Lesson1英文中文LegendsinTraditionalChineseMedicineGreekandRomanwritershavehandeddownanumberoffables,accordingtowhich,weowemuchofourknowledgeabouttherapeuticmeasuresandmethodstoanimals
TheChinesealsohavemanysuchtales:thedeer,whensick,eatseniciopalmatus;dogs,havingovereaten,seekcornstalks;rats,whenpoisoned,drinkmuddywater;catsandspiderseat,asantidotestobee-sting,thegrassthatgrowsontheroof;birds,whentheirbeaksgetstainedbypoisonousberries,peckattherootofacteaspicata;thetiger,whenwounded,eatsclay;andmonkeys,tostopbleeding,stuffaballofwoodleavesinthewound
Someoftheselegendsarerecordedatgreatlength
Oneofsuchlegendstellusthatonceafarmersawawoundedsnakelyingonthegroundwhileanotherwithabladeofgrassinthemouthappliedittowound
Adaypassedandthesnakesmovedaway
Thefarmergatheredthegrassleftbehindandtrieditont