Growing flowers has many benefits: it can help you lose weight and even treat illness. Come and pick a pot.

Nowadays our lives are getting better and better, physical labor is becoming less and less, and we spend more and more time in the office or at home, which has caused many people to become seriously overweight. Weight loss has become an enduring topic.

I have found that growing flowers is a health-benefiting activity. It not only costs very little but also beautifies the home, making it especially suitable for people who now stay indoors all day.

Tending plants and flowers every day makes our minds gentler and gentler, a little more calm and a little less restless, and it can also nourish health, keep us fit and help us slim down. Why not do it?

Below, Buyan will introduce several kinds of flowers that are most beneficial to the human body and suitable for growing indoors.

1. Beauty and slimming category:

Grow pine flower buds, gardenia, hibiscus, osmanthus, jasmine and peach blossom at home.

The fragrance and pollen released by these flowers when they bloom all have the effect of regulating the endocrine system and helping with weight loss, beauty care and longevity.

The scent they give off is composed of dozens of volatile compounds, containing aromatic esters, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and other substances. These substances can stimulate people's respiratory center, thereby promoting the body's respiratory function, regulating the nervous system, and promoting metabolism and blood circulation.

"Flower therapy" and "aromatherapy" developed from this.

2. Toxin-absorbing category:

Aloe, spider plant, snake plant, cast-iron plant and monstera are natural scavengers that can remove harmful substances from the air.

Studies have shown that snake plant and spider plant can absorb more than 80% of harmful gases indoors, and their ability to absorb formaldehyde is extremely strong. Aloe is also good at absorbing formaldehyde and can absorb 90% of the formaldehyde contained in 1 cubic meter of air.

3. Mosquito and insect repellent category:

The summer that just passed made many friends suffer from mosquito bites. What flowers can get rid of mosquitoes and insects?

Mosquito plant is just such a plant. It is an aromatic plant of the geranium family with a modified genetic structure, and it was only introduced from Australia in recent years. This plant is drought-tolerant, and the shape of its branches and leaves can be changed at will, giving it high ornamental value. Mosquito plant gives off a fresh and elegant lemon scent, has a very good mosquito-repellent effect indoors, and has no toxic side effects on the human body.

4. Bacteria-killing category:

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The volatile oils produced by aromatic flowers such as rose, osmanthus, stock, jasmine, lemon, rosebush, dianthus, lily of the valley and crape myrtle have a significant sterilizing effect.

Plants such as crape myrtle, jasmine and lemon can kill native bacteria such as diphtheria bacteria and dysentery bacteria within 5 minutes. The fragrances given off by plants such as rosebush, dianthus, lily of the valley, stock, rose and osmanthus have a clear inhibitory effect on the growth and reproduction of tubercle bacilli, pneumococci and staphylococci.

5. Temperature and humidity regulating category:

Plant climbing plants such as Boston ivy, grape, morning glory, wisteria and rosebush around the home,

let them climb along walls or trellises to form a green shade arbor, which can effectively reduce solar radiation and greatly lower indoor temperature. Some large-leaved and water-loving plants such as pothos can keep indoor air humidity at an excellent level.