 100 year-old track record of success and can be purchased in 100 countries,