[1] Common names include flixweed, herb-Sophia and tansy mustard.

[4] It was once given to patients with dysentery and called by ancient herbalists Sophia Chirurgorum, "The Wisdom of Surgeons".

[8] In Iran, the seeds are called khak-e shir (khakshir), and khak-e shir drinks are traditionally favored as thirst quencher during hot summer days.

[9] Khakshir is also considered a medicinal substance in traditional Iranian medicine, consumed in varying combinations with other herbs and substances to gain effects ranging from antidiuretic to aphrodisiac.

In German, it is called the Sophienkraut and associated with Saint Sophia of Rome, who was invoked against late frosts.