T/KYXZ 04-2024 Specification for production technology of health care products with moxa sticks (cylinders) class

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Scope: This standard specifies the terms and definitions, technical quality requirements, testing methods, marking, packaging, transportation, and storage of moxibustion products made from mugwort leaves. This standard applies to moxibustion products such as moxibustion sticks and cones, as well as various moxibustion powders, which are processed from mugwort leaves as raw materials through drying, grinding, fluffing, rolling, and packaging. Main technical content: 4.1 Requirements 4.1.1 The raw materials for moxibustion powders shall be plants of the genus Artemisia in the Asteraceae family, including Artemisia argyi, Artemisia princeps, and Artemisia vulgaris, or other Artemisia species proven suitable for processing into moxibustion powders. During the collection, sale, purchase, and processing of mugwort leaves, foreign matter shall be avoided. The mugwort leaves shall be stored in a dry and ventilated environment for at least 1 year, with roots, stems, and tails removed, as well as dirt and gravel. Only after this treatment may the leaves be used for processing into moxibustion powders. The ratio of raw mugwort leaves to processed moxibustion powders shall be at least 3:1, meaning that at most 1 kg of moxibustion powders can be produced from 3 kg of dried mugwort leaves. The moxibustion powders shall be clean, free from foreign matter, odorless, and mold-free. Uncrushed dried mugwort leaf samples shall meet the following characteristics described in the 2020 edition of the *Chinese Pharmacopoeia*: The leaves are often wrinkled, broken, and have short tails. When fully unfolded, they are oval-ellipsoidal with feathery deep lobes, lobes that are oval-lanceolate, and irregular coarse serrated edges on the edges; the upper surface is gray-green or dark yellow-green, with sparse soft hairs and glandular dots; the lower surface is densely covered with gray-white fuzz. The leaves are soft, with a light fragrance and a bitter taste. 4.1.2 The volatile oil fin

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