(-)-Bornyl acetate is a less active enantiomer of (+)-Bornyl acetate. (-)-Bornyl acetate isolates from hyssop oil and possesses antifungal activity. (-)-Bornyl acetate shows highly active whitening and antioxidant activities, has potential applications in cosmeceutical materials. (-)-Bornyl acetate downregulated the levels of proinflammatory cytokines in vitro and in vivo; reduced the number of total cells, neutrophils, and macrophages in BALF; attenuated the histologic alterations in the lung; decreased the wet-to-dry weight ratio in BALF; and suppressed NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha, extracellular regulated protein kinases, c-JunN-terminal kinase, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation.