Natural Coumarin-Lead Compounds: A Review of Their Medicinal Potentials

Background: Natural coumarins group, a principal member of the benzopyrone family, is one naturally occurring substances obtained ordinarily from plant origins, with antibacterial, anticoagulant, antihypertensive, anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and many other medicinal potentials. Because are found in nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee, wine, average person consumes significant amount these daily. Given documented limited toxicity, relatively cheap, availability foods, prevalence numerous herbal medicines, it seems reasonable to investigate their characteristics usage.Objective: This review discusses coumarin lead substances, extensive benefits, official pharmacopoeia-based detection methods.Conclusion: The potential therapeutic uses simple determined by structural substitution pattern. there research on bioavailability for coumarins, additional needed various which have demonstrated good bioactivity prior research.