Health-promoting green plants are both beautiful and good for your health

Many friends like to keep a few pots of flowers at home. Besides being ornamental, they can also help purify the air, and some potted plants are very effective at promoting our health, acting as natural remedies for colds and flu.

1. Mint

Mint can be said to be one of the more common green plants in the home. Mint loves light and grows fairly quickly. Mint can be brewed as tea, which refreshes the mind and brightens the eyes, and can to some degree relieve symptoms such as influenza, headaches and swollen, painful gums. Caring for mint requires ensuring plenty of light and some ventilation; the higher the temperature, the more you need to ensure an adequate water supply.

2. Perilla

Perilla can be used as a seasoning, and it is also a traditional Chinese medicine. It has a fairly strong diaphoretic effect and can be used for symptoms such as wind-cold and fever. Perilla has low soil requirements; sandy soil with good drainage is best. During the growing stage, perilla is generally given mainly nitrogen fertilizer. It prefers water, so in everyday care it needs frequent watering.

3. Japanese honeysuckle

Japanese honeysuckle is very common in our hometown. When we were little, we often picked honeysuckle flowers, and after drying them we could brew them as tea. It has excellent effects in clearing heat and detoxifying, and in reducing inflammation and relieving pain. Japanese honeysuckle needs to be kept in moist soil, otherwise it easily drops its flowers.

The several potted plants introduced above are all fairly good health-promoting green plants. Plants like mint and Japanese honeysuckle can often be brewed in water and drunk; they are very good for the body and taste quite nice too, so you could say they serve multiple purposes at once.