Coumarin and EO's???????

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*Coumadin® is marketed by Dupont as anti-coagulant. The active

ingredient is warfarin.

 

(Which is different than Coumarin-see below:)

 

 

Coumarin is the parent organic compound of a class of naturally

occurring phytochemicals found in many plant species. This oxygen

heterocycle is best known for its fragrance, described as a vanilla-

like odor or the aroma of freshly mowed hay. Identified in the

1820s, coumarin has been synthesized in the laboratory since 1868

and used to make perfumes and flavorings. It is also used to prepare

other chemicals -- in particular anticoagulants and rodent poison.

 

Coumarin is found in a variety of plants such as Tonka bean,

lavender, sweet clover grass, and licorice, but also occurs in food

plants such as strawberries, apricots, cherries, and cinnamon. It is

thought to work by serving as a pesticide for the plants that

produce it.

 

Chemically, coumarin can occur either free or combined with the

sugar glucose to produce a coumarin glycoside. Medically, coumarin

glycosides have been shown to have blood-thinning, anti-fungicidal,

and anti-tumor activities. Dicumarol, a coumarin glycoside better

known as warfarin, is the most commonly used oral anticoagulant

medication.

 

 

 

 

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