GB/T 40976-2021Moxa floss used in moxibustion (English PDF)
灸用艾绒
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
November 26, 2021
Implementation date
November 26, 2021
Scope
GB/T 40976-2021 is the English-translated version of 灸用艾绒.
GB/T 40976-2021 is the Chinese national standard for moxa floss, the soft fleece made from dried mugwort leaves and used in moxibustion.
It covers product classification and use, quality requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking and labelling, packaging, transport and storage, and applies to all kinds of moxa products processed from dried moxa leaves.
It defines mugwort leaves, moxa floss, moxa sticks, moxa cones and moxa floss for direct moxibustion, and sets basic requirements, characteristics and identification, general quality requirements and quality classification.
Its annexes give the methods for fingerprint similarity, tar content, degree of microscopic pulverization, fine powder content and bulkiness of moxa. Producers of moxa products and inspection bodies use it. It was issued on 26 November 2021 and has applied since the same day.
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Document preview — GB/T 40976-2021
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 11.040.99
- Classification
- C 31
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Product classification and use
- 5 Requirements
- 5.1 Basic requirements
- 5.2 Traits and identification
- 5.3 General quality requirements
- 5.4 Quality classification
- 6 Test method
- 6.1 Traits and identification
- 6.2 General quality inspection methods
- 6.3 Quality classification test method
- 7 Inspection rules
- 7.1 Batch
- 7.2 Sampling
- 7.3 Inspection
- 7.4 Judgment Rule
- 7.5 Moxa inspection or classification certificate
- 8 Signs, labels, packaging, transportation and storage
- 8.1 Marks and labels
- 8.2 Packaging
- 8.3 Transportation and storage
- Appendix A (normative) Determination of the similarity of Ai Yan's fingerprints
- Appendix B (normative) Determination of tar content of moxa
- Appendix C (normative) Determination of the degree of microscopic pulverization of moxa
- Appendix D (Normative) Determination of the end content of moxa
- Appendix E (normative) Determination of the bulkiness of moxa
- Reference
Foreword
This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for Standardization Work Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents" Drafting.
1 Scope
This document specifies the product classification and use, quality requirements, test methods, inspection rules, identification labels, packaging, and transportation of moxibustion moxa products. Input and storage.
This document is applicable to all kinds of moxa products made from dried moxa leaves after processing.
2 Normative references
The content of the following documents constitutes an indispensable clause of this document through normative references in the text. Among them, dated quotations Only the version corresponding to the date is applicable to this document; for undated reference documents, the latest version (including all amendments) is applicable to this document.
GB/T 191 Packaging, storage and transportation pictorial signs
GB/T 21709.1-2008 Code of Practice for Acupuncture and Moxibustion Part 1: Moxibustion
GB/T 23203.1-2013 Determination of Moisture in Total Particulate Phase of Cigarette Part 1: Gas Chromatography
Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (2020 edition, four parts)
Operational specification of similarity evaluation system for chromatographic fingerprints of traditional Chinese medicine
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1 Mugwort leaves
Moxa raw material is the dried leaves of Artemisia argyi Lévi. et Vant.
3.2 Moxa floss
Using mugwort leaf as raw material, processed into a soft fleece.
3.3 Moxa stick
A cylindrical strip made of moxa as the main material.
Note: According to the presence or absence of drugs, it is divided into medicinal moxa sticks and Qing moxa sticks.
3.4 Moxa cone
Use hand or utensils to make moxa into a small cone shape.
Note: For every moxa stick burned, it is called moxibustion 1 strong.
3.5 Moxa floss for direct-moxibustion
It is used to make moxa which is placed on the skin and directly burned for moxibustion.
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