What are the effects and functions of borneol?

Borneol, also known as borneol, is a commonly used Chinese medicine with multiple functions and helps us solve many common diseases. Bought by the general public, it plays a significant role in medicine. So what are the effects and functions of this magical borneol? If you have the same question, let us listen to what is said below!

Borneol has a terrible effect of inducing labor for first-time pregnant women, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. It also has the terrible side effect of inducing labor for women in the middle and late stages of pregnancy. Therefore, borneol should not be used indiscriminately. Data reports show that borneol can also be used as an antibiotic ointment.

Effects of borneol:

①Treatment of chronic tracheitis

②Treatment of enterobiasis

③Treatment of fever in children

④Treatment of ulcerative stomatitis

⑤Treatment of chronic rhinitis

⑥Treatment of suppurative otitis media

⑦Treatment of corns:

The vaginal suppository matrix of borneol uses a water-soluble matrix and adds an appropriate amount of surfactant to facilitate the release of borneol. Animal experiments have shown that both borneol and isoborneol can prolong the hypoxia tolerance time of mice. In comparison, this effect of isoborneol is significant while borneol is not significant. The effect of isoborneol in improving the hypoxia tolerance of mice and prolonging the survival time of mice under hypoxia may be related to its high fat solubility. Borneol can affect the activity of adrenaline receptors, but whether it is related to prolonging the hypoxia tolerance time needs further study.

After listening to the above introduction, we realized that although borneol is not well-known, it is indeed a traditional Chinese medicine with great uses. With so many effects, it’s really a little surprising. In life, every medicine has its own efficacy and can treat a variety of diseases, so we should seek timely treatment when we are sick!