Top 5 House Plants to Boost Childrens Immune
With Winter sniffles and vomiting bugs starting to make the rounds, maybe buying a houseplant rather than medicine is the answer?
NASA has done a lot of research into “Clean Air”, looking for ways they could clean the air in space stations. We all know that plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, however their results showed that common house plants could provide a natural way of removing harmful toxins from the air. They have managed to prove that all indoor plants, flowering or not are able to purify the indoor air to some degree, just with their normal photosynthesis processes. The most interesting part of their findings identified certain plants as being more beneficial than others in removing the harmful household toxins, seeing 90% of the harmful chemicals being removed from the air only twenty-four hours.
Some of the benefits that have been identified by bringing House Plants into the home are:
- Improved Air Quality
- Reduced Stress and Anxiety
- Improved Smell, absorbing Odours and Moulds
- Provides Headache Relief
- Boosted Moods
- Provide Prevention to Common Cold and illness
- Improved Brain Function
- Improved Productivity
- Improved levels of energy
- Improved Asthma Symptoms
- Improved Allergies Symptoms
- Improved Immune System and Boosts Healing
- Lowered Blood Pressure
- Also been known to reduce noise levels within a room
NASA’s entire study looked for a plants ability to calm and cleanse the environment. Here are the top 5 most effective house plants to purify the air in your home and boost your family’s immune system this Winter.
This is an easy to grow, non-toxic house plant. Perfect for cleaning the air of formaldehyde, xylene and toluene harmful toxins. Grows to about 60cm and when it flowers they are white in colour. Spider plants can remove 96 per cent of carbon monoxide from the air.
This plant does not need a lot of light or water to survive. It is a toxic plant and therefore harmful to cats and dogs. Although it’s one of the most efficient air purifying plants, perfect for cleaning the air of benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene and toluene harmful toxins.
Broadleaf Lady Palm
This plant can grow up to 4m in height and is fairly easy to grow. This is a non-toxic house plant and perfect for cleaning the air of formaldehyde, xylene, toluene and ammonia harmful toxins.
This plant is related to the gerbera flowering plant. Its flowers are either red, yellow, pink or orange and is fairly easy to grow and is non-toxic. It is perfect for cleaning the air of the main benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene harmful toxins.
This is a rampant clinging vine plant, usually seen in gardens growing up walls or tree trunks. It is an invasive green plant, often found in kitchens as a house plant. It is a toxic plant and harmful to cats and dogs. Although it’s one of the most efficient air purifying plants, perfect for cleaning the air of benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene and toluene harmful toxins.
These are just a few examples, there are many more indoor plants that are easy to grow so you don’t have to be green fingered to be able to improve your living space. Many people don’t think of how clean their air in their home is as you can’t see it, or trip over it if its messy.
Yet poor air quality can affect your quality of sleep and mould and other airborne contaminants can be a major underlying factor in many illness and disease. So, for sure by adding more indoor plants your home will become healthier and may rid you of a few annoying symptoms you’ve have been experiencing for years!
A few advisory notes….
It’s important to get the best benefits from the plants that you make sure you wipe off dust from the leaves every week, as this means they can properly filter the air.
Plants with small leaves can provide the maximum effect.
There are three main household toxins of concern: Benzene, Formaldahyde and Trichloroethylene. Benzene can often be emitted from gas ranges during use, so having houseplants in the kitchen, would really help this. Other great places in the home would be areas children do homework as lowered toxins can improve brain function and productivity all great for any learning environments.
Any type of plant will help relieve stress and improve air quality, which is fantastic for childhood asthma.
All plants should be keep out of reach of children. Some plants are toxic to Dogs and Cats so you should double check before purchasing if you are a pet owner.
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22/02/2017 12:00 AM