Onamuji no kami told the hare to go to the mouth of the river and wash the body in fresh water, take the pollen from the cattails (hou, cattail pollen) that grow there and sleep on them (cattail pollen is called hou, which makes good medicine for treating wounds.)
大穴牟遲神は菟に、河口へ行って真水で体を洗い、そこに生えているガマの花粉（蒲黄）を取ってその上で寝ると良いと教えた（蒲の花粉はホオウといい傷薬になる）。