What role do green plants play in the fight against the molecules that damage our health? There are cleansing onesPlants for fresh air, which ensure that pollutants are absorbed from the air.
How do fresh air plants actually work?
At the end of the 1970s, NASA studies showed that some plants absorb harmful components in the air. These include triggers for allergies as well as oncological diseases. The harmful substances enter the plant in two possible ways - through the roots or through the stems and leaves that are above the surface of the soil. The specialists are still not sure how many purifying plants for fresh air are necessary per square meter to purify the air. But that's not the most important question. It is more important to think about the necessary living conditions of the respective plant and to find the right location, depending on the individual needs of moisture, light conditions and temperature.
Cleansing plants for every room in the house:
- The rubber tree, the ivy, the scabbard leaf or the peace lily, as well as the bamboo palm feel at home in the anteroom because they don't need a lot of light.
- Plants such as dragon trees, ferns or palm trees (e.g. areca palm) are best suited for the living room.
- Mountain palms or other small palm trees feel at home in the bathroom and kitchen.
- For the children's room you can also choose the mountain palm, as well as spider plants and the dragon tree.
- For the bedroomThe scabbard leaf, the bamboo palm and the ivy plant are suitable.
Plants for fresh air– The spider plant
Helps against: paint, glue, insulating materials and tobacco. Neutralizes the harmful effects of: toluene, formaldehyde, benzene, carbon oxide
Requirements: 8 – 30 degrees Celsius
Die Flamingoblume
Helps against: cleaning agents, varnish, glue, paints, insect spray, tobacco. Neutralizes the harmful effects of: ammonia, xylenes, formaldehyde
Requirements: no direct sunlight, 18 - 24 degrees Celsius, moist soil
Plants for fresh air absorb the harmful substances
Cleansing plants – the dragon tree
Helps against: cleaning agents, paint, plastic, tobacco, harmful substances released when burning candles. Neutralizes the harmful effects of: xylenes, benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethene
Needs: 18 – 24 degrees Celsius, moist soil in summer
The Nephrolipis (Sword Fern)
Helps against: household products, glue, building materials
Neutralizes the harmful effects of: xylenes, formaldehyde
Requirements: no direct sunlight, 10 – 21 degrees Celsius
Plants for fresh air– The areca palm
Helps against: ink, paint
Neutralizes the harmful effects of: xylenes, toluene. Requirements: frequent watering, 15 – 25 degrees Celsius
The vaginal leaf
Helps against: cleaning agents, varnish, glue, paint, pitch. Neutralizes the harmful effects of: xylenes, toluene, formaldehyde, ammonia, acetone, trichloroethene
Requirements: 18 – 25 degrees Celsius
Cleansing plants – the philodendrons
Helps against: varnish, glue, building materials, paint, tobacco
Neutralizes the harmful effects of: benzene, toluene, formaldehyde, hexanes
Needs: 10 – 25 degrees Celsius
The rubber tree
Helps against: household products, paint, glue, insulating materials
Neutralizes the harmful effects of: formaldehyde, xylenes, ammonia, toluene
Needs: strong to medium light, 15 – 25 degrees Celsius
