A standard can define a requirement without proving that a product meets it. A study can support a narrow finding without proving every claim about moxa. Here is what each reference supports, and what remains uncertain.
STD-001 / National Standard
GB/T 40976-2021 — 灸用艾绒 (Moxa Wool for Moxibustion)
Core national standard for moxa wool: raw material storage, processing ratio context, Grade I/II classification, moisture, total ash, smoke fingerprint similarity and tar.
What was checked
Standard identity/status checked. This is not a batch conformity certificate.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-002 / National Standard
GB/T 40975-2021 — 清艾条 (Pure Moxa Stick)
Defines pure moxa stick forms, leaf/whole-plant ratio contexts, weights, density, smoldering duration, temperature and physicochemical requirements.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-003 / Hubei Local Standard
DB42/T 1524-2019 — 蕲艾绒分级质量标准
Defines new/aged/Golden Qiai moxa wool, traditional hand-made Qiai moxa wool, and Qiai wool grading/physicochemical indicators.
What was checked
Standard identity/status checked. This is not a batch conformity certificate.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-004 / Hubei Local Standard
DB42/T 2172-2023 — 蕲艾条商品规格与质量检测规范
Qiai stick/column dimensions, yield-percentage terminology, weight, density, smoldering and auxiliary-material requirements.
What was checked
Standard identity/status checked. This is not a batch conformity certificate.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-005 / Nanyang Local Standard
DB4113/T 048-2023 — 艾贮藏陈放技术规范
Storage/aging operational rules: harvest-date labeling, entry/exit timing, water content, warehouse temperature/humidity and records.
What was checked
Standard identity/status checked. This is not a batch conformity certificate.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)
Official storage-specification text (new tab)STD-007 / Hubei Local Standard
DB42/T 926-2013 — 地理标志产品 蕲艾
Geographical-indication product standard for Qiai.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-008 / Nanyang Local Standard
DB4113/T 106-2025 — 地理标志产品 南阳艾
Geographical-indication product standard for Nanyang Ai.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-009 / Hubei Local Standard
DB42/T 2503-2026 — 中药材 蕲艾叶质量分级规范
Quality grading for Qiai leaf raw material.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-010 / Henan Local Standard
DB41/T 2333-2022 — 艾叶质量分级
Quality grading reference for mugwort leaf in Henan.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-011 / Nanyang Local Standard
DB4113/T 003-2021 — 南阳艾种植技术规范
Nanyang Ai cultivation practice reference.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)STD-013 / Association Standard
T/NYA 006-2023 — 艾灸产品
Nanyang Moxa Industry Association product reference for moxa sticks/columns and related product requirements.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
A reference standard describes requirements; its existence does not prove that the selected or purchased product meets them.
Open original source (new tab)MKT-001 / Market Research
1688 艾草产品市场参数调研 — 93-sample dataset
Structured sample set covering moxa wool, sticks and columns; used to understand how the market actually names and sells products.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
93 spreadsheet rows from mixed sources, including only one row labelled native 1688. Not a representative survey or proof of supplier claims.
MKT-002 / Market Research
1688 艾草 / 艾绒 / 艾条 / 艾柱 市场表达规律报告
Findings on aging, ratios, processing terms, dimensions, marketing ambiguity and frequency of market expressions.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
93 spreadsheet rows from mixed sources, including only one row labelled native 1688. Not a representative survey or proof of supplier claims.
MKT-003 / Market Research
艾草产品参数字典
Market terms, alternative names, standardization status and risk notes.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
93 spreadsheet rows from mixed sources, including only one row labelled native 1688. Not a representative survey or proof of supplier claims.
VER-001 / Verification
标准原文核验报告
Original-text verification and corrections for key national/local standards, including ratio terminology conflicts and the correction of the erroneous GB/T 31773 reference.
What was checked
Supplied research; not independently verified in full.
Where this evidence stops
A compilation, not a replacement for the standards. Known ratio-direction, grade-boundary and informative-appendix issues are recorded in the private correction log.
LIB-001 / Evidence Register
Moxa Evidence Library Index V1
Master evidence inventory and website-library mapping.
What was checked
Internal only; public record is a description.
Where this evidence stops
Legacy working material, not an authoritative standard or validated quality model.
TERM-001 / Terminology
Moxa Terminology Dictionary V1
System names, market terms, alternative names, English wording, risk and Moxa Passport placement.
What was checked
Internal only; public record is a description.
Where this evidence stops
Legacy working material, not an authoritative standard or validated quality model.
RES-001 / Original research
Soil, altitude and Artemisia argyi on Funiu Mountain (2024)
Observational study of wild populations across seven altitude ranges, examining yield and selected chemical measures.
What was checked
Research context for origin and growing; not a fertilizer intervention.
Where this evidence stops
Correlation is not causation. Do not generalize one region to all production.
Open original source (new tab)RES-002 / Original research
Artemisia argyi harvest timing and meteorological factors (2024)
Study of growth/harvest timing in two plant materials. Different target compounds and materials did not share one universally best harvest date.
What was checked
Supports discussing harvest trade-offs, not a universal cut-number ranking.
Where this evidence stops
Study-specific observations are not measured results for this educational scenario.
Open original source (new tab)CAT-001 / Supplied supplier examples
Supplier catalogue terminology supplied for this project
Examples include two/four/six grinding-and-screening labels, stone-refining counts of 1,500/2,500, and residue-based incense products.
What was checked
Evidence that those words appear in these catalogues, not that the processes or grades were independently measured.
Where this evidence stops
No claim about market prevalence or product efficacy follows from these examples.
METHOD-001 / Editorial method and mathematics
How this educational journey uses choices and evidence
Choices configure a hypothetical production path. They do not create lab results, product certification, clinical outcomes or a quality score.
What was checked
For consistently defined masses: ratio = input/wool; yield % = wool/input x 100. Remaining mass must not be invented as separate fractions.
Where this evidence stops
Unknown is shown as unknown. Cost influences are qualitative, not price quotations.