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If you are looking for an alternative to smoking, then vaporizers can be of help. A vaporizer only extracts the active ingredient of a herbal plant without producing the fumes and other by products of smoking which can be carcinogenic. In fact, since no burning is involved so there is no taste or smell of smoke, no particulate matter and significantly lower levels of carbon monoxide and other noxious gases.
Vaporizers come in different shapes and sizes. They even vary in the mechanism mainly in the extraction chambers. For example there are vaporizers with straight bore and are made from materials like glass or metal. The vapour which is extracted can either be stored in a jar or a bag which can be inflated or it can directly be inhaled through a pipe or hose. As compared to other methods of drug delivery, herbal vaporizers are much more effective. It delivers the drug directly into the blood stream while ensuring the administration in the correct dose.
The Vaporizers can be classified by the heating mechanism used by them. Broadly speaking, there are three methods of heating by thermal conduction, by thermal radiation and by convection. Many of these herbal vaporizers also have a thermostat built-in to regulate the temperature.
The devices using conduction for heating require the substance to be placed on a metal plate, which is then heated in order to release the desired active ingredient. This was the original technique used for vaporization.
The radiation type of vaporizers use the heating source which can be provided by a bright source of light, even sun on a bright sunny day can give the desired results. A mass which is superheated thermally can also be put around the substance to give it the right amount of heat to start vaporization.
As we all know very well, that the convection heating means heating indirectly. So in this type of device the substance is never heated directly. What actually happens is that the hot air is passed over the herb or the drug which heats it very quickly, thereby releasing the active ingredients.
Vaporizers are generally associated with cannabis, which is the drug contained in marijuana. That is why the name marijuana vaporisers. But they have been used for hundreds of years for delivering various medicines, especially those meant for providing relief from depression and respiratory problems.
They are safer to use and have lesser health hazards. It is important to maintain the temperature which is specified along with a particular drug.
