FAQ

Dokha is 100% pure, additive free, natural Arabian pipe tobacco made of dried and finely cut tobacco flakes. Unlike other tobaccos, Dokha is not fire cured and cut, but dried under the sun in the heat of hot desert and finely ground in a timely delicate manner as to preserve the content of the tobacco, its strength, freshness and pure flavor. The Arabic word dokha means dizziness or buzz due to head rush while smoking. It is most smoked through of Arabian wooden pipe called medwakh.

It’s originated in Northern Iran in 15th century and spread among sailors in the Caspian Sea. Dokha tobacco was perfect way of smoking out at sea. Later on in the history this type of pipe tobacco became very popular tobacco in Ottoman Empire. Arabic pipe tobacco has been one of the most popular products for about 500 years in Middle Eastern countries. It was reportedly spread to other parts of the world via tourism, trade and immigration.

Yes, Dokha is legal in all countries in the world. Dokha is just a cleaner and higher quality type of other tobacco.

Because:

It’s Quick and Easy – You do not have to stand for a long time like you would for cigarettes or cigars. It takes about twenty seconds to fill your Medwakh, smoke it, and have that special buzz running through your body before you carry on with your day!

It has good Buzz and relaxation – Dokha is a very pure form of tobacco, the buzz and relaxing that you get from smoking Dokha is very satisfying unlike anything else.

It can be smoke everywhere – Clothes, hair, hands and breath will not reek of Dokha! This makes it convenient when trying to conceal your ‘in between’ hits during the day even in your car or house.

It’s healthiest Choice – Since you are smoking less natural organic Dokha at a time with standard Medwakh and Filter you are receiving less tar into your lungs. Also, chemical additives found in most cigarettes and cigarette papers are not present in Dokha.

It has lowest monthly cost – Cigarettes and other forms of tobacco are constantly rising in price far higher than Dokha. Now you can enjoy a more premium product, and save some money in the process with Dokha. One 50ml bottle of Dokha, is good to smoke between 140 – 150 times with a standard Medwakh.

It has attractive and novelty – Without fail, your Medwakh will be an interesting conversation starter amongst your friends and others around you. There’s nothing more funny than watching a friend try Dokha for the first time!

It’s very special among the public – Everyone smoking cigarette, but smoking Dokha is like driving a Lamborghini on a highway between thousands of other ordinary cars!

It’s Eco Friendly – Unlike cigarette filters that pollute the environment and animals, Dokha has no any effect on environmental degradation.

a.) Fill your Medwakh with Dokha.

b.) Breathe out first and put Medwakh on your lips.

c.) Light the bowl and inhale normally.

d.) Hold it for a few seconds, then take a second hit without exhaling the first.

e.) When you exhale, you will be experiencing the Dokha buzz!

* Maximum 3 hits only advised for experienced smokers, remember to smoke responsibly!

* Smoke Dokha only by Medwakh with attached Medwakh Filter.

* Don’t smoke Dokha with roll papers or other pipes!

* Dokha is pure organic and free of any additives, Don’t mix any additives with it!

3-5 puffs and for getting the best buzz it’s much better to inhale 3 times and keep it for few seconds.

When smoked through a Medwakh, you will get a ‘Buzz’ or a head-rush which lasts approximately 30 seconds to 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, the ‘Buzz’ dies out. It’s certainly something we would recommend if you are a smoker as the amount of tobacco inhaled is much lesser.

Medwakh is a traditional hardware used to smoke Dokha leaves, which is typically crafted of wood, metal or bone. It is relatively small with a bowl size that accommodates less than 0.1 grams of Dokha (1/10th of a cigarette tobacco) so that only a slight amount of Dokha is smoked at a time due to its highly potent and satisfying nature.

Dokha has taste same original taste of pure tobacco. Generally, Dokha has three natural main taste as: Original, Semi-Spicy and Semi-Sweet taste.

As long as person’s age is over than 21 years old, he/she is eligible to smoke it.

Generally, there are number of available Dokha strengths typically described as “hot”, “warm” or “cold”, in other words “light”, “medium” or “hot”. But in MDM there are 6 grade of Dokha available as: “Cold”, “Cool”, “Mild”, “Warm”, “Hot” and “Very Hot”.

We are harvesting seasonable and sorting our Dokha leaves in three categories as:

1. Bottom leaves of Dokha plant contribute to producing basic blend

2. Middle leaves of Dokha plant contributes to producing medium quality blend

3. Top leaves of Dokha plant contributes to producing high quality premium blend

Manila Dokha Medwakh company blending and providing Dokha to all level of Dokha smokers as: Beginners, Regular Smokers and Quitters, in two type of Dokha such as MDM Dokha and Arabic Traditional Dokha.

it’s depends to the leaves type-part and the way of curing, Pure Dokha is available in dark green, green, dark brown, brown and golden color. Generally Dokha shredded in three size as: Finely shredded, Medium shredded and Coarsely shredded.

If you have Medwakh, you just need to have Dokha and Filter in a month. Based on monthly sales report about MDM customers, It’s approximately less than ₱1500 ($30) in a month.

MDM blending and providing 6 grade of Dokha as: “Cold”, “Cool”, “Mild”, “Warm”, “Hot” and “Very Hot”; in two product categories as traditional and modern Dokha.

MDM is manufacturer of all type of handmade medwakhs. We are providing some other special models of medwakh from our accredited partners.

Yes, Medwakh is a special tool with standard hole and bowl size for smoking shredded Dokha leaves and a filter is required for your Medwakh. All MDM Medwakhs has an attached filter for starting. We strongly recommend using them to make it a more enjoyable and healthier experience.

There are three main types of Medwakh Filters in several length and design. Filtered by Cotton, Selicon jel, Charcoal Cotton Magnet.

All types of filters are available in MDM shop.

MDM providing Dokha in four sizes of standard bottles.

25ml bottle: Gives about 70 scoops of standard Medwakh bowl.

50ml bottle: Gives about 140 scoops of standard Medwakh bowl.

100ml bottle: Gives about 280 scoops of standard Medwakh bowl.

250ml bottle: Gives about 700 scoops of standard Medwakh bowl.

Based on feedback and surveys held among MDM Dokha smokers, there are three type of smokers:

Regular smokers: Daily 7-8 scops. so it’s enugh for less than 20 days.

Light smokers: Daily 4-5 scops. so it’s good about 30 days.

Quitters: Daily 1-2 scops. so it’s fine for more than 60 days.

Orginal, traditional and modern blend dokha 100% are pure and free from any additives and spices. However, flavor added tobacco might not be legal in some countries around the world.

Dokha tobacco is not treated with chemicals or additives as compared to cigarette tobacco. Amount of Dokha inhaled in a day is 4 times lesser than a stick of cigarette!

To be honest, smoking is not good for health at all. But Dokha is the best alternative and healthiest type of the tobacco for smokers. Dokha tobacco is not treated with chemicals or additives as compared to cigarette tobacco. Amount of Dokha tobacco inhaled in a day is much lesser than a stick of cigarette.

No. Unlike cigarette and other smoking products, Dokha is 100% pure, additive free.

Yes, Dokha is 100% pure, additive free and Dokha smokers will not be addicted. Based on the feedback and surveys held among dokha smokers, we can estimate that the typical daily user of Dokha consumes approximately 0.5 grams, or 5-6 smoking sessions.

Total usage of Dokha in a day is 4 times less than one stick of cigarette!

Dokha is just grown in a number of countries within Middle East. Arid fields in mountainous areas of the United Arab Emirates and Oman are the main regions where Dokha is grown. The question how it is possible to grow plants in arid areas of desert is quite logical. Specialists and local farmers of dokha plants have knowledge and techniques of how to delicately take care of high yielding tobacco plants. Growing this type of tobacco requires very close attention. The field should be cleaned of any pets or vegetation to maintain the quality of leaves while using no chemicals at all. To harvest quality, leaves of dokha requires a great amount of sun, clean and dry air that are all available in mountainous desert areas.