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Besides this, common people of the surveyed localities who have used this plant species had

been interviewed. The information regarding the economic value of the plant species was also
gathered from local inhabitants. All the gathered information, in particular the part(s) used,

method of preparation, method of use and dosage was recorded in detail (Table 1 and Figure
5). It has been recorded that the plant species is used to treat 19 different types of diseases.

The maximum number of diseases (10) is treated by fruit kernels followed by leaves (5). To
bring element of accuracy, the information obtained from one locality was cross checked with

that of others. This results in the evidence that the local peoples share the traditional

information on regular basis. The study system is a tree up to 25 m in height, leaves
compound bearing 5-9 leaflets, Flower contains 6-8 cm male baggy catkins inflorescence and

terminal positioned clusters of 3-6 female flowers, fruit drupe with a fleshy pericarp and a

bony endocarp that encloses the 2 edible cotyledons of kernels.
Vernacular names

It is known by different names throughout the world and it is termed Persian walnut in
English, kroth in Dogri, akrooth in Hindi, Achurr or Donne in Kashmiri regional language.

Area of Cultivations
Walnut is considered as one of most important among dry fruits, is the known as largest

walnut producing region in India. In J&K UT Kashmir valley and Chenab valley of Jammu

division are the main walnut producing and cultivation regions in the whole Union Territory
(Ahmad et al., 2018; Manning, 1978). The higher altitude and colder regions about 1500m

favors the cultivation of walnut trees.
Taxonomic classification

Walnut botanical name is Juglans regia L. and belongs to family juglandaceae (Shah et al.
2014).

Domain - Eukaryota

Kingdom - Plantae
Division - Magnoliophyta

Subdivision - Angiospermae

Class - Magnoliopsida
Family - Juglandaceae

Genus - Juglans
Species - regia

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