Dit da jow and other balms/oils

[stubbs]

How are they supposed to work? Do they actually help repair or just get rid of the painful symptoms? When should they be used? Whats are they made from and are they worth making yourself? (if so, how?)

I've got some tiger balm and golden cup balm left over from when I was in Thailand. I never really used it that much because it says 'symptomatic releif from...' To me that just means it gets rid of the pain but leaves the cause. Wouldn't that be bad in the long run? If something hurts, it's hurting for a reason and I think the pain should be left there so you can monitor the healing process. That said, the heat from the balms do feel pretty nice!
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CHEAP GLASS BONGS

[Samurai Jack]

Tiger balm isn't Dit Da Jow. Dit Da Jow is supposed to accelerate the healing process. I saw a really good article on it's constituents and main purposes. I make my own using an old perscription from my teacher. Let me find that article...

[Samurai Jack]

The article is actually an excerpt from Liang Shou Yu's Kung Fu Elements available from Amazon.com. Here is the excerpt.

[Samurai Jack]

Oops, link dosen't work. Try clicking on the book title, then clicking "search". Type in the word "liniment" and you should get the article (look for page 495).

Good luck.

[stubbs]

Haven't got round to finding that excerpt but that author does seem to have some good reviews! Have you actually got that book?

Would you be willing to share your teachers perscription? Or if that book tells you how to make it I'll probably get the book.
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Black Ass

[Samurai Jack]

I'll sell you some Jow if you PM me. I won't share my recipe though, it's secret...

But Liang's book has several perscriptions you should be able to get filled if you take them down to your local apothecary.