{"id":373102,"date":"2026-10-03T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373102"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:55:00","slug":"aak-calotropis-gigantea-and-aak-fibre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/aak-calotropis-gigantea-and-aak-fibre\/","title":{"rendered":"Aak (Calotropis gigantea) and Aak Fibre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The traditional craft of aak-fibre weaving is facing decline, though a renewed market could help preserve the craft and create livelihood opportunities for local communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Aak (Calotropis gigantea) and Aak Fibre<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373103\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-373103\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-3.jpg?resize=197%2C197&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aak (Calotropis gigantea)\" width=\"197\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-3.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-3.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Aak <\/b>is a large<b> perennial shrub, <\/b>commonly called<strong> crown flower or giant milkweed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Scientific name: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its scientific name is <\/span><b>Calotropis gigantea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Family:<\/strong> Its belongs to the<\/span><b> Asclepiadaceae family,\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found in<\/span><b> dry and semi-arid regions and hot regions across the world.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution: <\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a<b> native of India, Malaysia and China<\/b> and <strong>distributed in almost all over the world.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>It is abundant in Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, aak is found in <\/span><b>Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Maru Meghwal community and farmers of western Rajasthan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">possess the remarkable art of<\/span><b> preparing threads from the bark of aak branches, also called Ankala.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Climatic condition: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is easy to grow<\/span><b> in dry and arid climates and requires minimum water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Medicinal Uses: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is used for <\/span>treatment of<b> skin diseases, boils and sores.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Aak Fibre:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> stem of Aak contains natural fibre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s with useful properties.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These fibres are used to <\/span><b>make charpoys, dari, ropes, quilts, pillows, and agricultural tools.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Charpoys, dari and ropes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are woven in colourful designs <\/span><b>using threads<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Pillows and quilts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are prepared from the<\/span><b> silk extracted from the aak fruit.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The traditional craft of aak-fibre weaving is facing decline, though a renewed market could help preserve the craft and create livelihood opportunities for local communities. About Aak (Calotropis gigantea) and Aak Fibre Aak is a large perennial shrub, commonly called crown flower or giant milkweed. Scientific name: Its scientific name is Calotropis gigantea. 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