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A vaporizer is designed to heat material to temperatures of 130° to 230° C (266° to 446° F) where medically active vapors are produced, but below the threshold of combustion where smoke is formed.
Vaporizers may reduce harmful toxins from smoke, as well as reduce potential toxins from a wide variety of other medicinal and herbal substances. However only recently have studies analyzed the gas phase of the vapor for a wide range of toxins from various types of plants. Research is therefore only in its fundamental stages.
Vaporizers are effective for much more than simple plants. The devices show potential as an alternative for transfer of not only plant materials but also a wide range of compounds.
Vapor (gas) has long been accepted as an effective means for transfer of several kinds of medicinal compounds. Vaporizers provide the most basic and inexpensive way for accurately turning compounds into gas. More advanced methods of heat control and density control over the vaporized materials will surely follow in the footsteps of the current generation of vaporizers.
Vaporizers are more appropriate for releasing aroma's and aromatic flavoring from spices, potpourri style plant materials, or incenses. Vaporizers release the pure aromatic essence of the spice or other essential oils or plant materials which can potentially be used for a wide variety of applications from flavoring foods to creating aroma's for ambience or air freshening.
The unique feature of vaporizers in these applications is the purity of vapor transferred. Material is never burned, it is vaporized, and other devices can't produce the same level of purity. Therefore, vaporizers represent a more sound and healthy way to approach these applications.
In conclusion, vaporizers use a basic principal of heating and blowing air to create vapor, but takes the precision of heat control to a level previously unknown. The basic technique mastered by today's vaporizers allows for a wide range of potential applications.