Chapter 39 [Tame the horse: 芑树.. Can make the horse run faster: sunflower grass]

[Qian tree (the sap can be applied to tame horses)] "The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Dongshan Classic"

On the mountain at the beginning of the east, there are many green jade trees. There is a tree with a shape like a poplar and a red body. Its juice is like blood and is not solid. Its name is Qian, which can be used to feed horses.

Translation: Dongshi Mountain, where green jade is mostly produced. There is a tree in the mountain, which looks like an ordinary poplar tree but has red texture. The sap in the trunk is similar to blood and does not bear fruit. Its name is 芑. Apply the sap on the horse.

This will make the horse tame.

[Sunflower grass (horses run faster after eating it)] "The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Zhongshan Classic"

On the mountains of Gaoliang, there are grasses, shaped like sunflowers, red flowers, pods and white branches, which can be used to walk horses.

Translation: Gaoliang Mountain. There is a kind of grass growing in the mountain. It is shaped like sunflower but has red flowers, pod-bearing fruits and white calyx. If you feed it to a horse, it will make the horse run fast.
Chapter completed!