Asclepias incarnata wani nau'in shuka ne na furanni a cikin dangin milkweed, wanda aka fi sani da milkweed. Kalmar "Asclepias" ta samo asali ne daga allahn Hellenanci na warkarwa, Asclepius, kuma yana nufin amfani da tsire-tsire na gargajiya a matsayin ganye na magani. "Incarnata" ya fito ne daga kalmar Latin "incarnatus," ma'ana "naman da aka yi" ko "a cikin jiki," mai yiwuwa dangane da furanni masu launin ruwan hoda, na jiki.