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Hairyloon

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 10:32 am Post subject: Herbal vaporisers.

I wasn't sure where to post this, but I think it has potential for herbal recipes, so here seemed as good as any.

I was chatting with a friend about herbal vaporisers and I was moved to wonder what herbs have useful properties that might be used through vaporising techniques.

There were, I think quite a few herbs that were traditionally smoked for various reasons, probably none of which are outweighed by the hazards of smoking, but most of those are much reduced by controlled vaporisation...

Nick

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 3:11 pm Post subject:
What are you trying to achieve? Lad has some kind of vaporiser.

dpack

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 3:15 pm Post subject:
coltsfoot balsam, as in friar's rather than himalayan hemp etc etc iirc there are some for the "lower end" that kill worms and/or relieve blockages which were quite popular in the middle ages, delivered as a smoke from a big squirter

Hairyloon

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 5:58 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

What are you trying to achieve?

Just playing with the thought, to see if there is anything worth accomplishing.
As dpack alludes: there are a whole range of vaporisers available for hemp: I'm wondering what else they could be useful for.

Slim

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 6:57 pm Post subject:
lamb's ear mullein (Verbascum) is supposed to be a quite effective expectorant when smoked. I would assume the same effect could be had by vaporizing (I've never tried either)

NorthernMonkeyGirl

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 7:22 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

delivered as a smoke from a big squirter

Delivered to where, exactly?

:O

dpack

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 8:30 pm Post subject:

NorthernMonkeyGirl

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 9:06 pm Post subject:
I suspected as much. Bit like an old "cure" for drowning (it was on QI so must be true)

Nick

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Posted: Sat May 13, 17 11:02 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

Nick wrote:

What are you trying to achieve?

Ah. Ok. I'm out. It's not what I thought.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Sun May 14, 17 8:45 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Hairyloon wrote:

Nick wrote:

What are you trying to achieve?

Ah. Ok. I'm out. It's not what I thought.

What was it that you wanted us to accomplish?

Answers so far suggest that it wasn't an entirely stupid idea, so probably worth developing a bit further.

There are two lines of thought, one to produce herbals fluid to put into the common type of vaporiser pipe, and the second is a pipe for vaporising herbs directly.
I imagine such things exist already, but I have not yet come across them.

Also, it seems to me that the vaporiser market lacks imagination. Harken back to the olden days when pipe smoking was a big thing and look at the wonderful variety of styles of pipes: all the vaporisers I've seen look like a big fat pen, possibly with the addition of a damn great battery pack.

Where are the hand crafted artisan's pipes?

Nick

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Posted: Sun May 14, 17 9:01 am Post subject:
I didn't want us to accomplish anything. It wasn't me that asked. Just we have a vaporiser but not the sort you're talking about so I've nothing to add, ''tis all.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Sun May 14, 17 9:19 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

I didn't want us to accomplish anything. It wasn't me that asked. Just we have a vaporiser but not the sort you're talking about so I've nothing to add, ''tis all.

Just seemed an odd way to put it: "I'm out".

No matter.
May I ask what sort of vaporiser you have?

Nick

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Posted: Sun May 14, 17 11:45 am Post subject:
No drama. He has some sort of thing you pour water in mixed with essential oils and it vaporises it into the air. Obviously, he also chose one with less, but I'm not convinced they add a lot of functionality.

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