Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Achillea" tana nufin jinsin tsire-tsire a cikin dangin Asteraceae, wanda aka fi sani da yarrows. Waɗannan tsire-tsire na asali ne daga Arewacin Hemisphere kuma ana siffanta su da gungu na ƙanana, furanni masu kama da daisy da rarrabuwa, ganye masu kama da fern. An yi amfani da Yarrows don magani da dalilai na dafa abinci shekaru aru-aru, haka nan kuma sanannen tsire-tsire ne na ado a cikin lambuna da shimfidar wurare.