Jaipur: Aak plant (Calotropis gigantea) grows on its own in the desert and is known as a weed which is cut and thrown away considered useless, but now it is emerging as a source of income in ...

Calotropis procera was evaluated as a potential source of hydrocarbons. Hexane Soxhlet extractions of oven-dried whole plants, stems, leaves and pods (≤6 mo of age) yielded 4.35, 3.83, 5.13, and 9.37% ...