[Studies on pharmacological activity of borneol].

Borneol is a major component of many medicinal plant essential oils, as well as a popular traditional Chinese medicine. This essay collects the results of the latest domestic and foreign studies, and summarizes and analyzes its activity and reaction mechanism on analgesia, putridity elimination and flesh regeneration, and repair of damaged cells. Moreover, it proposes problems concerning borneol during medical studies, providing support for the in-depth study and exploration of efficacies of precious traditional Chinese medicines as well as the effective utilization and development of innovative medicines.