Pharmaceutical Name: Borneolum Syntheticum Botanical Name: Dryobalanops aromatica Gaertn. F.Blumea balsamifera DC. Common Name: Borneol Source of Earliest Record: Xinxiu Bencao art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The stems of dryobalanops aromatica are steamed and then cooled into crystals. Properties and Taste: Pungent, bitter and slightly cold Meridian: Pungent, bitter and slightly cold Functions: Heart, spleen and lung Indications and Combinations: 1. Unconsciousness due to high fever. *Use with Musk (Shexiang) in the formula Angong Niuhuang Wan. 2. Red, swollen and painful eyes. *Use alone as eye drops.3. Sore throat or ulceration of the mouth.*Use with Sodium borate (Pengsha) and the compound of Licorice root (Gancao) and Glauber's salt (Mangxiao), also called Xuanming Fen, in the formula Bing Peng San. Dosage: 0.03-0.1 g (in pill form) Cautions: This substance should be used with caution during pregnancy.