Lannea microcarpa, is one of the species of medicinal plants used in medicine
and traditional pharmacopoeia for the treatment of human pathologies in
Africa. This review focuses on the ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological
previous studies of Lannea microcarpa. Some information on phytochemical
makeup and its effects on human health are already documented. However,
information concerning its ethnopharmaceutical and phytopharmaceutical
potential is scarce and poorly documented. These data were obtained by documentary
researche s using different scienti􀏐ic sites such as Google Scholar, Science
Direct, Scopus, ResearchGate, PubMed, and SCIENCEDOMAIN, from theses,
dissertations and scienti􀏐ic articles. Additional information was obtained
from classic books about herbal medicine and others scienti􀏐ic databases. Ethnobotanical
surveys carried out have indicated their uses in the management
of arterial hypertension. It appears from bibliographic research that Lannea
microcarpa has vasorelaxant, hypotensive and antihypertensive effects, etc.
Other studies have shown the presence of phytochemicals of interest for the
management of high blood pressure. However, their use in traditional forms
does not make it possible to guarantee the stability of medicinal preparations.
Quality control and standardization studies were carried out in order to de􀏐ine
the optimal conditions for guaranteeing effectiveness. This article gives an
overview of previous studies carried out on the plant in order to have data for
the improvement of its use.

Lannea microcarpa, hypertension, ethnopharmacologicals studies