Borneol is a lesser-known terpene found in cannabis. This terpene is commonly found in mint, rosemary, ginger, camphor, and mugwort. Borneol has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Borneol has a pleasant aroma to humans, but insects and parasites would disagree as borneol is used in insect repellents! This terpene has also been found to help treat the symptoms of West Nile virus. ^[1]

Potential Medical benefits

• Borneol is found to be a powerful inhibitor of the herpes simplex virus type one. ^[2]
• In Chinese medicine, borneol is used to treat common colds and coughs. ^[3]
• Borneol in topicals is a powerful analgesic and can help reduce pain/inflammation. ^[4]
• Borneol is also found to be effective in enhancing the therapeutic effects of some drugs.

Strains high in Borneol

• OG Kush
• Amnesia Haze
• Sour Diesel
• Hindu Kush
• Silver Haze
• GSC

Sources:

(1) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-014-4267-0

(2) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10517310/

(3) https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/jphysiol.1888.sp000276

(4) https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/emmm.201607300