Let's compare the health effects of consumption via vaporization, ingestion, and smoking. The vast majority of blend today are enjoyed by ingestion. Supplements may be taken in pill form, brewed into teas, or by simply eating the plant itself. The active ingredients of the plant, however, must pass through a series of obstacles that may degrade the plant's active elements before finally entering the blood stream and benefiting the user.
Ingestion is a relatively safe, but significantly inefficient way to benefit from blend and medicines. Inhalation is another choice and the most common form of this is smoking. Tobacco has been used for thousands of years. Millions of people have enjoyed the plant as an aromatherapy aid, a religious and ritualistic device, and for recreational enjoyment.
Over the past 30 years we have finally developed the technology and medical advances to recognize the health dangers inherent in the combustion of this or any blend. Yet few aromatherapy delivery options have been developed to replace combustion.
Over the next few years, vaporization promises to be a prominent alternative to current methods of delivery and aromatherapy.