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Chandrashekar .............. 16 A current update on the phytopharmacological aspects of Houttuynia cordata Thunb Manish Kumar, Satyendra K. Prasad, S. Hemalatha .............. 22 A review on phytochemical, pharmacological, and pharmacognostical profile of Wrightia tinctoria: Adulterant of kurchi Rajani Srivastava .............. 36 Phytopharmacological overview of Tribulus terrestris Saurabh Chhatre, Tanuja Nesari, Gauresh Somani, Divya Kanchan, Sadhana Sathaye .............. 45 Plants used to treat skin diseases Nahida Tabassum, Mariya Hamdani .............. 52 LANT EVIEWS Contents...... P R Strychnos potatorum: Phytochemical and pharmacological review Kavita N. Yadav, Prasad V. Kadam, Jigna A. Patel, Manohar J. Patil .............. 61 A review on Insulin plant (Costus igneus Nak) Prakash L. Hegde, Harini A. Rao, Prasanna N. Rao .............. 67 REVIEWERS, 2013 .............. 72 Pharmacognosy Reviews | January-June 2014 | Vol 8 | Issue 15 iii PHCOG REV. REVIEW ARTICLE Therapeutic potential and health benefits ofSargassum species Subhash R. Yende, Uday N. Harle1, Bhupal B. Chaugule2 Department of Pharmacology, Gurunanak College of Pharmacy, 1Clinical Research Consultant, Nagpur, 2Department of Botany, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India Submitted: 09‑08‑2013 Revised: 29‑08‑2013 Published: 20‑01‑2014 ABSTRACT Sargassum species are tropical and sub-tropical brown macroalgae (seaweed) of shallow marine meadow. These are nutritious and rich source of bioactive compounds such as vitamins, carotenoids, dietary fibers, proteins, and minerals. Also, many biologically active compounds like terpenoids, flavonoids, sterols, sulfated polysaccharides, polyphenols, sargaquinoic