Bring Home the Green Air Purifiers

With many of the cities facing alarming air pollution, it’s quite obvious for people to pursue different natural ways to fight hazardous air quality. Many of us spend on buying air purifying masks that keep you away from the toxins and dust particles present in the air. However, there is another eco-friendly option is to bring home some house plants that act as natural green purifiers.

Here are a few indoor plant options for you.

Aloe Vera

Aloe vera, a succulent plant widely serves medicinal purposes. It primarily absorbs carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde from the air in your home.

It is considered that an Aloe plant can replace nine air purifiers. Apart from this, the gel of the fleshy plant leaves is a great ingredient for smooth and clear skin.

Ficus Elastica

Ficus elastica, commonly known as rubber fig or rubber bush or rubber plant is a fig genus plant. The rubber plant neither needs much sunlight nor requires high maintenance.

It effectively purifies the air by removing formaldehyde present in the atmosphere. However, it needs to be kept away from pets and kids as its leaves contain a toxic substance.

Ivy

Hedera commonly known as ivy belongs to the family Araliaceae. This evergreen climber or ground creeper woody plant is a native to central, western and southern Europe, northwestern Africa and Macaronesia.

It is also found across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan. It is considered as one of the best indoor plants that remove 58% of the feces particles and 60% of the toxins present in the air inside the house.

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum, commonly known as spider plant or airplane plant is a perennial flowering houseplant.  These plants are tolerant of adverse conditions, adaptable to climate change and durable as well.

Spider plants are capable of carrying out photosynthesis under minimum sun light. It also absorbs most of the toxins such as carbon monoxide, gasoline, formaldehyde, and styrene from the air. Apparently, one spider plant is sufficient to purify the air in a 200 sq. m space.

Snake Plant

Sansevieria trifasciata, commonly known as snake plant or Saint George’s sword or mother-in-law’s tongue or viper’s bowstring hemp belongs to the family Asparagaceae and native to tropical West Africa.

Just like a spider plant, the snake plant is durable and capable of performing photosynthesis under low light. Since it produces oxygen during the night, it is suggested to keep the plant in the bedroom area.

Peace Lilies

Spathiphyllum, commonly known as Spath or peace lilies, is a monocotyledonous flowering plant that belongs to the family Araceae.

The plant is known for removing toxins like formaldehyde and trichloroethylene from the air. As per to NASA, 15-18 of these plants per 500 sq. m area is enough to purify the toxic air.

These plants are really effective in removing toxins from the air and increasing oxygen levels in your house.