Ko te āhua o te tipu he otaota ā-tau, 20-80cm te teitei, he kakara te tipu katoa. He tū tika ngā kakau, he maha ngā wā ka noho hei tautau, ā, he huruhuru iti. E toru ngā rau pūhui e whakawhitiwhiti ana; he roa, he porowhita, he porowhita-whāwhā rānei ngā porowhita, 1-3.5cm te roa, 0.5-1.5cm te whānui, he iti te piko i ngā taha e rua; he roa te kakau, he hono ngā stipule me te kakau. He noho pūmau ngā putiputi, 1-2 ngā taha; he āhua ngongo te kākano; he āhua pūrerehua te korora, he mā, he kōwhai mārama haere, he papura paku te pūtake; 10 ngā stamen, he koretake te tae; he rārangi ovary, he kikokore te pu, he porotaka papatahi, he piko paku, 6-11cm te roa, 0.5cm te whānui, he uaua reti me te piko, he ngutu roa i te pito. 10-20 ngā purapura, he parauri, he kakara. Ko te wā pua mai i Āperira ki Hune, ko te wā hua mai i Hūrae ki Ākuhata.

He maha ngā whakatipuranga. Ko te nuinga ka mahia ki Anhui, Sichuan me Henan.

Kia pakari te hua, ka tapahia te tarutaru katoa, ka whakatakotoria ngā kākano, ā, ka whakamarokehia ngā kākano. Hei whakamahi mata, hei parai paku rānei.

"Āhua" He paku piko ngā kākano, he 3-5mm te roa, he 2-3mm te whānui, ā, he tata ki te 2mm te matotoru. He kōwhai-parauri, he whero-parauri rānei te mata, he paku hina ngā huruhuru poto, ā, he awaawa hohonu piko kei ia taha, ā, ko te pito te wāhi e tūtaki ai ngā awaawa e rua. He āhua mārō. He kakara, he paku kawa te reka.