Common Name: Kadu Jeera

Botanical Name: Centratherum Anthelminticum

Sanskrit Name: Vanyajiraka, Aranya-Jiraka

English Name: Purple Flebane

Tamil Name: Kaattuchirakam, Chittilai

Malayalam Name: Krimishatru, Kattujirakam

Kannada Name: Kaadujeerage, Kaarijirige