World Of Weed

Wild dagga (Leonotis leonurus) is traditionally used by the Hottentot tribe to cure many diseases. Its leaves are often used as medicinal tea or remedies for snakebites, insect stings, eczema, boils, itching, muscular cramps, high blood pressure, cold, coughs, headaches, influenza, bronchitis, viral hepatitis and asthma.

A relative of the cannabis species, wild dagga is used in many psychotropic herbal blends, which are marketed as recreational drugs or marijuana alternatives. The psychotropic effects of the plant are attributed to leonurine, a psychoactive alkaloid, which is also present in Lamiaceae and other members of the Leonotis family like Leonotis artemisia and Leonotis nepetifolia.

Dagga has been available for mass consumption for centuries. The US Food and Drug Administration allow the selling and procurement of dagga, though the active ingredient of the herb can be addictive when used regularly. One of the popular ways of smoking dagga is the so-called bottle-neck approach. The common effects of smoking dagga are mild euphoria, giddiness, reduced stress and mild hallucinations. Dagga is usually inhaled and mixed with tobacco because it does not burn easily. The psychotropic effects of dagga are comparable to marihuanilla and opium 8. The herb can be as addictive as nicotine when used frequently.

Just like illegal drugs, legal highs or marijuana alternatives have health implications. The unfiltered toxins caused by the burning of herbs can cause respiratory problems and injuries, like burning of the lungs and inflammation of respiratory tracts. Health risks can be minimised by using a high-tech vaporizer like those found in the Vapir line. The latest range of Vapir vaporizers uses digital technology to control the production of smoke. Rather than burn the herbal powder, Vapir vaporizers heat it to an ideal level, which is enough to cause it to emit aromatic vapour.