Use these Houseplants to Clean-up Toxins Indoors

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Plants and gardens bring our senses alive with beautiful colors and aromas. 

Did you know all plants safeguard the air we breathe by removing toxins and dangerous invisible particles in the environment? Indoors or outdoors plants play important roles in everyone's life and are excellent for our health!

Houseplants enhance the environment in more ways than adding beauty to our surroundings. Household necessities like furniture, carpeting and even the materials a building is constructed of release invisible fumes and chemicals that are bad for our health. One way to rid living spaces of harmful toxins is with the use of air purifying plants.

Each of the plants listed below are known to absorb and filter pollution from the environment. Many have antiseptic, bacteria-killing properties to kill germs too. For the best results use one mature plant per 100 square feet of space. 



African Violets (many species) grow well indoors and require bright indirect light. This velvet like plant is best watered from below by filling the pot's drain dish with water for the plant to drink.

American Rubber Plant tolerates low light conditions found in many homes and is easy to care for. This plant is an excellent choice for air purification and one of the best for cleansing indoor toxins.

Swedish Ivy is another common safe houseplant that is very easy to grow and will tolerate indoor conditions well while improving air quality. This plant grows well in a handing basket in windows out of direct sunlight.

Begonia (many species) come in many leaf and colored varieties that grow nicely indoors with several types that flower for an added touch of beauty. In some parts of the country Begonia will grow outdoors year round and makes a nice patio plant. 

Holly and Boston Fern are popular houseplants that do a great job of cleaning the air and are known for removing formaldehyde indoors. They are easy to grow in low light cooler homes.

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Here are 5 Herb plants that not only bring our senses to life but have medicinal properties, enhance meals and clean the air ! Plus these herbs are great to have handy for the cook in the house. 

 Basil is easy to grow as a potted plant and brings a nice aroma with healing properties to any room. As an antiviral and antioxidant this herb helps to purify the air of free radicals and viruses.

 Rosemary is easy to grow healing and culinary herb that is excellent for air purifying where pets and children live. Rosemary is known to improve cognitive function and shield the brain from free radicals.

Sage grows in a few varieties with different uses in healing or cooking. Native Americans have long used Sage smoke for purification purposes and healing.

Thyme is another favorite culinary herb that is excellent at cleaning the air we breathe. Thyme is known to have antiseptic, bacteria-killing properties that play a role in detoxing the environment. 

Lavender is an old time favorite herb for freshen the air around the house. Lavender has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal properties and is an antiseptic that kills germs in the air and on surfaces. 

These plants keep the air in our homes clean and healthy with very little care. Several plants in the list also freshen the air with nice aromas while cleaning harmful substances and pollutants from the room. All of these plants are child and pet safe but keep in mind that no plant should be consumed in large amounts so it's best to keep plants out of toddler's reach.

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Reference:

 https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/indoor-air-pollution-introduction-health-professionals