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Borneol synthetic is produced from alpha pinene.It is a mixture mainly composed of borneol and isoborneol.

Synthetic Borneol is very cost effective comparing to natural one.

Isoborneol is a terpene derivative. It is prepared by hydration and rearrangement of camphene/pinene.

Isoborneol is commonly used as flavor and fragrance agents

L-Borneol also calls as Mei Slice, is the crystallization of fresh branch and leaf of Typus physiologies Cinnanloni through the distillation of water vapor.

L Borneol is a white crystalline powder or flake crystal. Air scent, spicy, cool, a volatile, light smoke when the flame yellow.  Soluble in ethanol, chloroform or ether.Almost insoluble in water.

L-Borneol is widely used in the preparation of rosemary, lavender and other fragrances which is applied in the production of household products like soap and detergent. Also, it is used in the pharmaceutical field. There are some studies that focus on the antiapoptotic, antioxidative and neuroprotective effect of L-Borneol in human neuroblastoma cells.