These flowers are not only beautiful but also health-promoting.
Today, I bring you some small tips for life regarding the beautiful and health-promoting green plants. Let's get to know more about them.
When it comes to growing flowers, many friends are very fond of it, but they may not know which flowers are good to grow.
Recently, a friend's child, while playing at home, suddenly had redness, swelling, and itching on the arm, and the child kept scratching the skin.
She took the child to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor concluded that the itching was caused by the skin's contact with toxic substances.
Hearing this from the doctor, my friend felt very surprised about how there could be toxic things at home.
Later, after the doctor's inquiry, it was learned that the child had picked the leaves of the potted plant at home while playing, and this potted plant happened to be the Spathiphyllum.
Therefore, when growing flowers at home, it is recommended to choose more flowers that are not only beautiful but also beneficial to health. Try to avoid toxic varieties to prevent accidental ingestion and poisoning.
So, which flowers are both beautiful and beneficial to our health?
1. Nephrolepis cordifolia - Nephrolepis cordifolia is known as the most effective 'biological air purifier'.
Nephrolepis cordifolia can absorb about 20 micrograms of formaldehyde per hour. It can also suppress xylene and toluene released from computer monitors and printers.
2. Chlorophytum comosum - Chlorophytum comosum can perform photosynthesis in weak light and absorb harmful gases in the air. Placing a pot of Chlorophytum comosum in an 8-10 square meter room is equivalent to having an air purifier.
These flowers are not only beautiful but also health-promoting.
Chlorophytum comosum has super absorption power for certain harmful substances, such as carbon monoxide and formaldehyde in the air, with absorption and decomposition rates reaching 95% and 85%.
3. Aloe vera - Aloe vera also has very good air purification capabilities and is known as an air purification expert. One pot of aloe vera is equivalent to nine biological air purifiers, capable of absorbing harmful substances such as formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide.
It has super absorption power for formaldehyde; under four hours of sunlight, one pot of aloe vera can eliminate 90% of the formaldehyde in one square meter of air.
4. English ivy - English ivy is the most effective indoor plant for absorbing formaldehyde and also has good absorption capabilities for benzene. Under 24-hour sunlight, it can absorb 90% of the benzene in the room.
5. Aglaonema 'Silver Bay'.