Keep a pot of this plant at home to purify the air and benefit your health

What plants are suitable to grow when newly renovating a home? Ideally ones that can purify the air and effectively absorb harmful gases. Here are several plants with excellent air-purifying effects!

Peace lily

The peace lily has unusual flowers and elegant leaves, and it grows very vigorously.

Benefits of the peace lily:

It suppresses waste gases such as ammonia and acetone, and can also effectively filter harmful gases in the air such as benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. Its transpiration rate is also very high, which can prevent the nasal mucosa from drying out, reduce the likelihood of illness, and benefit human health.

Monstera

The monstera has unusual leaves with holes and splits, resembling a turtle's back, and stays green all year round.

Benefits of the monstera:

It can absorb carbon dioxide and purify the air. At night, it absorbs carbon dioxide and the air is improved. It can also absorb harmful gases such as formaldehyde.

Rubber plant

The rubber plant stays green all year round; placed in the home it decorates the interior and evokes a tropical feel.

Benefits of the rubber plant:

It absorbs gases such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen fluoride and carbon dioxide, and is very suitable for placing in spots with a lot of dust.

Ivy

Ivy has very strong vitality and is also very tolerant of shade.

Benefits of ivy:

It can absorb waste gases and release oxygen through photosynthesis. It also has medicinal properties, clearing heat and reducing internal heat, and has a good protective and nourishing effect on the human liver.

Snake plant

The snake plant can improve the home environment and is full of vitality, making it suitable for growing indoors.

Benefits of the snake plant:

The stomata on its fleshy stems close during the day and open at night; while absorbing carbon dioxide it can release a large amount of negative ions, increasing the concentration of negative ions in indoor air.

It can absorb more than 80% of harmful gases indoors, and its ability to absorb formaldehyde is especially strong; it is also praised as a "natural scavenger."

Silver queen

The silver queen is tall and elegant with a compact form, making it an excellent plant for foliage and shape.

Benefits of the silver queen:

It absorbs formaldehyde and nicotine. If someone in the home smokes, you can also place a pot of silver queen to keep family members from suffering the harm of secondhand smoke.

The silver queen has a very strong purifying ability and is very suitable for dark rooms with poor ventilation.