REVIEW ON: "COUMARINS: A Unique Scaffold with Versatile Biological Behaviour"

The Tonka bean, from which coumarin was first isolated in 1820, is represented by the word "coumarins," which also refers to "coumarou." A natural substance obtained from plants called coumarin (2H-1-benzopyran-2-one) is well known for its pharmacological effects, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antitubercular, anticancer, antihypertensive characteristics that are anti-adipogenic, anti-hyperglycemic, antioxidant, and neuroprotective. dietary contact with Benzopyrones are significant since they are present in many foods, including seeds, nuts, coffee, and vegetables, wine and tea. Considering the known low toxicity, relative affordability, availability in the diet, and Given that coumarins are present in many herbal treatments, it would be wise to consider their characteristics  and other applications. It consists of categorization and pharmacologic factors like absorption.

Keywords: Coumarin, Tonka Beans, Benzopyrene, Toxicological Studies, Antiadipogenic