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绿莹温灸纯艾条

品牌:Lv Ying/绿莹   批次:N.A.

产地:Nanyang/南阳   公司:南阳绿莹艾草生物制品有限公司

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质量评估指数尺(指数越大质量越好)


艾条质量指数的意义

当艾条燃烧的时候,艾条中的易挥发成分,会预先被加热并释放到空气中而不会被破坏。这些有益成分会被人体吸入或者和皮肤接触而作用于人体。艾条的有益成分指数,提供了一个简单而直观的方法判断艾条中有益成分的多寡。指数越高,有益成分含量越高。这些成分的功能:消炎、抗真菌、抗细菌、抗菌落、抗癌和抗氧化等。

有益指数成分列表

艾条有益成分指数基于36个有疗效的化学成分:

1) acetic acid 2) trans-carveol 3) hexanal 4) alpha-pinene
5) alloaromadendrene 6) carvone 7) 2-hexenal, (e)- 8) beta-pinene
9) benzaldehyde 10) caryophyllene 11) alpha-humulene 12) sabinene
13) borneol 14) caryophyllene oxide 15) cis-jasmone 16) alpha-selinene
17) delta-cadinene 18) cuminaldehyde 19) methyleugenol 20) beta-selinene
21) alpha-cadinol 22) alpha-curcumene 23)nerolidol 24) terpinen-4-ol
25) camphene 26) p-cymene 27) nonanal 28) gamma-terpinene
29) camphor 30) eucalyptol 31) alpha-phellandrene 32) l-alpha-terpineol
33) carvacrol 34) eugenol 35) beta-phellandrene 36) (-)-spathulenl

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本研究中只涉及挥发性成分。艾条的燃烧速度,是否有重金属等不在本研究范围内。

Lv Ying Wen Jiu Pure Moxa Rolls

Alias: 绿莹温灸纯艾条

Brand: Lv Ying/绿莹   Batch No.: N.A.

Origin: Nanyang/南阳   Company: 南阳绿莹艾草生物制品有限公司

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Quality Assessment Index Scale (higher index means better quality)


The Rationale of a Quality Assessment Index

When burning of moxa, various chemicals was pre-heated and released to the air without being damaged. Most of these chemicals have therapeutic effects and are readily been exhaled or interacted with skins.

The beneficial assessment index provides an indicator of the amount of therapeutic chemicals present in moxa rolls. A higher index score indicates the presence of a higher amount of therapeutic chemicals. The prominent therapeutic effects brought about by these chemicals include anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, antioxidant and anti-fungal.

List of Chemicals Assessed

The beneficial assessment index is determined based on the amount of 36 therapeutic chemicals in moxa rolls. The chemicals include:

1) acetic acid 2) trans-carveol 3) hexanal 4) alpha-pinene
5) alloaromadendrene 6) carvone 7) 2-hexenal, (e)- 8) beta-pinene
9) benzaldehyde 10) caryophyllene 11) alpha-humulene 12) sabinene
13) borneol 14) caryophyllene oxide 15) cis-jasmone 16) alpha-selinene
17) delta-cadinene 18) cuminaldehyde 19) methyleugenol 20) beta-selinene
21) alpha-cadinol 22) alpha-curcumene 23)nerolidol 24) terpinen-4-ol
25) camphene 26) p-cymene 27) nonanal 28) gamma-terpinene
29) camphor 30) eucalyptol 31) alpha-phellandrene 32) l-alpha-terpineol
33) carvacrol 34) eugenol 35) beta-phellandrene 36) (-)-spathulenl

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Only volatile chemical compounds have been studied, the other aspects of moxa rolls such as burning speed and heavy metal content are not considered in this study.

艾草质量化学评测报告

ChemoPower Technology Pte Ltd / 分子信息科技有限公司 Sep. 2019


产品列表请看最后的附录

艾草作为艾灸的重要组成部分,在新加坡这样以英文为主的华人世界里,竟然认识率较高。新加坡华人男性对于艾草的认识度普遍较低,而华人女性对于艾草和艾灸条的认识就比较高,主要的原因是华人女性由于其生理原因,会在较小的年纪,使用艾灸条做理疗。

由于现在的艾灸条,很多经销商主要从其是否燃烧慢,产地等作为推销手段,对艾草的药用价值,基本上不涉及其化学组成。艾灸条经常只是说是几年陈,艾绒比例等物理条件。我们经常有这样的疑问,如果主要是靠燃烧,我们的祖先为什么要使用艾灸,而不使用其他材料? 含有很多纤维素的稻草,是否也可以加工成艾灸条这样的产品?

如何评测其质量

关于艾灸的科学质量评判,就和其他大部分中药材的定级技术一样。 现有的科技对于其品级评判还非常原始。艾草的国际标准 ISO20759-2017,只使用了一个化学成分作为标准,而这个化学成分在很多植物都有,而且含量都不低。中国药典中也同样只涉及一个成分。现在的中草药质量标准,和艾草一样,一般只涉及一两个成分,对于复杂的中草药来说,根本是不科学的,所以现有的质量标准难以让消费者相信。

分子信息公司,利用其新一代全成分分析技术,经过对几十种艾草和艾灸产品的全成分分析,形成成分数据库,然后在发现的400多种成分的基础上,统计其共有的成分,最后将36个有益成分,做成评测艾草和艾灸条质量的标准,对各种产品定级。相比于其他的国家和国际标准,分子信息的分析技术,已经从量变到质变,可以科学的评测各种中药材的质量了。

为什么用挥发性成分做定级?

考虑艾草的使用环境,我们用艾草中的挥发性成分作为其质量标准。在艾草和艾灸燃烧过程中,离火焰很近的地方,虽然没有开始燃烧,但里面的挥发性成分,会被加热而挥发到空气中。这些成分会被吸入,或者经皮肤接触作用于人体。而不挥发的成分会被燃烧,生成烟雾。在此,烟雾成分不是我们研究的方向。

在对挥发性成分的研究中,我们发现先人采用艾草是有原因的,是先人长期使用经验的积累,虽然先人无法做化学分析,但是对艾草燃烧的效果却心知肚明。我们在其挥发性成分中,发现了大量很多经现代科学验证的抗癌,抗氧化,抗菌,抗真菌等成分,验证了艾草的药用价值。

PS: 对于常用的农残,重金属等,我们没有做研究,上市产品应该已经能通过这些测试。本评测也不涉及艾灸条的燃烧速度。艾草并不只用于艾灸,也可食用或者燃烧用于居室消毒等。

结果和讨论

我们对市场上的29种艾草产品,做了检测。其中8个产品属于新加坡品牌,21个产品属于中国品牌,。其中13个产品从新加坡市场购买,16个产品从中国淘宝网购得。产地标注为‘南阳’的产品有15个,占了被测产品52%。产地标注为’蕲春’为3个。各个品牌宣称的几年陈从1年到15年不等。 产品列表请看最后的附件。

每个样品都做了三个不同采样点的化学仪器分析,然后对其分析数据做全成分的分析。最后依据每个产品36种成分的含量多少,对其进行定级。我们定级体系,得分越高,表示成分含量越高。本定级体系是开放式的,可以有得分高过10的产品。

  • 29个产品的平均得分是5.31,本次评测最高分为10分,最低分为1分。
  • 21个中国产品共得分121分,平均得分5.76。
  • 8个新加坡产品共得分33分,平均得分4.12。
  • 从新加坡购得的产品平均得分4.46(总分58,共13个产品),得分最高为9,最低为1。
  • 从淘宝购得的产品,其均得分6.00(总分96,共16个产品),其中有10个产品得分6或以上,其中有一个产品得到唯一的10,也有产品得分为1。
  • 各个产品的得分,和产品宣称的几年陈没有线性关系,结果较随机。同样的,和宣称的艾绒比,也没有线性关系。

李时珍在《本草纲目》中写道:“凡用艾叶,须用陈久者,治令细软,谓之熟艾; 若生艾,灸火则易伤人肌脉。” 古人推荐用3-5年陈的艾草,可能希望去掉新鲜艾叶的水份和易燃成分,并保留其中的挥发但不易燃成分,这些成分在艾灸过程中,不会燃烧而是挥发到空气中,并发挥其药用。但是艾草放太久了,其中化学成分丢失了太多,也得不偿失。失去成分的艾草,其红外加热的效果,和燃烧稻草有何不同?是否可以用红外线加热取代艾灸?

本分析技术,不需要知道原料来源、不需要知道生产和存储物流过程,只需知道最终产品中的化学组成,根据科学方法判定其质量的优劣。相比于复杂多环节的溯源分析(现在的溯源分析没有基于产品成分,主要注重于生产流程,物流等),本分析方法只需分析最终产品,非常简单,清晰,而且成本低,并且用户可以方便的要求复查。

我们认为,得分低的产品,原因有多种。一个原因是由于缺乏科学有效的手段去监督艾草中的成分,厂家并没有刻意保存艾草中的有益成分,在生产和储存中丢失了很多。另外一种原因,由于市场上,艾草的质量不注重也没法监测其化学成分,某些产品可能是经化学萃取后留下的,(市场上有艾草萃取精油销售)。当然假冒伪劣也是一种可能。

就如其他中药材产品质量鱼龙混杂,良莠不齐一样,其核心问题是没有一个科学的指导和科学的评判标准。使得企业生产随意性很大,同时也没有动力提高质量;现在中药材面临的问题是:质量好的产品,由于没有科学可信的第三方证明,也无法和其他低质量产品竞争。(完)


附录:测试产品列表

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Ai Xian Tang Seven Years Moxa艾仙堂七年陈艾China/中国
Dong Ai Tang 10 years Moxa Roll东艾堂十年陈艾灸条Singapore/新加坡
Dong Ai Tang Shi Nian Chen Jin Ai Zhu东艾堂十年陈金艾柱China/中国
Golden Moxa 1-50金艾绒 1-50Singapore/新加坡
Gong Ai Tang Wu Nian Chen Qi Ai Tiao贡艾堂五年陈蕲艾条China/中国
Gu Ben Fu Yang Moxa Rolls固本扶阳艾灸条China/中国
Han Yi 5yr Pure Moxa Rolls汉医五年特级纯艾灸条China/中国
Han Yi pure Moxa Stand for Smooth Moxibustion汗医温灸艾柱Singapore/新加坡
Hua Tuo Brand pure moxa rolls for mild moxibustion华佗牌温灸纯艾条Singapore/新加坡
Hua Tuo Brand Tai Yi Moxa Rolls华佗牌灸用太乙药条Singapore/新加坡
Li Shi Zhen Qi Ai Tiao李时珍蕲艾条China/中国
Lv Ying Wen Jiu Pure Moxa Rolls绿莹温灸纯艾条China/中国
Miao Ai Tang Wu Nian Zhen Pin Chen Ai Tiao妙艾堂五年珍品陈艾条China/中国
Miao Ai Tang Zhong Jing Chun Ai Tiao妙艾堂仲景纯艾条China/中国
Moxa 1-40艾绒 1-40Singapore/新加坡
Nan Qian Gu Niang Natural Wild Moxa南茜姑娘天然野生艾叶China/中国
Seven Years Special Moxa Rolls七年陈特高级金艾China/中国
Shan Cheng Pai Qing Ai Tiao山城牌青艾条Singapore/新加坡
Shan Gui Min Te Ji Jin Ai Tiao单桂敏特级金艾条China/中国
Supreme Moxa Roll (40:1 Golden Moxa)极品绒艾条(40:1金绒艾)Singapore/新加坡
Tai Ji Premium Moxa Roll太极特级艾灸条Singapore/新加坡
Tai Ji Pure Moxa Roll太极纯艾灸条Singapore/新加坡
Tai Ji Supreme Moxa Roll太极极品艾灸条Singapore/新加坡
Taobao 5 years Moxa Roll五年艾柱China/中国
Wu Yuan Su Jin Ai Zhu伍元素金艾柱Singapore/新加坡
Xiang Yi Seven Years Golden Moxa香怡七年陈金艾条China/中国
Xuan Moxa Roll悬艾条Singapore/新加坡
Yi Le Jia Bing Tai 15yr Moxa医乐嘉冰台十五年艾柱China/中国
Zhen Pin Ai Zhu臻品艾柱China/中国

A Quality Index for Moxa Roll

ChemoPower Technology Pte Ltd  Sep. 2019


Please see the appendix for the full product list.

Moxa leave has a long history of its use in traditional Chinese medicine as a mode of therapy – moxibustion. The purpose of moxibustion is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of qi, and maintain general health. It has been generally accepted that the meridian system combines with moxibustion physical and chemical effects to produce comprehensive therapeutic effects.

The current traditional practice of grading the quality of a moxa roll is based on its leaves-to-floss ratio and years of preservation. A high-quality moxa roll is often deemed to have a high leaves-to-floss ratio and a long preservation period, which would consequently burn slowly and produce even heating during moxibustion. The chemical contents released during the burning of moxa roll are often secondary or not considered.

A high-quality moxa is usually used for direct moxibustion. On the other hand, a low-quality moxa is usually packaged into moxa sticks and used for indirect moxibustion. Nevertheless, the burning of moxa releases a wide range of volatile chemical compounds that could be inhaled or seeped in through the heated acupoint.

Chemical-based quality evaluation methods

The current chemical evaluation method of moxa quality is still very conservative. The ISO20759-2017 provides methods to aid the identification and quality of fresh moxa leaves. In terms of specific chemical identification method, the standard evaluates the presence of only one chemical compound – eucalyptol – to determine the authentication of fresh moxa leaves. However, this chemical is in fact very common in the Plantae kingdom.  There is only one chemical compound need to identify for moxa in China Pharmacopoeia as well.

ChemoPower has implemented a novel approach to benchmark the quality of moxa rolls based on the contents of several chemical compounds. Numerous brands of moxa roll products in the market were analyzed and the presence of approximately 400 unique chemical compounds has been identified, of which 36 were reported to exhibit therapeutic effects.

Disclaimer: Our analysis does not constitute pesticides or heavy metal contents, of which standard methods are readily available. Speed of burning of moxas roll is not of our concern as well.

Why adopt a chemical-based quality grading system?

Considering the usage of moxa roll during indirect moxibustion, a wide range of volatile chemical compounds are released during therapy. These volatile chemical compounds can be inhaled or seeped through the heated acupoint (i.e., skin). The exposure amount during short-term and long-term usage of moxa was found to not have exceeded the safety level, but instead brings about positive regulating effects on human autonomic function.

However, the effective chemicals that promote such benefits are not widely known. In fact, moxa contains various chemical compounds such as eucalyptol, caryophyllene and caryophyllene oxide. These chemicals may confer therapeutic effects such as anti-bacterial, antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-septic or anti-spasmodic effects. Since the presence of these therapeutic compounds could directly or indirectly affect the efficacy of indirect moxibustion treatment, they should be regarded as a major consideration during the usage of moxa for moxibustion.

Analytical Results

A total of 29 product of moxa rolls were tested to identify the content of volatile chemical compounds. 8 products were from Singapore Brands while the remaining 21 product brands were from China Brands. 13 product are purchased from Singapore market and the other 16 product are from China Taobao.

The grading system is established based on the amount of 36 chemical compounds with therapeutic benefits. A higher grade indicates the presence of a higher amount of therapeutic chemicals. In addition, the grading system is progressive in nature such that the current maximum grade can be further extended should a new moxa roll product is evaluated.

The analysis results of the 29 brands of moxa rolls are as follow:

  • The average score for 29 products is 5.31. The highest score for this review is 10 points and the lowest score is 1 point.
  • Singapore brands scored an average of 4.46 (total 58) with scores range from 1 to 9.
  • Chinese brands have an average score of 6.0 (total score of 96), of which 10 products have a score of 6 or above, and a maximum score of 10 is also a Chinese product, and lowest score is 1.

In most cases, the reception of traditional Chinese medicine products is determined to a large extent, on the branding of the products. This grading system is a small step to introduce a chemical-based grading system for traditional Chinese medicine products, with focus on moxa rolls for indirect moxibustion, which is currently difficult to regulate.


Appendix: Accessed Product List

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NameAliasSource
Ai Xian Tang Seven Years Moxa艾仙堂七年陈艾China/中国
Dong Ai Tang 10 years Moxa Roll东艾堂十年陈艾灸条Singapore/新加坡
Dong Ai Tang Shi Nian Chen Jin Ai Zhu东艾堂十年陈金艾柱China/中国
Golden Moxa 1-50金艾绒 1-50Singapore/新加坡
Gong Ai Tang Wu Nian Chen Qi Ai Tiao贡艾堂五年陈蕲艾条China/中国
Gu Ben Fu Yang Moxa Rolls固本扶阳艾灸条China/中国
Han Yi 5yr Pure Moxa Rolls汉医五年特级纯艾灸条China/中国
Han Yi pure Moxa Stand for Smooth Moxibustion汗医温灸艾柱Singapore/新加坡
Hua Tuo Brand pure moxa rolls for mild moxibustion华佗牌温灸纯艾条Singapore/新加坡
Hua Tuo Brand Tai Yi Moxa Rolls华佗牌灸用太乙药条Singapore/新加坡
Li Shi Zhen Qi Ai Tiao李时珍蕲艾条China/中国
Lv Ying Wen Jiu Pure Moxa Rolls绿莹温灸纯艾条China/中国
Miao Ai Tang Wu Nian Zhen Pin Chen Ai Tiao妙艾堂五年珍品陈艾条China/中国
Miao Ai Tang Zhong Jing Chun Ai Tiao妙艾堂仲景纯艾条China/中国
Moxa 1-40艾绒 1-40Singapore/新加坡
Nan Qian Gu Niang Natural Wild Moxa南茜姑娘天然野生艾叶China/中国
Seven Years Special Moxa Rolls七年陈特高级金艾China/中国
Shan Cheng Pai Qing Ai Tiao山城牌青艾条Singapore/新加坡
Shan Gui Min Te Ji Jin Ai Tiao单桂敏特级金艾条China/中国
Supreme Moxa Roll (40:1 Golden Moxa)极品绒艾条(40:1金绒艾)Singapore/新加坡
Tai Ji Premium Moxa Roll太极特级艾灸条Singapore/新加坡
Tai Ji Pure Moxa Roll太极纯艾灸条Singapore/新加坡
Tai Ji Supreme Moxa Roll太极极品艾灸条Singapore/新加坡
Taobao 5 years Moxa Roll五年艾柱China/中国
Wu Yuan Su Jin Ai Zhu伍元素金艾柱Singapore/新加坡
Xiang Yi Seven Years Golden Moxa香怡七年陈金艾条China/中国
Xuan Moxa Roll悬艾条Singapore/新加坡
Yi Le Jia Bing Tai 15yr Moxa医乐嘉冰台十五年艾柱China/中国
Zhen Pin Ai Zhu臻品艾柱China/中国

太极特级艾灸条 -明刚进出口公司

Taiji Premium Moxa Roll has an score of 8 tested by ChemoPower(Ranking 6th of total 29 product, max product score we found is 10)This product has quite good quality with reasonable price. It’s roll has very strong fragrance smell due to its high volatile content. ChemoPower tested this product on anti-bacterials and anti-oxidation effect in a bio-lab, the results show it has similar good effect with fresh Moxa leaves. it has also evidenced by some customs that put the rolls in moldy and damp place for months would result in less moldy and unpleasant smell.

太极特级艾灸条经过分子信息公司的检测,得分为 8,(在29个产品中列第6位).这个产品香气很浓,开包后可以持续几个月散发香气。我们将这个产品在生化实验室里进行了抗菌和抗氧化性的初步试验,其抗菌和抗氧化性和新鲜的艾叶相当。有几个用户说,将该产品开封后,放置在容易发霉的地方(例如厨房水槽边),可减少发霉和异味。