Angiosome Territories of Vestibulocochlear Nerve (VIII).

Background: Taylor and Palmer introduced an angiosome (vascular) concept in reconstructive plastic surgery in 1987. The angiosome is considered a segment of a nerve (cranial or peripheral nerve) supplied by a primary source of blood vessels.

Purpose: To observe the arteries supplying the vestibulocochlear nerves (VIII) from the brainstem till their termination.

Extraction and elemental analysis of Coleus forskohlii extract.

Background: Coleus forskohlii Willd. is a popular traditional medicine used since ancient times for treatment of heart diseases, abdominal colic and respiratory disorders.

Objective: The aim of this study was to characterize the root extract of the medicinal plant Coleus forskohlii.