It is known as zuta levana (זוטה לבנה or זוטא לבנה) in today's Modern Hebrew and ashab a-shai (عشب الشاي) in Arabic.[2] The Bedouins of Israel, however, call it by the Arabic name, qurniyya (Arabic: القورنِيه‎), believed to be a cognate of the Hebrew qoranit, an aromatic herb described in the Mishnah.[3] The plant's aromatic leaves (resembling mint) are used in making decoctions (herbal teas).