Methodology

Built, checked,
and scored.

Every Qaytona Monograph is assembled from authoritative sources, verified claim by claim, and given a transparent confidence score. No claim appears without a verifiable source behind it.

0Papers reviewed from PubMedPulled into corpora and run through citation verification
0Citations across MonographsSource citations linked across published Monographs

54 Monographs · Updated Aug 5, 2026

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Two kinds of sources

A core of clinical & scientific databases anchors every Monograph today. A second category — traditional and non-Western evidence — is being added. Over time, each Monograph draws on both to form its corpus.

Category 1 · clinical & scientific

PubMedODSNCCIHMSKCCClinicalTrials.govPubChemDSLDFDA CAERS

Category 2 · traditionalcoming soon

Classical textsTraditional pharmacopoeiasPractitioner references
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Nine steps to a Monograph

The same pipeline runs every time — and if the confidence score comes back low, the Monograph is held for review before it’s re-synthesized.

1Fetch
2Build Corpus
3Unify Corpus
4Topic-Tag
5Synthesize
6Verify
7Self-Correct
8Score
9Review Gate
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Three confidence lenses

Confidence is measured three independent ways — shown separately, never merged. Each breaks down to its parts on every ingredient’s page.

Category 1Live

Evidence Confidence

Western clinical & scientific evidence

Citation validity
Claim support
Literature depth
Self-correction
Evidence grade
Format integrity
Category 2In development

Traditional & Functional

Non-Western / traditional evidence

Rubric and sources are still being designed.

Category 3Prototype

Real-World Score

How trustworthy the online conversation is

Groundedness
Alignment
Misinformation Resistance

Inspectable, not hidden.

Incomplete categories are labeled honestly — never a fake number. And every score breaks down to its inputs on the ingredient’s own confidence page.

See it on any ingredient

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