A monocyclic monoterpene with diverse biological activities; inhibits the growth of bacteria including S. aureus, B. cereus, E. faecalis, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae, M. catarrhalis, and C. neoformans (MICs = 3-27 mg/ml); inhibits tumor growth and reduces the number of metastases in the liver, peritoneum, and other organs in a human BGC-823 gastric cancer nude mouse orthotopic transplantation model at 15 ml/kg of a 1% emulsion; reverses doxorubicin-induced decreases in GSH levels in rat kidney at 5 and 10% in the diet