Sunday, October 11th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Vaporizers are much more efficient than conventional methods of smoking. They require much less herb and can save significant amounts of money.
Vaporizers can save smokers money by requiring much less plant matter to provide the same amount of active compounds as compared to smoking.By heating herbs and plants to a temperature no higher then what is needed to vaporize only desired compounds vaporizers waste very little. The vapor that is produced is comprised primarily with the desired compounds of herbs.. Much of the inhaled smoke from burning is plant material and toxins, not the active compounds, where as vapor contains mostly the valued components. Because there is no combustion none of the plant matter is every destroyed. Herbs that have been used for vaporization can often be later used for cooking.
Vaporization has proven in clinical trials to produce vapor with substantially higher concentrations of desired compounds. A study performed with the Volcano Vaporizer found that vapor contained almost none of the harmful byproducts of smoking and produced active dosages with a fraction of the plant matter needed for smoking. They study performed in the interest of medical applications found vaporizers were much more effective that pills in delivering medicinally beneficial compounds.
The key to using a vaporizer for maximum efficiency is finding one with quality heating units and accurate temperature controls. Vaporizers that can run hot and char plant material defeat the purpose and are no different than combustion methods. Often ceramic heating units produce the cleanest vapor. Controls, either display or analog, must be able to reach and hold precise temperatures.
If a vaporizer is used properly and not overly hot the bud can usually be reused. Depending on the vaporizer model it may be able to be vaporized again or used in cooking. Even the most efficient vaporizers do not vaporizer all of the active compounds on the the plant matter. By cooking with already vaporized herb just about all the wanted compounds that can reasonably be extracted from plants is.
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 1:00 am
Marijuana has long been known to have effects on both appetite stimulation and nausea. Contemporary medical research has suggested that cannabis may have treatment potential for a variety of other conditions as well including Alzheimer’s, certain cancers, central nervous system conditions, and many others.
Because it has proven to help people deal with and even fight so many diseases cannabis has the potential to help an incredibly large amount of people.
To provide help and comfort to as many people as possible a medication’s delivery method and overall effect must be considered. Chemotherapy for example can help fight lethal cancers but at times can cause significant damage itself. Smoking is known to be a dangerous activity and place physical stress on smokers lungs and immune systems. This stress is too much for some weakened people to tolerate who would otherwise benefit significantly from cannabis treatment. The solution that many in the medical community suggest is vaporization. Vaporizers heat and activate only the desired therapeutic components of THC leaving the plant matter and most of the toxins intact.
There have been numerous studies, including one conducted at the prestigious University of California, San Francisco, that have compared the composition of the smoke that results from burned cannabis to the vapor that is a product of vaporization. The team in California, like many of the clinical trials, used a Volcano Vaporizer for their experiment and what they discovered was that the vapor contained significantly lower percentages of unhealthy compounds as compared to smoke. From a medical perspective this meant that patients had much more of the beneficial THC compounds active within their bloodstream after receiving a dosage than harmful components as measured by carbon monoxide levels.
It appears as if vaporizers may be the missing element needed for cannabis to be maximized as a medicine. When properly vaporized, medical cannabis delivers substantial benefits and advantages to patients including nausea suppression, relaxed muscles, and even prevention of acute diseases. Now that medical technology is able to provide safe delivery that causes little harm or stress its potential impact is only getting larger.
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