Description
Retain supplied monograph edition and unit provenance.
Botanical laboratory records distinguish wet mass, dry matter, carriers, extract mass, and assay response. A fraction or reference comparison depends on the chosen material basis and supplied analytical method. Voucher and monograph metadata help identify records but do not themselves authenticate a specimen or establish product quality.
Retain supplied monograph edition and unit provenance.
When to use this tool
Use Herbal Monograph Edition Unit Tag when you need this mass-basis, assay-response, extraction, or source-record calculation for supplied laboratory data.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter monographId, edition, unit, expectedEdition, expectedUnit. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read editionMatches, unitMatches, key. Inspect editionMatches, unitMatches before interpreting the associated values.
Require nonempty monographId, edition, and unit strings. Return exact-string editionMatches and unitMatches against expectedEdition and expectedUnit, and key=JSON.stringify([monographId,edition,unit]).1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| monographId | Monograph Id | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| edition | Edition | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| unit | Unit | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| expectedEdition | Expected Edition | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| expectedUnit | Expected Unit | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| editionMatches | Edition Matches | Required. Boolean. |
| unitMatches | Unit Matches | Required. Boolean. |
| key | Key | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"monographId": "M1",
"edition": "v2",
"unit": "mg/g",
"expectedEdition": "v2",
"expectedUnit": "mg/g"
},
"output": {
"editionMatches": true,
"unitMatches": true,
"key": "[\"M1\",\"v2\",\"mg/g\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- A matching metadata tag does not look up or authenticate a monograph, convert units, verify a test method, or establish compliance with its limits.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the appropriate authenticated reference material, analytical protocol, and source records for a full laboratory assessment. Verify moisture basis, response factors, and extract/carrier definitions before comparing results.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Botanical Drug Voucher Taxon Authority Pair
Compare explicit voucher/taxon attribution without species identification.
- Botanical Voucher Authorship Token
Preserve supplied voucher, authorship and source identifiers without authenticating a specimen.