The chemical components that make up building materials, furniture, and even air fresheners can make the atmosphere in the room where you live or work extremely toxic.
Some types of useful indoor plants that generate oxygen and are capable of absorbing formaldehyde, a substance that can cause respiratory system diseases and even cancer, can help you eliminate this negative effect. Although the five plants listed below will not allow you to cure asthma, they will certainly help you breathe easier.
Indoor ivy
Available in a variety of forms and forms, this plant absorbs formaldehyde contained in the surrounding air. The plant is universal for use in the design of the room: you can place it in hanging planters, on window sills, in floor pots. You can also give the plant any shape with a curly haircut. Indoor ivy prefers high humidity, so you need constant spraying of leaves with water, especially during the winter.
Bamboo palm tree
Absorbs formaldehydes from ambient air. It does not require special care. It is enough to just place a palm tree in a place well lit by the sun and regularly water it.
Spathiphyllum
This plant remarkably removes a wide range of chemical compounds from the air, including acetone, benzene, and ammonia. On our list of the most useful plants, spathiphyllum is the only plant that blooms. In addition to the usual watering and top dressing, plant care consists in periodically cleaning the leaves with a damp cloth.
Rapis tall
This indoor plant also cleans the air in the room, including ammonia compounds. Rapis is unpretentious in leaving. However, he does not really like exposure to direct sunlight and requires periodic cutting of the yellowed ends of the leaves.
Ficus
Ficus has a beneficial effect on the microclimate of the room in which it grows. This is expressed in the fact that this plant processes vapors of formaldehyde, benzene, trichlorethylene and benzene in air into sugars and amino acids. Ficus is unpretentious in care. It is undemanding to illumination and can comfortably feel at a temperature of 14-18? C. You just need to keep the soil in the pot moist enough.
