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Indoor air pollution is considered one of the five most serious threats to human health. Due to the peculiarities of his work or life conditions, a person can spend a long time without access to fresh air. This often causes fatigue and hypoxia, which in turn leads to other, more serious health problems - a decrease in immunity, exacerbation of chronic diseases of the bronchopulmonary system. In severe cases, attacks of asthmatic suffocation, headache, various allergies, chronic fatigue, sinusitis, irritation of the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose or throat may occur.
Plants for air purification
Plants capable of cleaning the air in the room from pollutants and microbes will help to avoid the above-mentioned problems. Potted plants remove harmful substances, reduce the concentration of allergens and the amount of microorganisms in the air, and increase humidity. Thanks to this, they improve a person's well-being, increase concentration, and help to calm down.
The choice is very wide. It is enough to place one medium-sized flower or several small ones on an area of about 10 m2. Then you must provide the plants with adequate lighting. The best for indoor use are ferns and palm trees.
List of air purifying plants:
1. Begonia - it is often called "Eagle's wing" among the people. The plant got its name because of the external resemblance of the leaves to the wings of a bird. It is easy to grow, likes high humidity. It will be an excellent choice for your apartment or house begonia from Nova Flora, which is distinguished not only by its useful properties, but also by its exquisite appearance.
2. Goldsmith is the most effective in the fight against polluted substances, quickly cleans the air, does not require special care.
3. Shameroda is a palm plant with long elastic leaves.
4. Neflolepis - a fern with light green, lush leaves, suitable for growing in hanging pots. It is beautiful, but it requires certain conditions of maintenance, especially when it comes to watering and humidity in the room.
5. Ficus is popular, cultivated as a decorative plant, does not need a lot of water, can stand in a shady place.
6. Dracaena is one of the most common "office" plants. It needs a lot of light and moderate watering.
7. Epiprenum goldenum is a perennial, evergreen flower, one of the most popular climbing plants. Unpretentious, very easy to grow, can reach a length of up to 10 meters.
8. Rapis is a palm tree with thin shoots and fan-shaped leaves.
9. Dieffenbachia - with large, wide leaves, willingly grows in any conditions, tolerates low light well. However, be careful not to get the juice of the plant into your mouth or eyes, as it causes severe irritation of the mucous membranes.
10. Philodendron - has large, wide leaves of juicy, green color, unpretentious to growing conditions. In order for the plant to feel good, it is necessary to observe only two requirements - do not put it under direct sunlight to avoid burns on the leaves, and water it regularly.
The plants mentioned above are often found in apartments or offices. They perfectly clean the air in closed rooms and do not require difficult conditions of maintenance.
