Xanthium orientale is a species of annual plant of the daisy family Asteraceae.

[1] The Zuni people use the plant for multiple purposes.

The chewed seeds are rubbed onto the body before the cactus ceremony to protect it from spines.

A compound poultice of seeds is applied to wounds or used to remove splinters.

[2] The seeds are also ground, mixed with cornmeal, made into cakes, and steamed for food.