Abstract: Borneol,a fragrant Traditional Chinese Medicine,has been used as herb drug,perfume and food additive for more than one thousand years.Historically,it originated from the essential oil of Dipterocarpus tubinatus Gaertn.f which is majorly distributed in Southeast Asia,especially in the islands of Sumatra in Indonesia.During the past thirty years,several new plant resources of naturel borneol have been discovered.Therefore,the present review aims to provide a general insight on the new Chinese plant resources as well as the product development advances of borneol and its derivatives including bornyl acetate.

Key words: borneol, bornyl acetate, plant resources, volatile oil