Desmodium velutinum (D. velutinum) is a plant of the family Fabaceae used in traditional Congolese medicine for the treatment of high blood pressure (HBP) or hypertension (HT). The present work evaluated the hypotensive activity and determined the phytochemical profile of the aqueous extract and
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