Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "black snakeroot" tana nufin wani tsire-tsire na Arewacin Amirka na dangin buttercup, tare da spikes na ƙananan furanni masu launin fari da kuma tushen baƙar fata. Sunan kimiyya na wannan shuka shine Sanicula marilandica, kuma ana kiranta da Maryland black snakeroot ko Sanicle. An yi amfani da tushen wannan tsiro a al'adance wajen maganin cututtuka daban-daban, da suka hada da cizon maciji, da zazzabi, da ciwon haila.