VAPING HERBS

When vaping, most people think of the e-cigarette, but with a vaporizer you can also vaporize dry herbs. Not only can you then enjoy the effects of cannabis or passion flower, for example. It is also healthier, because no harmful gases are released, such as with smoking. The plants are not burned, but evaporated. Vaporizing therefore has several advantages over smoking.

Enjoy herbal vaping

It is well known that smoking is very unhealthy. Many people are therefore looking for an alternative. The vaporizer is such an alternative. This device actually looks more like a small oven, in which plant material is evaporated, instead of burned. The temperature inside is between 155 and 225 degrees. The plant material then releases the active substances (such as THC in cannabis). You can inhale the gases that are released and then you can enjoy the effects.

By using a vaporizer you will experience the same pleasurable effects as when you smoke. But the vaporizer has some important advantages.

1. No unhealthy by-products

When you smoke, be it tobacco or weed, it releases harmful substances such as tar, carbon monoxide and carcinogens. In addition, when you smoke cannabis, only slightly more than 10% is cannabinoid. Smoking burns almost all cannabinoids. The plant material in the vaporizer does not burn, only vapour is released. And this vapour consists of 95% cannabinoids. The remaining 5% are substances naturally occurring in the hemp plant, such as non-toxic essential oils. The advantage of a vaporizer is that what you breathe in is pure, without harmful substances. This makes using a vaporizer much healthier than just smoking.

2. Easy dosing

Dosing is very easy with a vaporizer, and it gives you a lot of control over your dose. Especially if you have used the device more often, you can get exactly the high you want. Vaporizers can also vaporize the herbs very evenly, so you can enjoy the effects constantly. The smoke is also less thick because only the desired substance is burned and not the herb itself!

3. Effective and economical

Because you get a lot more out of the herbs with a vaporizer, the device is also very effective. You need less herbs to achieve the same effect compared to smoking. A vaporizer may have purchase costs, but because you save a lot on the use of the herbs, it will quickly pay for itself.

Vaping with herbs

In principle, you can use a vaporizer with all dried herbs. Of course with cannabis, but also with aromatic herbs such as thyme, mint or lavender. The herbs listed below have special effects, but are perhaps less known. Still, they are definitely worth a try.

Passionflower

This climbing plant from Mexico and South America has beautiful, large purple-blue flowers. The passion flower can be used well in a vaporizer and has a calming and light anesthetic effect. If you use it in the evening before going to sleep, it will help improve sleep. Larger amounts have a hallucinogenic effect.

Damiana

The leaves of this shrub (native to Mexico) can be used in a vaporizer. They induce a slight intoxication, but it is not as strong as cannabis. Damian is also used as a muscle relaxant. But it is best known as an aphrodisiac.

Catnip

Not only tasty for cats, also for people! Catnip has a calming effect, but with more use, it can be slightly euphoric.

Wild lettuce

Also, Wild lettuce is a good option for the vaporizer. This lettuce is really not comparable with the normal, home-garden-and-kitchen lettuce, because it contains psychoactive ingredients. Are you tense, do you suffer from stress or sleeping problems, then wild lettuce could help. You can also combine it well with cannabis.

Hop

Hop is familiar from beer of course, but add it to your vaporizer , then you can benefit from the calming and soothing effect of this plant. It can also be mildly euphoric. It also gives a unique, spicy flavor to your vape mix. Use it with cannabis, but it works well with other herbs as well.

Absinth

Put some Absinth in your vaporizer when you need to rest. It can also stimulate creativity. However, it can be hallucinatory if you take a larger amount.

Blue Lotus

The ancient Egyptians used the Blue Lotus for the slightly stimulating, but also psychoactive effect. Most people feel wonderfully relaxed, but also dreamy and euphoric. Blue Lotus cannot withstand high temperatures. The vaporizer may reach a maximum of 120 degrees, so if you want to use this herb, you have to check whether this is possible in your vaporizer.