Houseplants Purify the Indoor Air says NASA

Houseplants were being used as a home décor are also helpful in improving your health. Such plants not only make the rooms look beautiful but can contribute to the indoor environment as well. Due to such reasons, many people choose houseplants and it is becoming an obsession, especially in cities. The importance of being close to nature is huge and people are now trying to create such an environment inside their homes.

These six houseplants are the best for cleaning indoor air. It includes Mums Chrysanthemum, Peace Lily Spathiphyllum, Snake Plant Sanseveieria, Aloe Vera Aloe barabensis, Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata and Rubber Tree Ficus elastic. These houseplants can bring life to the home and indoor environments.

The weathers in cities, suburban areas, etc. are polluted and so, people feel the need to go close to nature. When they can build a natural environment in the home itself, then what is the need to worry? There are a variety of interesting plants available in the market, which beautify the homes and make the environment healthy as well.

Science says that adding greenery to your house helps in reducing stress levels. It reduces depression. It humidifies a dry apartment. As per NASA, houseplants purify the inside air in a natural way. The apartments which are not ventilated properly have lots of stagnant air and pollution in them. Such apartments can lead to sick building syndrome as per NASA and EPA. This syndrome can lead to low moods and even symptoms like nausea, headaches, dizziness, eyes or nose irritation, etc.

As per the reports from NASA, 30 % of the newly designed indoors have issues with indoor pollution, though the ventilation seems good enough. Furnishings, synthetic building materials, upholstery, cleaning products, other electronic gadgets like ACs, refrigerators, etc. increase indoor pollution, may it be an office or an apartment. The above-mentioned houseplants are the best solution for this. NASA scientists have researched on these plants and then approved them.