The Carapa guianensis, popularly known the “Andiroba”, is a tree that has a considerable importance economic, ecological and ethnopharmacological. Ethnobotanic studies report its medicinal potential, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, analgesic, acaricide and other properties, and some of these pharmacological activities have proven. This literature review aims to map the pharmacological activities and compounds isolated from C. guianensis in order to contribute to the further study of their pharmacological potential