"Cochlearia officinalis" shine sunan Latin don shuka wanda aka fi sani da "scurvy grass." Shi memba ne na dangin Brassicaceae kuma asalinsa ne a yankunan bakin teku na arewacin Turai da Asiya.A cikin fassararsa na zahiri, "Cochlearia" yana nufin ganyen shuka mai siffar cokali (daga Latin "cochlear," ma'ana cokali), yayin da "officinalis" na nufin "na ko na wani officina," wanda shi ne wurin ajiya ko taron bita na magani shirye-shirye a zamanin d Roma. Saboda haka, "Cochlearia officinalis" ana iya fahimtar ma'anar "ciyawar ciyawa tare da ganye mai siffar cokali wanda aka yi amfani da shi don magani."