How Indoor Plants help to curb pollution inside the Home

Now days cities are becoming concrete jungle and greenery is becoming a luxury, green cover is almost vanishing from cities, as the pop...

Now days cities are becoming concrete jungle and greenery is becoming a luxury, green cover is almost vanishing from cities, as the population is increasing the demands of home's and infrastructure is increasing day by day.

Air is becoming more and more polluted, cites like Delhi is one of the polluted cities in the world and breathing is difficult in winter season when pollution level increase in winter season.

Indoor plants plays an important role to purify the air and also helps in decorating home.

There are lots of studies conducted which says plants are able to neutralize toxins from the air.

How to Choose Plant to purify air at home

There are many plants which helps in reduce toxins in air and help it to purify, few of them are listed below: 

1. Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)

Bamboo Palm help in reducing lot of toxins from air, in study conducted in which shows Bamboo palms help in reducing formaldehyde which causes irritation to nose and ears. Bamboo palm grows in low light condition and its is one of the best plant to grow indoor.

2. Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)

Boston fern is a lush green plant and readily available, it is one of the top rated plant for removing air pollutants like formaldehyde, it pumps out large amount of water vapor into near air which creates humidity.

3. Variegated snake plant (Sansevieria Trifasciata 'Laurentii')

Its is also know as "Diehard" plant due to its versatile characteristics, Sansevieria is on the best plant when it come to air purification, They filter out formaldehyde and nitrogen oxide, it is one of the best indoor plant for bedrooms and also known as good luck plant.

4.Ficus/Weeping Fig (ficus Benjamina)

The weeping fig is part of the Ficus plant genus (scientific name: Ficus benjamina) and tree like, in looks. With large arching branches and long pointed leaves, it looks attractive indoors.Most plants improve air quality to some degree. The Ficus benjamina is particularly good at filtering formaldehyde, xylene and toluene.

5.Peace Lily

Peace lilies are tropical, evergreen plants that thrive on the forest floor, where they receive dappled sunlight and consistent moisture.Peace lily plants are relatively small compared to many of the plants on this list, but they still pack some major air-cleaning abilities, ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene.

Gifting a plant can create awareness among people and creating a green corridor in home is the best way to curb indoor pollution. Gift a plant.