See text Neurada is a genus of flowering plants in the family Neuradaceae, found in northern Africa, Cyprus, the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

They are desert-adapted prostrate annual herbs with bizarre spiny flowers and fruits.

[3] Local people use them as a medicinal herb for a variety of conditions and as a nerve tonic.

It is also used for camel fodder.

[4] Currently accepted species include:[2]