Kalmar "Epimedium" tana nufin nau'in tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire waɗanda aka fi sani da barrenwort, hular bishop, ko fuka-fuki. Wadannan tsire-tsire na asali ne a sassa da yawa na duniya, ciki har da Asiya, Turai, da Arewacin Amirka, kuma an san su da furanni masu laushi kuma sau da yawa na ado. Sunan "Epimedium" ya samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "epi" ma'ana "kan" da "medein" ma'ana "don aunawa," mai yiwuwa yana nufin kayan magani da aka danganta ga wasu nau'in jinsin.