Because of the short indoor sunshine time, it is best to choose shade-tolerant foliage plants or semi-shade plants, such as asparagus, evergreen, tortoise shell bamboo, brown bamboo, tiger tail orchid, rubber tree and so on. Busy people can choose plants with strong vitality, such as evergreen, Saxifraga, Buddha's belly tree, begonia and so on. Of course, the various functions of the plant kingdom also have their own division of labor.
Which plants are healthier to grow at home?
1. Plants that purify the air:
Chlorophytum, indigo leaf, etc. It has a strong absorption capacity for formaldehyde, chlorine and benzene compounds remaining indoors after decoration.
Aloe, chrysanthemum, etc. Can reduce indoor benzene pollution;
Daisy and evergreen can effectively eliminate the pollution of trifluoroethylene;
Roses and roses can absorb harmful gases such as hydrogen sulfide, benzene, phenol and ether.
Indoor foliage plants with huge leaves, such as Eupatorium odoratum, Phyllostachys pubescens and Eupatorium odoratum, can absorb more than 80% of all kinds of harmful gases and purify the air.
Aloe and Sedum can not only absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen at night, but also increase the concentration of negative ions in indoor air.
Which plants are healthier to grow at home?
2. Aromatic plants
The fragrance of plants has antibacterial components, which can remove bacteria and viruses in the air and have health care functions. For example, the smells of cactus, asparagus, ivy and begonia all have the power of sterilization and bacteriostasis. At the same time, the fragrance of plants can also regulate people's nervous system, such as cloves and jasmine, which can relax people and help them sleep.
Roses and violets can make people feel happy and have the desire to work hard;
Scents such as cordate telosma, perilla frutescens and mosquito repellent all have the function of repelling mosquitoes and flies. But the fragrance should not be too strong, otherwise it will have side effects, such as cloves for a long time will cause boredom and asthma, affecting memory; The exhaust gas discharged by cordate telosma at night makes patients with hypertension and heart disease feel depressed; Tulip contains toxic alkali, which will make you dizzy if you contact it for more than two hours. Mimosa has shame alkali, and frequent contact leads to hair loss.
3. Three-dimensional greening indoor plants:
Climbing plants such as Parthenocissus tricuspidata, grape, morning glory, wisteria, rose, etc. Planting around the house can make it climb along the wall or along the shelf to form a green arbor, which can effectively reduce sunlight radiation and greatly reduce the indoor temperature.
As for the 52 plants that were once said to promote cancer, there is no definite report of carcinogenesis. In particular, less than 65,438+00 of these 52 plants are planted in gardens, and even fewer are cultivated at home, so there is no need to worry at all. But when planting the next plant, we should pay attention to:
The whole plant of oleander is poisonous and contains many cardiac glycosides. Poisoning can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, which can be fatal. Narcissus bulbs are poisonous and contain lycorine. After poisoning, it will cause vomiting and abdominal pain; The white floating juice of poinsettia is toxic, which can cause skin redness and swelling after human contact, and vomiting and abdominal pain after eating by mistake; Evergreen contains oxalic acid and asparagus toxin, which will burn the oral cavity, throat, esophagus, gastrointestinal mucosa and even damage the vocal cords.
Which plants are healthier to grow at home?
Academician Ceng Yi from Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine studied the cancer-promoting effect of substances contained in plants, and found that 52 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines and plants contained cancer-promoting substances. Most of these plants belong to Euphorbiaceae and Daphne, and some common ornamental flowers and trees in citizens' homes and parks, such as Begonia, Alternanthera alternifolia, Ubuntu, Osmanthus fragrans, Tung oil tree and Jinguolan, all contain cancer-promoting substances.
52 kinds of carcinogenic plants include: Lycopodium, Spartina alterniflora, Ficus, Croton, Aristolochia mollissima, Croton, Kirin Crown, Duckweed, Euphorbia helioscopia, Kansui, Broussonetia papyrifera, Oyster, Osmanthus fragrans, Melia azedarach, Jatropha curcas, Coral Red and Linderae.