The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata and consisting essentially of coumarin proper, which is a white crystalline substance, C9H6O2, of vanilla-like odor, regarded as an anhydride of coumaric acid, and used in flavoring. Coumarin in also made artificially.
plant-derived Coumarin occurs naturally in many plants, giving them a sweet clover smell. It is found in neroli essential oil and it is also a component of the fragrance in French Almond Soap. Some people are sensitive to this constituent.
a substance found in many grasses, that gives hay its characteristic sweet smell.
Active Plant Constituent, Generally Smelling Of New Mown Hay, Which Has A Thinning Effect On The Blood.
Obtained from the tonka bean and often created synthetically, produces a sweet, herbal, spicy, hay-like odor, similar to vanilla.
(KOO-muh-rin) a compound derived from sweet clover and other plants, and also prepared synthetically, which contains a factor, dicumarol, which inhibits the hepatic synthesis of the vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors (prothrombin, factors VII, IX, and X). Dicumarol derivatives are used as anticoagulants in the treatment of disorders in which there is excessive or undesirable clotting.
A plant chemical smelling like new-mown hay (when leaves or stems are bruised or dried)
(KOO mah rin): An extract of the tonka bean from which several anticoagulants are derived.
A compound that smells like vanilla. Usually derived from the Tonka bean, but also found in lavender, sweet grass and other plants. Coumarin is banned as a food additive in the United States due to toxicity issues, but is used to produce anti-coagulant medicines, rat poison, and as a valuable component of incense and perfumes.
Coumarin is a chemical compound found in many plants, notably in high concentration in the tonka bean, woodruff, and bison grass. It has a sweet scent, readily recognised as the scent of newly-mown hay. It has clinical value as the precursor for several anticoagulants, notably warfarin.
