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Borneol

Terpene GLossary

Chemical Properties
  • FLASH POINT: 149°F/65°C
  • BOILING POINT: 415.4°F/213°C
  • COLOR: COLORLESS TO WHITE CRYSTALS
  • ODOR: CAMPHOR-LIKE, MINTY, SPICY, AND EARTHY
  • CAS#: 507 - 70 - 0
  • MOLECULAR FORMULA: C10H18O
Therapeutic benefits
  • ANALGESIC: RELIEVES PAIN
  • ANTIBACTERIAL: SLOWS BACTERIAL GROWTH
  • ANTI-FIBROSIS: BALANCES THE BODY’S FIBROSIS RESPONSE TO INJURY
  • ANTI-FUNGAL: INHIBITS THE GROWTH OF FUNGUS
  • ANTI-INFLAMMATORY: REDUCES INFLAMMATION SYSTEMICALLY
  • ANTIOXIDANT: PREVENTS OXIDATION DAMAGE TO OTHER MOLECULES IN THE BODY
  • ANTI-ANXIETY: TREATS THE BODY'S RESPONSE TO STRESS AND ANXIETY
  • ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE: INHIBITS CANCER CELL GROWTH
  • ANTI-COAGULANT: TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS
  • NEUROPROTECTIVE: PREVENTS AND TREATS NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
About
Borneol

Borneol is one of the most popular terpenes used in the perfume industry due to its cool, minty, and spicy scent. The application of borneol far outreaches its cosmetic benefits though, and has an established history of use in a variety of healing capacities.

Borneol is most commonly found in camphor but can also be found in a multitude of plants around the world such as ginger, thyme, rosemary, sage, marjoram, cardamom, cinnamon, mint, nutmeg, sagebrush, tarragon, turmeric, wormwood, mugwort, sunflowers, artemisia, and cannabis. It has been used in Chinese medicine to treat chronic and acute pain since roughly 475 – 221 BC as what is known as “moxa,” which is compounded from mugwort.

Modern science continues to confirm that this terpene has powerful healing applications such as the systemic and topical1 use treat pain without drowsiness,2 unlike many western pain relief medications. Borneol also has significant medicinal and therapeutic implications in cancer treatment,3 as an anti-inflammatory,4 cardiovascular treatment (anti-coagulant),5 antioxidant, neuroprotective (potential prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease),6 antiseptic, bronchodilation, gingivitis treatment,7 and digestive tract facilitator. Borneol also has therapeutic applications in the treatment of anxiety, mental clarity and energy, memory retention, and overall wellness.

What’s more, borneol has been found to have compound “synergistic effects” when combined with other terpenes, cannabinoids, and medications because it lowers the blood-brain barrier8 which allows greater absorption of other medicines a patient might receive.9

Borneol can be found in significant amount in cannabis plants such as OG Kush, Amnesia Haze, Golden Haze, K13 Haze, Gold Country, Afgoo, Coconut Goji Berry, Sour Diesel, and Girl Scout Cookies.

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